On the move: BKD hires Chicago ESG leader

March 18, 2022 1:20 PM

KSCPA names ninth president and CEO; IESBA adds members to newly created Technology Experts Group; and more CPA news.

CALIFORNIA

Courtesy of BPM LLP

BPM, San Francisco, was named to the San Francisco Business Times’ 2022 Largest Accounting Firms in the Greater Bay Area and Largest Accounting Firms in the East Bay lists, ranking at No. 7 and No. 6, respectively.

CONNECTICUT

The Financial Accounting Foundation is seeking nominations for new members to join the Private Company Council that advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The deadline for nominations is April 15 and more information is available here.

FLORIDA

Gino Capece

Gino Capece, forensic and valuation services manager at Fiske & Co., Fort Lauderdale, earned the CFE designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

ILLINOIS

Dave Clauson

BKD announced Dave Clauson as a director, leading the environmental, social and governance efforts in the Chicago office, and Julia Dee was hired as a partner in the tax practice.

KANSAS

Danielle Hologram

Danielle Hologram was named the ninth president and CEO of the Kansas Society of CPAs, where she has worked since 2011, first as the membership and marketing coordinator and then director of membership.

MISSOURI

Garret Layman

BKD, St. Louis, released its 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector report.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Kelli D’Amore

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Kelli D’Amore, principal at Nathan Wechsler, Concord, will be presenting at a workshop on the Employee Retention Tax Credit for the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits.

NEW YORK

The Deloitte offices in London

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Deloitte, New York, released a survey that found U.S. companies are preparing for an increase in demand for high-quality environmental, social and governance disclosures. (Read the full story.)

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, New York, appointed new members to the Technology Working Group’s newly established IESBA Technology Experts Group, to be chaired by IESBA member and chair of the Technology Working Group Brian Friedrich: Jason Bradley, Financial Reporting Council, United Kingdom; Mary Breslin, Verracy, North America; Danielle Cheek, MindBridge AI, North America; Muhammad Fahad Riaz, Maglytic, Middle East; Clinton Firth, Ernst & Young, Middle East and North Africa; William Gee, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mainland China and Hong Kong; Loreal Jiles, Institute of Management Accountants, North America; and Mario Malouin, Innovators Alliance, North America.

NORTH CAROLINA

Ben Romeiser was hired as a tax specialty partner, focused on private equity portfolio company clients, at DHG, Raleigh.

SOUTH AFRICA

Watson Inc. Chartered Accountants, Cape Town, joined Morison Global.

THAILAND

Proud in Pro Co., Bangkok, joined Russell Bedford as a member firm.

UNITED KINGDOM

MGI Worldwide, London, was awarded the ESGmark certification, awarded to organizations demonstrating strong environmental, social and governance credentials.