Warren Averett promotes 12 to members; FASB appoints two to Small Business Advisory Committee; and more CPA news.
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December 10, 2021 9:00 AM
ALABAMA
Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors, Birmingham, promoted 12 people to members of the firm; in audit: Jonathan Chancey in Montgomery; Jake Driggers in Tampa; Anna Goldman in Mobile; Clare Haenszel in Pensacola; Michael Nix, Michael Rebarchak and Ryan Grauel in Birmingham; and William Shuford in Atlanta; in tax: Branden Crosby in Destin; Skye Hensley in Pensacola; and in health care, Jennifer Pemble in Birmingham.
CALIFORNIA
CONNECTICUT
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, appointed two members to its Small Business Advisory Committee: Karl Bailliez, senior operating executive and finance practice leader at Cerberus Capital Management; and Ryan Siurek, chief accounting officer at Biodesix, Inc.
ILLINOIS
Steven Handler, partner at MichaelSilver, Deerfield, was appointed international chairman of GMNI.
Grant Thornton, Chicago, released its latest M&A survey, available
KENTUCKY
Eric Riley was hired as a health care consulting director at Dean Dorton Allen Ford, Lexington.
MICHIGAN
Dave Youngstrom will begin his term as president and CEO at Yeo & Yeo, Saginaw on Jan. 1, 2022, becoming the firm’s eighth president and CEO and succeeding Tom Hollerback, who will retire Dec. 31, 2021, after 38 years with the firm and serving the past nine years as president and CEO.
MISSOURI
Kort Farran, staff accountant at KPM CPAs & Advisors, Springfield, attained his CPA license.
NEW JERSEY
The New Jersey Society of CPAs, Roseland, collected $38,057 in online monetary donations, marking the highest ever, for its 12th annual food drive to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
NEW YORK
New York-headquartered boutique accounting firm Mendez & Vanacore was launched by co-founders Camila Mendez and Elizabeth Vanacore. Both Big Four alum, Mendez was previously vice president and Vanacore was treasury sales associate at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jeffrey Kovacs was hired as an audit partner and technology and life sciences industry leader at Berdon, New York.
Deloitte announced registration is open for its 2022 National Multistate Tax Symposium, held Feb. 9-11, 2022, at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Information is available
PENNSYLVANIA
Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz, Camp Hill, was named No. 1 in Central Penn Business Journal’s "2021 Best Places to Work in PA" in the medium-sized company category.
TENNESSEE
Valerie Waskey was hired as a tax partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman, Nashville.
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Nashville, announced its 2021-22 board of directors. (Read thefull story .)
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Nashville, announced its 2021-22 board of directors. (Read the
TEXAS
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UNITED KINGDOM
AGN International, London, released the latest edition of the AGN Global Business Voice survey, “M&A Outlook II - The AGN Global Survey of M&A activity: The Foothills of Future Change?” available here .
Dani Saghafi, who works for Brunel University London’s Business School, was chosen to serve on the council of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Dani Saghafi, who works for Brunel University London’s Business School, was chosen to serve on the council of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
WASHINGTON
Moss Adams, Seattle, selected cloud-based lease accounting software LeaseCrunch to use in helping clients implement the new lease accounting standards.
