On the move: Boyer & Ritter appoints first COO

July 29, 2022 1:53 PM

Aronson names next MP; Kassouf launches podcast network; and more CPA news.

ALABAMA

Kassouf, Birmingham, launched the Kaussouf Podcast Network, comprising two monthly shows: “The Kassouf Podcast Network” and “Kassouf Healthcare Solutions’ Revenue Radio.”

HONG KONG

T O Yip & Co. joined Abacus Worldwide as a member firm of the international association.

ILLINOIS

The living room in Grant Thornton's Chicago headquarters

Grant Thornton, Chicago, was named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities for the fourth consecutive year.

BDO Alliance, Chicago, added four new CPA firms as members: Green Bay, Wisconsin-based KerberRose SC; Westerville, Ohio-based Nichols & Co. CPAs; Topeka, Kansas-based SSC Advisors; and Needham, Massachusetts-based Sandler & Co.

LOUISIANA

Postlethwaite & Netterville, Baton Rouge, promoted four to the newly created role of principal on the consulting services group: Corey Jambon, Krystal Pertuit, Kyle Mason and Melanie Talley.

MARYLAND

Lexy Kessler was appointed the next managing partner at Aronson, Rockville, effective Jan. 1, 2023, succeeding Larry Davis, who led the firm for six years. Jim Fennel will be taking over Kessler’s previous role as partner-in-charge of the government contract services group.

MISSOURI

Sarah Lee

Garret Layman

Forvis, Springfield, ranked No. 17 on Chief Learning Officer’s 2022 list of LearningElite Awards finalists and No. 86 by Comparably on the list of Top 100 organizations with 500 or more employees for career growth. In other firm news, audit manager Becca Kiser was named to a two-year appointment in the Government Accounting Standard Board Practice Fellow Program.

Sarah Lee, staff accountant at KPM CPAs & Advisors, earned her CPA license.

NEW JERSEY

Robert Quick

Jon Roemer

Robert Quick, partner at RRBB Accountants and Advisors, Somerset, was awarded an Audit, Accounting and Taxation Advisor of the Year at the Finance Monthly Taxation Awards 2022.

NEW YORK

The American Institute of CPAs, New York, named the recipients of its 2022 Effective Learning Strategies Awards: Kimberly Young of Greenville Technical College in South Carolina, received the George Krull/Grant Thornton Teaching Innovation Award, and Perry Moore of Lipscomb University received the Mark Chain/Federation of Schools of Accountancy Teaching Innovation Award.

KPMG, New York, released a new report, “Higher education is investing in ESG,” available here.

Freed Maxick, Buffalo, launched a new client-focused campaign, “Go! With Freed Maxick.”

Vialto Partners, New York, named Certino as its provider of shadow payroll automation technology.

PENNSYLVANIA

Lisa Myers

Lisa Myers, principal at Boyer & Ritter, Camp Hill, was named the firm’s first chief operating officer.

WASHINGTON

Spencer Abel was appointed partner for the West Coast practice at CrossCountry Consulting, Seattle.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Rob Hartnett was hired as a partner in the tax practice at Forvis.