Armanino hosts its annual Great Give; ICPAS, AICPA and CIMA bestow range of awards; and more CPA news.
On the move: KPM names accounting outsourcing leader
June 10, 2022 9:00 AM
CALIFORNIA
FLORIDA
Capstone Marketing, Palm Harbor, is sponsoring a webinar, “Join the Evolution: Accounting Marketing Development Through the Decades,” on June 21, from 1:00-2:15 p.m. EST, with information and registration available here .
GHANA
LIMA Partners, Accra, joined Andersen Global.
ILLINOIS
The Illinois CPA Society, Chicago, presented a series of awards. For its 2022 Lester H. McKeever Jr. Advancing Diversity Awards, the ICPAS bestowed its Outstanding Leader award to Nerissa Brown, an incoming associate dean of graduate programs and PwC faculty fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and the Emerging Leader award to Sergio Rodriguez, senior manager in the global employer services practice at Deloitte.
The ICPAS 2022 Outstanding Educator Awards were: Natalie Churyk, the William F. Doyle Endowed Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University; Paul Croitoru, an associate professor at Wilbur Wright College; and Nadia Schwartz, an associate professor at Augustana College.
The ICPAS 2022 Outstanding Educator Awards were: Natalie Churyk, the William F. Doyle Endowed Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University; Paul Croitoru, an associate professor at Wilbur Wright College; and Nadia Schwartz, an associate professor at Augustana College.
MASSACHUSETTS
MISSOURI
NEVADA
The American Institute of CPAs And Chartered Institute of Management Accountants honored 12 CPAs during the 2022 AICPA & CIMA Engage conference in Las Vegas. The AICPA and CIMA presented: the Stanley H. Breitbard Personal Financial Planning Division Lifetime Achievement Award to Sidney Kess, of counsel to Kostelanetz & Fink in New York; the Personal Financial Planning Distinguished Service Award to Lisa Featherngill, senior vice president, national director of planning at Comerica in Winston-Salem, N.C.; for the Personal Financial Planning Standing Ovation honors: Sarah Bradley, partner at Edwards Bradley, Raleigh, N.C.; Akeiva Ellis, financial education specialist at Ballentine Partners LLC, Waltham, Mass.; Oscar Vives Ortiz, senior wealth strategist partner at PNC Bank, Tampa, Fla.; Chris Wall, private wealth manager at Creative Planning, Walnut Creek, Calif.; and Greg Will, managing partner at Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Frederick, Md.; for the Technology Advisory Standing Ovation award: Samantha Boyd, audit supervisor, Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, San Antonio, Texas; Cody Daughtry, senior audit manager, Warren Averett, Montgomery, Ala.; Natalie Luppold, member, Suttle & Stalnaker, South Charleston, W.V.; Blaise Wabo, health care and financial services knowledge leader, A-LIGN, Denver, Colo.; and Alexandria Welsh, manager, A-LIGN, Boca Raton, Fla.; and for the P. Thomas Austin Personal Financial Planning Scholarship: Chris Wall, a private wealth manager at Creative Planning in Walnut Creek, Calif.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
Julie Rubidge, partner at Deloitte, was named the new practice leader for its global employer services service line.
Anthony Enlow and Ryan McCaslin were hired as partners in the transactions group in Dallas and Chicago offices, respectively, and Christopher Livingstone and Arthur Simonson as managing directors in project finance and consulting, in the Los Angeles and New York offices, at CohnReznick.
Anthony Enlow and Ryan McCaslin were hired as partners in the transactions group in Dallas and Chicago offices, respectively, and Christopher Livingstone and Arthur Simonson as managing directors in project finance and consulting, in the Los Angeles and New York offices, at CohnReznick.
NORTH CAROLINA
The National Association of Black Accountants’ Charlotte chapter named global talent solutions firm Vaco its Corporate Partner of the Year in recognition of its support of NABA’s Charlotte membership initiatives and its organizational commitment to diversity and inclusion.
OHIO
Cohen & Co., Cleveland, promoted, to tax partner: Ryan Broze in Pittsburgh; Dan Sexton in St. Clair Shores, Michigan; Andreana Shengelya and Samantha Smudz in Cleveland; and Christie Stravino in Baltimore; to assurance partner: Sean Abrams and Joshua Swander in Cleveland; and to advisory partner: Ken Randazzo, Cleveland.
PENNSYLVANIA
UNITED KINGDOM
The IFRS Foundation Trustees appointed as inaugural members of the International Sustainability Standards Board: Richard Barker, deputy dean and professor of accounting at Saïd Business School; Verity Chegar from the California State Teachers’ Retirement System; Bing Leng, director in the accounting regulatory department of the Chinese Ministry of Finance; and Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, most recently the inaugural group chief sustainability and governance officer of Dangote Industries Limited.
VIRGINIA
David Sheaffer, a director in the Lynchburg office at Brown Edwards, was named a Rising Star by the Construction Financial Management Association.
The Virginia Society of CPAs, Richmond, Political Action Committee announced its officers and Board of Trustees for the 2022–2023 fiscal year: VSCPA vice president, advocacy, Emily Walker, serving as secretary/treasurer; T. Brett Sinsabaugh, serving his third year as chair of the board; and Brandon Pope, serving his first year as vice chair; with board members including: Larry Hurt, Bradford Jones, Vivian Paige, Barbara Smith and Patrick Shuler.
The Virginia Society of CPAs, Richmond, Political Action Committee announced its officers and Board of Trustees for the 2022–2023 fiscal year: VSCPA vice president, advocacy, Emily Walker, serving as secretary/treasurer; T. Brett Sinsabaugh, serving his third year as chair of the board; and Brandon Pope, serving his first year as vice chair; with board members including: Larry Hurt, Bradford Jones, Vivian Paige, Barbara Smith and Patrick Shuler.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Saba Qamar was named to the newly created role of investor advocate at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, where she will be responsible for maintaining and expanding the PCAOB's engagement with the investor community.
