On the move: MGO names new CIO

July 5, 2024 3:06 PM

New Plante Moran managing partner begins tenure; Withum promotes 20 to partner; and more news from across the profession.

ALABAMA

Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors opened a new office location at 7101 U.S. Highway 90, Suite 200 in Daphne.

Machen McChesney, Auburn, is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2024.

AUSTRALIA

Profitable Partners, Brisbane, released the third edition of its accounting industry report, "Accountants Benchmark Report 2024."

CALIFORNIA

Azunna Anyanwu

Azunna Anyanwu was hired as the new chief information officer at MGO, Los Angeles.

Josh Grossman was hired as a tax partner in the state and local tax services group at Moss Adams, San Francisco.

FLORIDA

Adam Lang

Adam Lang was hired as a director in forensic and valuation services at Fiske & Co., Fort Lauderdale.

Ed Duarte began his tenure as the 97th chair of the Florida Institute of CPAs on July 1.

GEORGIA

Kathryn Fletcher

Kathryn Fletcher, partner at Draffin & Tucker, Atlanta, was elected chair of the Georgia Society of CPAs board of directors, Atlanta, for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

INDIANA

The Indiana CPA Educational Foundation, Indianapolis, awarded its 2024-25 College & New CPA Exam Scholarships to: Joel Fowerbaugh, graduate student, Purdue University; Nathan Galles, senior, Purdue University; Jordan Hes, sophomore, Indiana University Indianapolis; Katherine Hoff, graduate student, Indiana University Bloomington; Alex Perry, junior, University of Southern Indiana; Ashley Schmid, graduate student, Purdue Global; and Elise Scrogham, graduate student, Indiana University Indianapolis. Additionally, five previous scholarship recipients have met their renewal criteria and are receiving an additional year of funding: Cooper Davis, senior, Indiana University Bloomington; Macie Hadley, senior, Marian University; Austin Ramirez, senior, Indiana University Kokomo; Jessica Luna-Tovar, senior, Marian University; and Sophia Villacorta, graduate student, Indiana University.

MICHIGAN

Jason Drake began serving as managing partner of Plante Moran, Southfield, on July 1. Additionally, the firm named: Shane Brown as group managing partner, Colorado and Ohio offices; Nathan Buchalski as group managing partner, Illinois and Michigan offices; Laura Claeys as group managing partner, firm administration; Dennis Graham as group managing partner, management consulting and international offices; Donna Hanson as group managing partner, nonprofit and public sector industries; John Lesser as group managing partner, wealth management; Curtis Ruppal as group managing partner, tax; Bryan Welsh as group managing partner, assurance; and Brian Wiedenhoeft as group managing partner, commercial industries.

MINNESOTA

Ray Price Jr. was hired as chief financial officer and Spencer Lourens was promoted to the newly created chief data officer role at CliftonLarsonAllen, Minneapolis.

NEW JERSEY

Sax, Parsippany, launched an innovative talent development initiative leveraging e-learning platform Amplifire.

Withum, Princeton, promoted 20 to partner: Ryan Bixenman, tax team leader of the special purpose acquisition company services team; Tyler Collins, market leader of R&D tax credit services; Kerra Diene, business tax expert; Patrick Donahue, audit partner specializing in integrated audits; Mark Eckerle, audit professional specializing in the technology and emerging growth industry; Christina Flynn, quality control partner and an IFRS expert.; Josh Horowitz, team leader of the professional sports services team; David Katz, quality control partner specializing in audit and audit-related services; Daniel Krolikowski, team co-leader of the founders and technology executive services team, specializing in income and estate tax planning; Sean Linde, an expert in employee benefit plan audit services; Rhonda Maraziti, chief marketing officer; Kevin McElgunn, team leader of cloud-based technology solutions; Lauren Naples, team leader of the education services team; Zachary NewComer, specialized experience in SEC-related work; Joshua Pagano, a member of the financial services team; Luca Panarelli, team co-leader of the digital health services team; Amanda Romond, leader of the foundations services team; Sean Urbany, a tax partner who focuses on high-net-worth families; Lara Waldner, team leader and audit lead of the theater and entertainment services team; and Laura Whitman, co-team leader for the staffing and consulting services team.

NEW YORK

The offices of KPMG in Chicago

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KPMG, New York, published a new study, led by its economic valuation services team, "Is Sustainability Good for Financial Performance?" available here.

The National Conference of CPA Practitioners, Woodbury, is rolling out a $1,000 scholarship, the Carol Markman CPA Accounting Scholarship, available only to a lineal descendant of a current NCCPAP member or an NCCPAP student member who is studying to be an accountant, and in honor of past president Carol Markman.

The American Institute of CPAs, New York, announced a new initiative, Controllers for a Cause Scholarship Fund, seeking to support the CPA pipeline with scholarships for students sitting for the CPA exam, developed by the Controllers Council and administered by the AICPA Foundation.

OHIO

Winding River Consulting, Cleveland, launched a new leadership development program, Basic Training Bootcamp, designed for new and emerging partners in the accounting profession.

PENNSYLVANIA

Brinker Simpson & Co., Media, was named the No. 1 employer in the small company category of the Philadelphia Inquirer's 2024 Top Workplaces list and one of the Best Places to Work in Greater Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

UNITED KINGDOM

The trustees of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation announced the appointment of Michel Madelain as managing director of the IFRS Foundation for a two-year term beginning Sept. 9, 2024.

VIRGINIA

CrossCountry Consulting, McLean, entered a strategic partnership with cloud platform Workiva to use its solution to meet the regulatory and reporting needs of its clients.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Jessie Handforth Kome was hired as a director in the government and public sector advisory practice at CohnReznick.