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ARIZONA

Lohman Co., Mesa, unveiled a new identity for its project-based professional services line, First Chair, a project professional services firm for companies that need experienced talent to take on critical initiatives in accounting, finance, data and project management.

GEORGIA

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Jenn Walker
PrimeGlobal, Duluth, hired Jenn Walker as the new executive director, Americas; promoted Heidi Brundage to director, member services and Bridget Sivewright to training and development manager; and named Sofi Wehncke as director, Latin America. 

INDIANA

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Phillip Beaman
Monroe Shine, marking its 100th anniversary this year, announced the appointment of Phillip Beaman as the firm's new president and CEO. A shareholder at the firm since 2009, Beaman takes over the president and CEO role from S. Butch Shaw, who will remain with the firm as a shareholder.

Kevin Campbell was hired as a director in the transaction advisory services group at Katz, Sapper & Miller, Indianapolis. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Jamie Tymann was hired as chief operating officer at Nathan Wechsler & Co., Concord. In other firm news, principal Oreste Mosca was recognized as Volunteer of the Year by CATCH Neighborhood Housing.

NEW JERSEY

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Eduardo Villa
Eduardo Villa was appointed Iselin office managing partner at Ernst & Young.

NEW YORK

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Catherine Creps
Catherine Creps, a partner in the department of professional practice at KPMG, was named the new chair of the Auditing Standards Board, a committee of the American Institute of CPAs, assuming the role in May and succeeding Sara Lord of RSM US, who served as chair of the board for the last three years and had previously served as a member.

Megan Broomfield, a partner at MMB+CO, Rochester, was named a 2025 Woman of Excellence by the Rochester Business Journal.

UHY, New York, was awarded Blackline's 2024 Customer Success Partner of the Year.

OHIO

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Kristian Barr
Kristian Barr and Michael Bigler were promoted to directors in the assurance and advisory department of the Northeast Ohio team at Bober Markey Fedorovich, Akron. 

TEXAS

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Alisha Garrett
Alisha Garrett was hired as a director on the tax team at Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, Houston. 

UNITED KINGDOM

David Smith was appointed director of quality and professional standards at Kreston Global, London. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Gary Shapley was named deputy chief for Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, where he will oversee 20 field offices and 14 foreign posts, including more than 2,000 special agents investigating tax fraud and other financial crimes.

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Danielle Lee
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