On the move: New England CPA Society names first board

The newly established New England Society of CPAs named the members of its first board; Kaufman Rossin launched a private equity practice; Centri Business Consulting made a number of promotions; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

These summaries were drafted using AI and subjected to editorial review.

FLORIDA

Michael Fletcher

Kaufman Rossin, Miami, has launched Kaufman Rossin PE, a practice dedicated to serving private equity funds, fund managers and portfolio companies. The practice provides services across the full deal lifecycle, including deal screening, valuation, tax structuring, post-acquisition value creation and exit planning, as well as fund accounting, assurance, tax compliance and regulatory compliance. Michael Fletcher will serve as lead partner for the practice. The firm's investment banking arm, Mary Street Capital, provides strategic M&A and corporate finance advisory to the practice's clients. The practice focuses on lower-middle and middle-market clients across sectors including real estate, technology and SaaS, health care and life sciences, business and professional services, manufacturing and distribution, and consumer products.

INDIANA

The 2026 ribbon-cutting at KSM's headquarters

Wade Carignan

Katz, Sapper & Miller opened its new corporate headquarters in the Carmel Gateway office park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 16, with more than 200 employees, former KSM leaders, civic officials and project partners in attendance. The new offices are located on the Indianapolis/Carmel border at 600 E. 96th St. and spans 98,535 square feet.

MASSACHUSETTS

Ron Tull

The New England Society of CPAs, which launched July 1 following a merger of the state CPA societies of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, announced its inaugural slate of officers and directors. Ron Tull, shareholder of Schofer Dillberg & Co., will serve as chair, while Ryan Black-Deegan of Davis & Hodgdon CPAs, Doryanne Hamel of Orefice, Caliri & Ferri CPAs, and David Stone of BerryDunn will serve as vice chairs. Matthew Sawyer of Nathan Wechsler & Co. will serve as treasurer, and Laura Felice of BJ's Wholesale Club will serve as secretary/clerk. Board directors include Karen Bartlett, Jessica Bouchard, Boyd Foster, Tami Gower, Sean Keenan, LeeAnn Manning, Jaclyn Morrocco, Jonathan Nash, Greg O'Brien, Kristi Reale, Carol Ruiz and Jeff Strassman.

NORTH CAROLINA

BRC, a CPA and advisory firm headquartered in Greensboro, was named the 2026 DFK International Firm of the Year at the DFK International Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, in recognition of the firm's commitment to client service, innovation and collaboration across the global DFK network.

OHIO

Shlomo Lang

Shlomo Lang was named principal at HBK Valuation, Litigation & Forensics, based in the firm's Mid-Atlantic region. Lang specializes in the valuation of businesses, business interests, securities and intangible assets, advising clients on matters related to financial and tax reporting, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, strategic planning, bankruptcy and restructuring, and shareholder disputes.

Michael Parness has joined XcelLabs as managing director of business development. He will focus on introducing firms to the company's AI-powered platform Navi. He brings decades of experience working with accounting firms and their leaders, including his leadership of CPA Associates International.

PENNSYLVANIA

Centri Business Consulting, Philadelphia, announced a number of promotions: Christopher Itri and Stephen Peterson were promoted to managing director; Molly Duvall, Joe Hayes, Dale Jones and Ryan Sherman to director; Anthony Apostolico, Cricket Lennon and Christian Tomberlin to senior manager; Fayek Bseiso, Jeff Cooper, J.R. Henry, Duryea Leftwich, Brian Quinn, Yaakov Starck and Ivana Williams to manager; Ian Harvey, Clarissa Quach and Novella Winborne to senior associate; and Justin Bolduc, Emily Lubbe and Jerry O'Leary to experienced associate.

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