On the move: PKF Texas names next chief growth officer

January 27, 2023 11:10 AM

EisnerAmper announces winners of 2022 Live Innovation Challenge; Wiss opens New York City office; and more accounting news.

GEORGIA

Paul Diegelman

Paul Diegelman was hired as chief revenue officer and Will Coleman as head of institutional product at Ledgible, Atlanta.

KENTUCKY

Taylor Deveaux

Taylor Deveaux was promoted to director of governmental audit services in the audit and assurance services division and Jordan Turner to staff II accountant in the tax services division at Riney Hancock, Owensboro.

The Association for Accounting Marketing, Lexington, is seeking nominations for its 2022 AAM Marketer of the Year award. Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 16 and details can be found here.

MASSACHUSETTS

Bill Constantopoulos

Bill Constantopoulos was elected partner at Gray, Gray & Gray, Canton, where he will continue to lead the Sage Intacct and advisory practice group.

MICHIGAN

Maddy Henry

Maddy Henry and Jordan Smith were promoted to principals and audit principal Jeff Straus was named to the board of directors, at Maner Costerisan, Lansing.

NEW JERSEY

Withum, Princeton, hosted students from Morris County Vocational School District on Jan. 13 to learn about a day in the life of cyber professionals, with a panel of cybersecurity experts and Q&A sessions on threat intelligence, penetration testing, cyber forensics and internship opportunities.

NEW YORK

EisnerAmper's office building in Metropark/Iselin, N.J.

EisnerAmper office building in Metropark/Iselin, N.J.

Courtesy of EisnerAmper

EisnerAmper, New York, announced the winners of its second annual 2022 Live Innovation Challenge, a competition bringing EisnerAmper professionals together to develop innovative product and service offerings that address important business issues and client challenges. More than 130 EisnerAmper participants submitted 83 team submissions via the firm's interactive platform and final selections were determined by presentations to EisnerAmper "Shark Tank" judges and based on value proposition, practicality, feasibility, team commitment and energy. The top submissions were: Performance Benchmarking and Intelligence for Private Funds, Clinical Program Accounting Solution, Blockchain Starter Kit, EA Knowledge Hub, Ignition Accelerator and RE Dashboard Management.

Wiss opened a new office location in New York City's Flatiron District, with Paul Ursich, partner of CFO advisory services, and Matt Barbieri, partner, technology advisory, leading the New York City operations.

KPMG, New York, released a new report, "Understanding systemic risk in the consumer goods industry."

Paul Ricci, partner and leader of the Technology+ team at CohnReznick, New York, was named to The Consulting Report's Top 25 Technology Consultants and Leader list for 2023.

PENNSYLVANIA

Christopher Mora

Christopher Mora was appointed chief revenue officer at Centri Business Consulting, where he will also continue his role as partner and SEC and capital markets practice leader.

Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz, Camp Hill, was ranked one of the largest audit firms in the U.S. on AM Best's list of the Top Audit and Actuarial Firms – 2022 Edition for the second consecutive year. In other firm news, marketing director Jeshanah Fox was named an exceptional leader on Color magazine's inaugural Power List 40 Under 40.

QATAR

Alok K. Saksena & Partners Accounting & Auditing joined MGI Worldwide.

TENNESSEE

Blake Bennett

Blake Bennett and Weston Porter were promoted to partner in the Chattanooga and Cleveland offices, respectively, at HHM CPAs.

TEXAS

J. Del Walker

Robert Seale/Robert Seale

J. Del Walker was named the next chief growth officer at PKF Texas, Houston, succeeding Byron Hebert, business advisory services practice leader and director, in the role.

Mike Stein was named partner in the energy compliance services practice at Weaver, Houston, rejoining the firm where he worked for 15 years starting in 2004.

WASHINGTON

Madison Price

TIFFANY BROOKS

Madison Price was promoted to senior tax manager at VSH CPAs, Bellingham.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Jack Simbach was appointed partner in the Washington, D.C., office and head of data analytics at Forensic Risk Alliance.