On the move: PwC sponsors Texas cricket

PricewaterhouseCoopers is sponsoring the Texas Super Kings cricket team; a new CFO was named at EisnerAmper and a new chief people officer at CohnReznick; new partners were named at Plante Moran and Schneider Downs; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

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

FLORIDA

Indian accounting firm Finactro LLP, Bangalore, has joined Miami-based professional services firm association Abacus Worldwide, Miami.

MICHIGAN

Plante Moran office in Southfield, Michigan
Plante Moran, Southfield, named 36 new partners: Deepak Agarwal and Natalie Schwarz in technology consulting; Grant Anderson and Marc Reno in transaction advisory services; Melissa Anderson, Andrew Apsey, Matthew Brady, Jenna Brown, Josh Engle, Kelly Hambright, Dana Irving, Robert Piwonski. Terri Salas, Ronak Shah and Dipti Vaishnav in tax; Brad Bachman, Ryan Behringer, Liz Castro, Brittany Cornell, Kristin Golab, Courtney Heller, Chris Kassab, Anson Martens, Sadie Mayle, Josh Richards, Brandon Rose, Ryan Shoup and Blake Wieringa in assurance; Brad Birkholz in risk and accounting advisory services; Eric Conforti in forensic and valuation services; Myranda Fabian, James Hankenhoff, Mike King and Tricia Newcomb at Plante Moran Financial Advisors; Dino Giannobile in wealth management; and Jennifer Zanone in cybersecurity. In addition, Andy Fountain and Steve Przybilla were promoted to affiliated entity member at Plante Moran Realpoint.

NEW YORK

Timothy Drozd
Timothy Drozd
Timothy Drozd has joined EisnerAmper, New York, as chief financial officer. He brings more than 30 years of finance and business leadership experience in professional services firms, previously serving as CFO at engineering, consulting, and professional services organizations.

Ernst & Young announced the regional winners of the firm's annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards. The winners in each of the 17 regions will now compete for the national award, which will be announced this fall.

NORTH CAROLINA

Cindy Sutton of CohnReznick
Cindy Sutton
Cindy Sutton has joined CohnReznick as a partner and chief people & culture officer. Based in Charlotte, she brings more than 25 years of human resources leadership experience, most recently as managing director of HR at a global professional services firm.

OREGON

Kreitlow-Charlotte-Kernutt Stokes
Charlotte Kreitlow
Kernutt Stokes, Eugene, announced a number of promotions: Charlotte Kreitlow was promoted to senior virtual accounting services manager; Chad Steinhauer to senior manager; Mackenzie Blackburn to manager; and David Allen, Staci Ballard, Sage Dunaway, Abbie Sherwood and Alex Wells to senior associate.

PENNSYLVANIA

Kristyn Stang of Scheider Downs
Kristyn Stang
Jen Worley
Schneider Downs, Pittsburgh, named three new shareholders: Kristyn Stang and Timothy Wolfgang, and James Moyer at affiliate Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors. Stang and Wolfgain joined the firm in 2015, and Moyer in 2018., specializes in asset allocation, portfolio construction and financial planning. The firm also promoted six employees to director, 16 to senior manager, and 23 to manager.

Jaime Krug, a partner and chief quality and customer experience officer at Centri Business Consulting, Philadelphia, was named a Philadelphia Business Journal 2026 Corporate Leadership Award honoree. The awards honor executives who demonstrate outstanding achievement in their fields and show commitment to excellence, innovation and community.

Louis Plung & Co., Pittsburgh, named two new partners: Katee Monahan and Kelly Nelson. Both joined the firm in 2025.

TENNESSEE

Erin Donahue of HHM Talent
Erin Donahue
Erin Donahue has joined HHM Talent as a senior recruiter in the Chattanooga office. She brings eight years of experience, including as senior recruiter at a regional law firm.

The Tennessee Society of CPAs opened registration for its Not-for-Profit Conference on Aug. 17, its Financial Institutions Conference on Sept. 21, its Women's Leadership Conference on Sept. 23, and its not-for-profit conference. The first will be virtual, while the other two will take place in Nashville.

TEXAS

Texas Super Kings cricket
PwC US announced a sponsorship agreement with Major League Cricket team Texas Super Kings, naming the firm the team's official consulting partner and lead arm sponsor for the 2026 season. PwC branding will appear on the team's playing jerseys throughout the season, as well as across digital, social, broadcast, and in-stadium platforms. The Texas Super Kings are based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and play home matches at Grand Prairie Stadium.

Andy Greenawalt has joined Weaver Capital Advisors, Dallas, as senior wealth advisor. He brings more than 15 years of experience in financial planning, investment management and portfolio construction.

Weaver, Houston, joined disaster relief nonprofit All Hands & Hearts and community partners to support campus recovery efforts at Odyssey Charter School South in Altadena, California, following the Eaton Fire. Thirty-three Weaver volunteers contributed more than 700 combined service hours over two days to revitalize the campus for 185 students. The Weaver Private Foundation contributed $105,000 to support the recovery efforts.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

PCAOB logo
Courtesy of PCAOB
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced the members of the Inspections Modernization Council, a resource group that will provide perspectives to inform the PCAOB's efforts to modernize its inspection program. Members include: David Cohen of Forvis Mazars; Kyle Crockett of Ford Motor Co.; Ashley Dalnoot of Grant Thornton Advisors; Alicia Damley of Aarya Capital; Stacy Hammett of the Canadian Public Accountability Board; Angelo Poulikakos of Protiviti; Manuel Ramirez of RJI International; Jen Sisson of ICGN; Dan Sunderland of Northeastern University; Huong Tran of Instacart; Brendan Whalen of S.R. Snodgrass; and Lucia Wind of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations.

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