On the move: Weaver promotes pair of partners in charge

September 3, 2021 1:41 PM

Grant Thornton adds to fraud and forensics practice; IMA names VP of research and thought leadership; and more CPA news.

BOLIVIA

Encinas Auditores y Consultores, Santa Cruz, joined global professional services network Russell Bedford.

CALIFORNIA

Denise LeDuc Froemming

Denise LeDuc Froemming was named the next president and CEO at the California Society of CPAs, succeeding Rich Simitian, who has been acting CEO since March. (Read the full story.)

CHINA

Sophia Li was promoted to audit principal at Friedman.

ILLINOIS

Baker Tilly

Baker Tilly US, Chicago, acquired Houston-based AcctTwo. (Read the full story.)

MARYLAND

Accounting Seed, Columbia, hired Ryan Sieve as chief technology officer, Brian Wai as vice president of finance and accounting, and Barry Thompson as partner relationship manager.

MISSOURI

Jennifer Agnew

Jennifer Agnew and Jonathan Cummings, shareholders, were named co-leaders of the audit and assurance department at KPM CPAs & Advisors, Springfield, replacing Sean Balisle, who now serves as managing shareholder. Agnew was also named a 2021 Springfield Business Journal Trusted Adviser. In other firm news, supervisor Freddie Young was named Southwest chapter chair of the Missouri Society of CPAs and staff accountant Emily Hopkins earned her CPA license.

NEW JERSEY

Jo Anna Fellon was appointed tax partner in charge of the East Hanover office at Frideman. In the same office, Gregory Kohr was promoted to principal in forensic, litigation & valuation services; Michael Pace and Eugene Pupkov to principals in tax; and James Reynolds to principal in audit.

Loreal Jiles was named vice president, research and thought leadership, at the Institute of Management Accountants, Montvale.

NEW MEXICO

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REDW, Albuquerque, was recognized as one of New Mexico’s Top Private Companies, ranking No. 28.

NEW YORK

The Deloitte offices in London

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Deloitte announces Teju Deshpande, CEO and co-founder of Oya Solutions, and other professionals from the team joined the legal business services team of Deloitte, New York. Based in Chicago, Deshpande joins Deloitte as a principal.

Friedman, New York, promoted Farnaz Amini to director of international tax; and to principals: Erica Cohen, Raelyn Davis, Noorulain Siddiqui and Evan Teicher in audit; Matthew Giovne in tax; Daniel Pannone in forensic, litigation & valuation services; and Martin Osher in quality review.

NORTH CAROLINA

The atrium at Dixon Hughes Goodman's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.

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Dixon Hughes Goodman, Charlotte, announced the 20-person team of Burkart & Co. will join the firm, adding its family office services and expertise.

PENNSYLVANIA

David Gottlieb was promoted to audit principal at Friedman, Philadelphia.

TENNESSEE

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Nashville, announced the recipients of its Accounting Education Research Grants Program for 2021, the team of Marlissa Phillips and Tonya Smalls from Clark Atlanta University. (Read the full story.)

TEXAS

Laura Lambert

Laura Lambert was promoted to partner in charge, South Texas assurance services, and Cory Bunyard to partner in charge, Houston tax services, at Weaver, Houston.

Chin Yu, advisory partner in charge at Calvetti Ferguson, will be moving to Dallas.

WASHINGTON

Justin Hoffman and Shauna Hovancsek were promoted to shareholder and Tenly Krakoff and Stacey Monson to principal at Sweeney Conrad, Kirkland.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Linda Miller was hired as a principal in the fraud and forensics practice and David Cappellina as a fraud and forensics managing director at Grant Thornton.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration announced leadership appointments: Trevor Nelson to acting deputy inspector for investigations; Heather Hill to deputy inspector general for inspections and evaluations; and Mervin Hyndman to deputy inspector general for mission support.