People & firms on the move: Baker Tilly adds three to real estate advisory group

May 29, 2020 12:37 PM

EY adds to its global executive team; BKD breaks out big data & analytics into a new national practice; and more CPA news.

ARIZONA

Michael Allen

Michael Allen, principal-in-charge of the Phoenix office of REDW, was appointed to the American Institute of CPAs' Private Companies Practice Section executive committee, effective May 2020.

COLORADO

Xero, Denver, announced an agreement with Top 100 Firm K-Coe Isom to transition the firm’s clients onto the Xero platform.

CONNECTICUT

Hillary Salo was appointed director of technical activities and chair of the emerging issues task force at the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk. (See our story.)

GEORGIA

Timothy Evans was hired to the governmental advisory practice at Mauldin & Jenkins, Atlanta.

MASSACHUSETTS

Carla McCall, co-managing partner of AAFCPAs, Westborough, was elected to the American Institute of CPAs' board of directors for a three-year term ending 2023.

MISSOURI

Garret Layman

BKD announced BKD big data & analytics will move from a team within the firm’s forensic & valuation services division to become its own national practice unit, rebranded as BKD analytics.

NORTH CAROLINA

DMJ & Co., announced the firm’s Durham office has relocated to the office building SouthCourt, located at 3211 Shannon Road, occupying more than 8,800 square feet on the building’s second floor.

PENNSYLVANIA

James Dailey

James Dailey, a supervisor at Financial Outsourcing Solutions, a division of Herbein & Co., was elected vice president of the Lehigh Valley chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

TEXAS

Garrick Gibson

Garrick Gibson (pictured) was hired as a partner, and Gary Lindner and Sam Clark as managing directors, in the real estate advisory practice at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Austin.

UNITED KINGDOM

EY announced five appointments to the EY global executive team: Errol Gardner will become EY global vice chair, succeeding Norman Lonergan, who will become EY global people advisory services leader, effective Jan. 1, 2021; Andrea Guerzoni will become EY global vice chair - transaction advisory services, succeeding Steve Krouskos, appointed EY global managing partner, business enablement, effective July 1; Alice Chan will become EY global accounts committee chair, succeeding Alison Kay, appointed EY UK&I managing partner - client service, effective July 1; Hank Prybylski will take up the newly created role of EY global vice chair - transformation; and Nicola Morini Bianzino, who joined as EY global chief client technology officer in 2018, appointed to the global executive team.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Carolyn Schenck was named national fraud counsel serving the Internal Revenue Service’s new Fraud Enforcement Program.

WISCONSIN

Wendi Unger

Wendi Unger, a partner in the state and local government practice at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Milwaukee, assumed the role as board chair of the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs for the 2020-21 term.

YEMEN

Dar Al-Mohassaba, Sana'a, adopted full-member status at global network Russell Bedford.