People on the move: Schellman & Co. names new president
May 3, 2018 7:34 PM
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Postlethwaite & Netterville appoints new CEO ; Blue & Co. hires HR officer; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.
CALIFORNIA
Amit Nayar was named vice president of engineering at FloQast, Los Angeles.
FLORIDA
Avani Desai was named the new president of Top 100 Firm Schellman & Co., Tampa. (Read the full story.)
ILLINOIS
Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Chicago, announced five new hires: Susana Balcazar as a proofreader and accounting assistant; and Anne Beason, Serita Bowdry, Alexandra Dewey and Chris Izak as members of the audit services department.
INDIANA
Nancy Rife was hired as human resources officer at Blue & Co., Carmel.
LOUISIANA
Dan Gardiner was installed as chief executive officer and managing director at Postlethwaite & Netterville, Baton Rouge, as part of an announced, formal transition, succeeding Bill Balhoff. (See the full story.)
MAINE
Katherine Whitehead, valuation expert at BerryDunn, Portland, earned her Certified Valuation Analyst designation.
MISSOURI
Sean Balisle was promoted to audit & assurance director at KPM CPAs & Advisors, Springfield.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Kirk Leoni, principal at Nathan Wechsler & Co., Concord, was re-elected as chair of Canterbury Shaker Village, marking his third time chairing the nonprofit organization’s board of trustees.
NEW YORK
Charles Schneider was hired as national tax practice leader at Mazars USA, New York.
NORTH DAKOTA
Anders Erickson was promoted to principal, to head the cybersecurity services practice, at Eide Bailly, Fargo. (See the full story.)
PENNSYLVANIA
Jill Gilbert, a partner in the audit services group at RKL, Lancaster, was named one of the 2018 “Women of Influence” by Central Penn Business Journal, recognizing significant professional and philanthropic contributions.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Brian Kirk was appointed practice lead of the cybersecurity division of Elliott Davis, Greenville.
TENNESSEE
Christian Heuer was hired as senior manager of the health care business valuation team at LBMC, Nashville.
TEXAS
Tony Saucedo was hired as a tax manager, and Frank Lu was promoted to tax manager, at Linn Thurber, Houston.
UNITED KINGDOM
Marvin Rust was hired as managing director and head of Taxand Europe, and Louise Jenkins and Andrew Ponting as senior directors, at Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, London.
