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On the move: Aprio adds five partners

April 19, 2024 10:40 AM

KPMG enters $1.1 million partnership with Women's Health Access Matters; UHY releases nonprofit trends report; and more news from across the profession.

GEORGIA

Tony Alfonso

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Aprio, Atlanta, hired: Tony Alfonso as a business valuation partner and Phoenix market leader; Ross Vozar as a transaction advisory services and private equity partner; Kevin McAdams as a real estate tax partner; Jason Drucker as a tax partner; and Matthew Muscarnera as an audit partner.

HONDURAS

A.F.C.T. Auditores y Contadores Autorizados, Tegucigalpa, joined Kudos International.

ILLINOIS

Andrea Wright, partner at Johnson Lambert, Park Ridge, was appointed to the Illinois CPA Society's board of directors for a three-year term.

MINNESOTA

Christianson PLLP, Willmar, joined CLA Global as an alliance member firm.

NEW YORK

The offices of KPMG in Chicago

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KPMG, in partnership with the KPMG Foundation, New York, and Women's Health Access Matters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of and accelerating funding for women's health research, announced a $1.1 million multiyear partnership aimed at catalyzing progress in women's health.

UHY, New York, released its 2024 Not-for-Profit Trends Report, polling over 200 senior leaders in the not-for-profit world on the biggest challenges and priorities in the nonprofit sector, available here.

Michael Plowgian rejoined KPMG as a principal in the Washington national tax practice and international tax policy lead for the Americas and on the global policy leadership team.

SINGAPORE

Helmi Talib joined the Kreston Global network.

UNITED KINGDOM

E.J. Nedder of RSM International

E.J. Nedder

Ernest John Nedder, partner and chief strategy officer at RSM US, was named chief executive officer at RSM International, London, succeeding Jean Stephens, effective June 1, 2024. Following the transition, Stephens will continue for three years at RSM in a senior advisory capacity. (Read the full story.)

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Christine Gunia was appointed director of the Division of Registration and Inspections at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Forbes released its inaugural list of America's Top 200 CPAs.

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