On the move: KPMG adds three asset management, PE leaders

April 4, 2025 9:00 AM

Wipfli appoints new chief growth officer; Illinois CPA Society installs latest board of directors; and more news from across the profession.

CALIFORNIA

David Wanis

David Wanis was hired as a tax partner in the tax transactions practice at Weaver, Pleasanton.

Andy Park, Los Angeles office managing partner at Ernst & Young, was named a Banking & Finance Visionary by the Los Angeles Times.

ILLINOIS

Tom Puthiyamadam was hired as national managing principal for advisory services and Martin Shanahan as the head of industry at Grant Thornton, Chicago.

The Illinois CPA Society, Chicago, announced its board of directors for the April 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, fiscal year, as officers: chairperson Brian Blaha, Beacon Horizon Advisors LLC; vice chairperson Mark Wolfgram, Bel Brands USA Inc.; treasurer Jennifer Cavanaugh, Grant Thornton LLP; secretary Lindy Ellis, Ernst & Young LLP; immediate past chairperson Deborah Rood, CNA Insurance; and as directors: Amy Chamoun, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC; Pedro Diaz de Leon, Sikich LLP; Kimi Ellen, Benford Brown & Associates LLC; Monica Harrison, Tinuiti; Joshua Herbold, University of Illinois; Enrique Lopez, Lopez & Co. CPAs Ltd.; Kimberly Meyer, Meyer & Associates CPA LLC; Girlie O'Donoghue, Portillo's Inc.; Matthew Panzica, BDO USA PC; Jennifer Rada, PwC LLP; Leilani Rodrigo, Galleros Robinson CPAs LLP; Richard Tarapchak, Verano Holdings Corp.; Andrea Wright, Johnson Lambert LLP; and Stephanie Zaleski-Braatz, ORBA.

Crowe, Chicago, added 23 new partners and principals; in audit and assurance: Dan O'Malley, Ryan Bouray, Derek Grimm, Andrew Kunisky and Kevin McNaney; in consulting: Grant Ludema, Len Netti, Brian Davenport, Tommie Davis, Jason Reefer, Matt Reeves, Brian Simer, Lisa Stinson, Patrick Vernon and Anthony Wadsworth; in tax: Shelley Owens, Jon Robirds, Paul Combes, Amy Cronen, Sophia Shah and Noreen Sherred; and in enterprise: Thao Griepp (legal) and Thomas Callaghan (AI studio).

MASSACHUSETTS

Gray, Gray & Gray, Canton, was named to The Boston Business Journal's 2025 Fast 50 list, representing the 50 fastest-growing private companies in Massachusetts.

NEW YORK

Yesenia Scheker-Izquierdo

KPMG, New York, announced three leadership appointments in the U.S. asset management and private equity practices: Yesenia Scheker-Izquierdo to U.S. sector leader for asset management and U.S. line of business leader for asset management and private equity, succeeding Greg Williams, who will retire in the fall, while continuing in her role as office managing partner for the New York Metro hub; David Neuenhaus to tax sector leader for asset management, succeeding Kevin Valek, who will retire from the firm in the fall; and Matt Giordano to audit sector leader and audit service line leader for asset management, succeeding Troy Butts, who will retire from the firm in the fall.

Zaid Butt was named partner in the tax advisory services group at Evolved, New York.

Dannible & McKee, Syracuse, hired: Michael Davis and Griffin Sciortino as audit staff accountants; Christine Gorgen and Julianna Mushalla as part-time staff accountants; and Julia Griffin as an accounting and advisory services staff accountant.

The Bonadio Group, Rochester, announced its investment banking team has officially achieved $1 billion in closed merger and acquisition transactions.

PENNSYLVANIA

Deborah Bowman

Deborah Bowman, principal and chief operating officer/chief financial officer at Brown Plus, Camp Hill, was named a leader on Central Penn Business Journal's Power 100 List in 2025, profiling the top 100 leaders and changemakers who shape the communities and influence the quality of life in the Central Pennsylvania region.

TENNESSEE

Jeremy Waters was hired as an audit supervisor in the Chattanooga office and Jennifer Minnis as an audit supervisor in the Memphis office at HHM CPAs.

Josh Trusley, Nashville office managing partner, was named to the Nashville Post's In Charge: Finance list, recognizing leaders who "make the city work."