On the move: Weaver adds SALT partner

March 8, 2024 12:50 PM

Weaver adds SALT partner; Cherry Bekaert Foundation partners with Junior Achievement USA to provide $100K in grant donations; Maner Costerisan promotes 11; and more news from across the profession.

COLORADO

Pinion, Loveland, launched Pinion Global Network, a collaboration of food and agricultural advisory firms from around the world, and welcomed its first three member firms: Pinion in the United States; Pinion Advisory in Australia; and ACS 360 in South Africa. (Read the full story.)

ILLINOIS

Baker Tilly

Baker Tilly US, Chicago, launched an end-to-end compliance solution to help clean energy projects earn enhanced credits under the Inflation Reduction Act by meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements.

KENTUCKY

The CPA Firm Management Association, Lexington, announced a 2024 Technology Series of webinars, which will include five educational sessions presented by Rightworks' Roman Kepczyk, exploring topics related to optimizing firm productivity and efficiency. Registration information is available here.

MICHIGAN

Kevin Todd

Maner Costerisan, Lansing, promoted to senior manager: Kevin Todd; and to manager: Brendan Baker, Kelly Decker, Adam Frost, Steven Guipe, Will Kwiecinski, Madison Ley, Ana Loew, Steven Osborn, Madison Reavis and Adam Rivera.

Rosenberg Associates, Grand Rapids, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, marking the occasion by featuring a series of company history sound bites on LinkedIn, and highlighting a timeline and blog that showcase key milestones and projects.

NEW JERSEY

Robert Quick

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Robert Quick, partner at Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman and managing member at RRBB Advisors, was named a NJBIZ 2024 Leaders in Finance honoree.

NEW YORK

Jenna Sheehan

Jenna Sheehan and John George were promoted to audit principals at Lumsden & McCormick, Buffalo.

Yvette Connor was hired as principal and risk advisory practice leader at CohnReznick, New York, which also launched an enterprise risk management service line to complement the firm's current risk advisory offerings.

The National Pipeline Advisory Group, an independent panel created by the American Institute of CPAs' governing council to look into ways to boost the pipeline of future accountants, launched two surveys to solicit feedback on the issue: one is focused on college students, the other on the profession as a whole. (Read the full story.)

NORTH CAROLINA

The Cherry Bekaert Foundation, Raleigh, announced its first national partnership with Junior Achievement USA, to provide $100,000 in grant donation funding in 2024 for youth financial literacy.

PENNSYLVANIA

Chris Scarpa was hired as a tax principal in the asset management industry practice at Grant Thornton, Philadelphia.

RKL, Lancaster, won a 2024 Best of Accounting Award for client satisfaction from ClearlyRated for the second consecutive year.

TEXAS

Savannah Brown

Savannah Brown was hired as a partner in the state and local tax practice at Weaver, Dallas.

UNITED KINGDOM

Erkki Liikanen was reappointed to serve as chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees until September 2027. Liikanen has served in the role since October 2018.

VIRGINIA

Bobby Puglia was hired to the newly created position of chief product officer at Bloomberg Industry Group, Arlington.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dave Unger

Dave Unger was hired as a tax partner in the private client services practice in the Washington D.C. metro area office of Weaver.

Margie Rollinson took the oath of office to become the 49th Internal Revenue Service chief counsel and the first woman to permanently hold the top legal position at the nation's tax agency.