People: San Francisco-based Valuation Research Corp. (VRC) has added five financial reporting professionals: Samuel Roman, CPA/ABV, joins VRC’s Chicago office as vice president; Joe Lee, CPA, CFA, vice president, and Aaron Ping, analyst, join the San Francisco office; and Sean Poynton, CPA, and Adam Goldstein, CPA/ABV, join the Yardley/Princeton office as associates … Adam C. Nihmey, CFA, CBV, has joined Canada’s WelchGroup Consulting as managing director, valuations and litigation support … Angela Newell, a national assurance partner at BDO USA’s Dallas office, has been named as the new chair of the AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee, succeeding Crowe partner Jim Dolinar … Joseph Ucuzoglu has been elected CEO and Janet Foutty has been elected chair of the board of New York-based Deloitte with both terms beginning June 2; they will succeed current Deloitte US CEO Cathy Engelbert and chairman Mike Fucci at the conclusion of their four-year terms.

Firms: Several firms are increasing their activities in the cannabis industry: Anticipating rapid expansion of the hemp and cannabis industry at the federal, state, and international levels, New York-based EisnerAmper is expanding its services in this area; DeJoy, Knauf & Blood LLP (DKB), based in Rochester, N.Y., has launched a Cannabis and Hemp Advisory practice area; and Deloitte announced a partnership with data analysis companies Nielsen and Headset to develop insights into the legal cannabis market in Canada.

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