People: Harsh Patel has been promoted to vice president at Prairie Capital Advisors Inc.; he is part of the ESOP advisory team focusing on valuation, feasibility, and transaction structuring; he is a member of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and the ESOP Association … The CBV Institute, Canada’s valuation professional organization (VPO) and standard-setter, has announced 2023 awards and honors recipients: Jim Horvath, FCBV, ASA, CVA, CPA, MBA, received the honor of CBV Life member; Thomas Lee, CPA, CA, FRM, ASA, FCBV (KPMG Canada), received the CBV Fellow designation; Neil de Gray, CPA, CA, CBV, CFF (KSV Advisory), is the recipient of the 2023 Top CBV Under 40 Award; Lucas Terpkosh, CPA, CA, CBV (Blair Mackay Mynett Valuations Inc.), was recognized as the 2023 Ambassador of the Year; and Ashley James, CPA Auditor, CBV (Deloitte), received this year’s Scholastic Achievement Award for excellence in the 2022 CBV Program of Studies.

Firms: San Ramon, Calif.-based Armanino LLP grows its entertainment industry services by adding music business management firm Blue Sky Group of Nashville, Tenn., and music rights and royalty auditing firm Royalty Compliance Organization of St. Peters, Mo. … Dallas-based Ryan is adding RTC Consulting of Pointe-Claire, Québec, a firm that specializes in the preparation of claims for various tax credit programs across more than 30 different fields in science and technology.

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