People: Christopher E. Anderson, CPA, ABV, CFF, AIF, has joined the Bluegrass Institute Board of Directors as treasurer of Kentucky’s first and only free-market think tank; Anderson is former director of business consulting services of Lexington-based Dean Dorton Allen Ford … Teresa Polley, the longtime president and CEO of the Financial Accounting Foundation, will be stepping down after 11 years of running the organization that oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, and the Private Company Council; she will remain at the organization until the details of a leadership transition plan are finalized … Richard Lawrence, head of accounting and valuation policy at RBS (U.K.), has joined the Financial Reporting Council’s audit and assurance council; he also sits on ICAEW and U.K. finance industry committees.

Firms: Dayton, Ohio-based Brady Ware & Co.’s Dealership Advisors announced that auto industry CPA Sean McCarthy has merged his practice into the firm and has joined as a director; the firm has also launched a new business model that offers comprehensive consulting services to its 90-plus auto dealership clients throughout the Midwest and the Southeast … New York City-based Citrin Cooperman has expanded its healthcare practice with the hiring of Josh Berlin and Heather Spillman, who have joined as principals; they were both formerly with the Watson Health division of IBM … To allow for expanded growth, Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co. LLP, based in Wheaton, Ill., has moved into renovated space on the fourth floor of its building … Fargo, N.D.-based Eide Bailly has acquired Xerva, a data analytics and data warehouse as a service company effective May 1 … New York City-based Friedman LLP is relocating its office from midtown (1700 Broadway) to downtown (1 Liberty Plaza at 165 Broadway) on May 6 … Chicago-based BDO USA LLP has expanded its capabilities in the life sciences industry by acquiring BioProcess Technology Consultants (BPTC), a chemistry, manufacturing, and controls consulting service.

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