People: Daniel J. Chen, a senior financial analyst at Healthcare Capital Consultants (St. Louis, Mo.), has successfully completed the certification process through the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) to earn his Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) credential … Nancy M. Czaplinski, managing director in the Valuation Advisory Services practice at Duff & Phelps, has been appointed to the board of directors of the International Institute of Business Valuers (iiBV) … Pete Sinsky has joined Vrakas CPAs + Advisors (Brookfield, Wisc.) to head up the firm’s second office, which will open in Kenosha … Julie Eslinger, a manager at Kruggel Lawton CPAs, South Bend, Ind., completed all the requirements of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) to become a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA).

Firms: TrueNorth Capital Partners LLC (Stamford, Conn.) has formed an independent valuation arm, Scout Valuations LLC, with Mark Campbell, who joins the firm as managing director … Seattle-based Moss Adams will combine with BPW&C of Albuquerque, N.M., on November 1; this will add 21 professionals, including one partner and two directors … Milwaukee-based Wipfli LLP has joined the NormShield partner program to expand its current cybersecurity solutions … Houston-based Grossbard Advisors is now a member of PrimeGlobal, an international association of independent accounting firms.

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