People: Kevin Weckesser, CPA, CVA, will take over as president of Miamisburg, Ohio-based Brixey & Meyer Inc. effective Jan. 1, 2021; he is a 10-year veteran of the firm and leads the audit and assurance service line, in addition to providing advisory and business valuation services … Matt Stelzman, CVA, MAFF, ASA, has joined Windham Brannon (Atlanta) as a director in the firm’s forensics, litigation, and valuation practice; he has nearly 20 years of accounting firm experience and currently provides support in litigation matters by providing valuations for marital dissolution purposes and calculating lost earnings, lost profits, and economic damages … Andreas Barckow was appointed chair of the International Accounting Standards Board, effective July 2021, succeeding Hans Hoogervorst, who will complete his second five-year term in June 2021.

Firms: Savannah, Ga.-based Hancock Askew & Co. LLP is adding S. Mark Hand & Associates of Jacksonville, Fla., which specializes in tax, accounting, business valuations, and litigation support … Cincinnati-based Barnes Dennig & Co. Ltd. is adding Thorn Lewis + Duncan of Dayton, Ohio, a firm with 25 employees and in-depth experience in automobile dealerships and healthcare … Brea, Calif.-based Lance Soll & Lunghard LLP is adding Gray CPA Consulting of Montgomery, Texas, which specializes in custom financial report writing services … Baratz & Associates of Marlton, N.J., expands its footprint in southern New Jersey by adding Robin Kramer & Green of Fort Washington, Pa.; the combined firm will have 60 employees … To help strengthen its position in the architecture and engineering (AE) space, Stambaugh Ness of York, Pa., is adding accounting firm T. Wayne Owens & Associates of Augusta, Ga., and consulting firm TWO CPAs & Consultants of Dublin, Ohio … Shawano, Wis.-based KerberRose is adding Wolosek & Wolosek CPAs of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; the acquisition adds an 11th office location to KerberRose’s presence in northern Wisconsin … In Canada, Calgary-based MNP is adding Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec-based firm KBHNS LLP, which provides accounting, tax, and advisory services to private enterprise companies in diverse industries throughout greater Montreal.

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