People: Hanh Duong was promoted to tax senior manager at Pannell Kerr Forster of Houston … Michael Maloney, veteran forensic specialist, has left Navigant Consulting Inc. to join the SEC's Division of Enforcement as the chief accountant … Alvarez & Marsal has named Leslie Nielson a managing director in the firm’s New York City office; she will lead the Global Human Resources Tax practice … Charles Wilhoite, managing director of Willamette Management Associates in Portland, Ore., is the newest member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s 12th District's Economic Advisory Council; he will serve a three-year term effective January 2014.

Firms: Pisenti & Brinker of Santa Rosa, Calif., is marking its 50th anniversary this year … Sikich LLP announced its merger with 403 Labs, a Brookfield, Wis.-based information security consultancy.