People: Tom De Filippe was appointed managing director at Valuation Services of Arlington, Va. … James Hogan has taken on the role of managing director in the national tax office of WTAS in Washington, D.C. … Jeffrey Miller, a managing director at the New York City office of Valuation Research Corp., was named a “40 Under 40” award winner by The M&A Advisor … Ben McCallum was appointed leader of the valuation and advisory services business of Colliers International in Victoria, Australia … Walter O’Haire, vice president at Valuation Research Corp. (San Francisco office), was elected to the Global Board of Directors for the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), a global organization focused on driving middle-market growth.

Firms: Abacus Worldwide added Shelley Stock Hutter LLP, London, to its worldwide members’ network … BDO USA LLP (Chicago) was named one of the 25 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads by ConnectEDU … Fiske and Co. was a finalist at the South Florida Business Journal’s “2014 Business of the Year Awards”… Friedman LLP was ranked the third "Best Place to Work in New Jersey" by New Jersey-based weekly business journal, NJBIZ … Fuller Landau, a Toronto-based audit, tax, and advisory firm, was named one of the "Best Workplaces in Canada" by the Great Place to Work Institute and The Globe and Mail … Plante Moran has received a “Volunteer Kalamazoo STAR Award” for its support of their child welfare programs and services, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors was recognized by Forbes in its annual list “The Top 50 Wealth Managers” … UHY LLP added Abdul Jabbar Certified Accountants and Consultants Office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to its global accountancy network.