People: Jeffery Drummonds has been named managing partner of LBMC of Nashville, Tenn., succeeding co-managing partners Mike Cain and David Morgan … Ted Verkade was elected chief executive officer and president by the Baker Tilly International board of directors, succeeding Geoff Barnes, who will retire from that role in June 2016 … Brad Weckwerth was promoted to shareholder at Vrakas CPAs + Advisors of Brookfield, Wisc.
Firms: Baldwin CPAs agreed to merge with Eldridge, Jackson & Leedy of Flemingsburg, Ky., and will operate under the Baldwin CPAs name … Empire Valuation of New York City received two prestigious awards as part of the 2015 Alternative Investment Awards from Wealth & Finance International, a U.K.-based publication: Best for Alternative Investment Valuation and Best-in-Class for Client Satisfaction … Kruggel Lawton CPAs of South Bend, Ind., and Brian Alwine, president of ClarityBV Inc., are joining forces to provide business valuation services.