People: Bob Broxson joined the BDO Consulting firm as managing director in the dispute advisory services group and will be based out of the firm’s Houston office … Chris Geier was elected as the next managing partner and CEO of the Naperville, Ill.-based Sikich, succeeding James Sikich, who led the firm for over four decades … David Hern recently joined the Atlanta office of RSM US LLP as a manager in the firm’s financial advisory service practice focusing on forensic and business valuation services … Taylor Herzog took on a new role as manager of advisory services at Ahuja & Clark of Houston … Robert Ling became senior managing director in the Houston office of HSSK and will provide valuation consulting in a range of specialties including financial and tax reporting, transactions, and dispute advisory … Seth Webber, a principal at BerryDunn, based in Portland, Maine, was honored with NACVA’s “Outstanding Member Award.”

Firms: The Alabama firm Warren Averett was honored by the Birmingham Business Journal as among “The 2016 Best Places to Work” … Erharter Wirtschaftstreuhand tax and audit GmbHs, based in the Tyrol region of Austria, and Morrison & Associates, located in Accra, Ghana, have joined the global accounting network HLB International … The Seychelles accounting firm Premier Financial Services Limited has joined global accountancy network UHY and will rebrand as UHY Premier Financial Services Limited.