People: Carleen Gaskin was promoted to partner at the Princeton, N.J.-based WithumSmith+Brown … John Levitske has joined Huron Consulting Group’s Chicago office as senior director in the Commercial Dispute Advisory Services practice … Nick Talbot, industry veteran of Ernst & Young, KPMG, and RICS, was appointed CEO of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) and will be based in London … The Milwaukee Business Journal named Jamie Truog, CFO of Valuation Research Corp., “CFO of the Year.” This annual award recognizes CFOs who play vital roles in the success of their businesses or organizations and make valuable contributions to their profession and communities.

Firms: Armanino launched its Corporate Finance practice this month with the goal of advising clients on M&A activities as well as sales of intellectual property and patents … Mazars, an international organization specializing in audit, accountancy, tax, and consulting services, acquired the Corality Financial Group, a financial modeling consultancy and training course provider with offices in Sydney, London, and New York … Upon welcoming Jeremy Bronson as managing partner to the Perrysburg, Ohio-based Tebay & Associates LLC, the firm has officially rebranded as Tebay Bronson & Associates LLC … Valuation Research Corp. was honored as the “2016 Valuation Firm of the Year” at the 2016 International M&A Awards sponsored by The M&A Advisor—for the third year in a row!