People: Scott Baret was appointed vice chairman and leader of the banking and securities practice in Deloitte’s New York City office … Brian Becker was appointed national consulting leader of RSM. He’ll also serve as a member of the firm’s national leadership team … Robert Charlton, partner at Nisivoccia in Mount Arlington, N.J., was awarded the 2017 Volunteer Award by the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce … P. Scott Ozanus was elected chairman of the Americas Region of KPMG … Chase Wright is a new Assurance and Advisory partner at Cherry Bekaert’s Tampa Bay practice.

Firms: Axens Audit of Andrezieux, France, joined the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region of PrimeGlobal … Carmel, Ind.-based Blue & Co.’s Cincinnati office was named a 2017 Emerging Business Leader by Lead Cincinnati magazine … Crowe Horwath has merged in cybersecurity company SDGblue, based in Lexington, Ky … Moore Colson was named one of Atlanta’s “2017 Top Workplaces” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the seventh consecutive year … Sikich has acquired Evolution Retirement Services, based in Wauwatosa, Wis. Evolution’s employees will join Sikich’s Brookfield, Wis., office … Milwaukee-based Wipfli was honored by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with its inaugural Weyenberg Prize for Business Excellence, recognizing a company’s distinction in leadership transformation, strategy, and execution.

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