Plante Moran has hired Martin van Pelt as its next chief marketing officer. The accounting firm said this week Van Pelt will succeed Jeff Antaya, who is retiring after on August 31 after 13 years with Plante Moran.

Damien Greathead has joined Practice Ignition as head of marketing. With the new job, he is returning to Australia after having been based in the United States for 15 years.

Michael Shapow has joined RubinBrown as partner-in-charge of the Business Advisory Services Group for the firm’s Chicago office. The move marks Shapow’s return to public accounting after 17 years with Robert Half Technology.

Blucora has named Chris Walters, an outside member of its board of directors, as its new CEO. The recently named executive replaces John Clendening, who resigned last month over what the board termed “differences in views on the scope of Mr. Clendening’s authority as CEO.”