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Bowman Names Three Partners 1
Bowman & Co. has named three staff members to the partner ship group this month. The New Jersey CPA firm promoted Kenneth M. Drews, Michael Thilker and Josette Traversa.
Drewes joined the firm’s Governmental Services Department in 2009 with expertise in audits of county and municipal governments, school districts, charter schools, fire districts, and federal and state financial assistance programs.
Besides being a CPA, he is also licensed as a Registered Municipal Accountant, and as a Public School Accountant in New Jersey and is also a Certified Municipal Finance Officer. He has also been certified by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services as a Certified Municipal Finance Officer.
Working in the Commercial Services Department, Thilker has worked at Bowman since April 2013 and is a CPA in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. His clients mainly include housing authorities and non-profit affordable housing organizations and his experience includes audits of non-profits.
Traversa came to Bowman in September 2022 after near four years at CPA firm Citrin Cooperman where she was director of international tax services from November 2018 and partner from October 2021 until she joined Bowman. Before that, she spent two-and-a-half years at D&H Global Tax Group.
She primarily focuses on tax matters and is responsible for a wide range of individuals and businesses with experience that includes
tax consulting and review for individuals, partnerships and S Corporations.
View items...Xero U.S. Sales, Marketing Execs Turn Over
- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
Xero, the New Zealand-based cloud software vendor, has had turnover in key positions in sales and marketing in the United States this year. Most recently, Paul Miller, Xero's chief marketing officer for the Americas, left in August while Greg Volm,VP of sales for the U.S, took a new job in April.
AICPA Picks State Issues VP
- Thursday, 07 September 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The American Institute of CPAs has named Skip Braziel as VP of state regulatory and legislative affairs. He will work closely with state CPA societies, state boards of accountancy, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, and elected state legislative and executive branch officials.
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RSM Names Industry Leaders
- Monday, 04 September 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
RSM US has named 13 national industry leaders. The accounting and consulting firm also picked Milton Marcotte as national consulting representative to integrate consulting capabilities into RSM's focus industries and sectors.
Avalara Hires Sales SVP
- Tuesday, 29 August 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Avalara has hired Greg Stivers as the sales tax company's first SVP of sales. Stivers comes to Avalara from Concur, where he worked as SVP of client development from July 2014 until joining Avalara job this month. The position is a new one for the software company.
Wolters Kluwer's Provost Takes CEO Job
- Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
J. Heffy Provost, EVO of Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting, North America, has left that company to take a position of CEO of AgData. Based in Charlotte, N.C., AgData provides data and analytical products to agricultural crop protection and animal health manufacturers.
BDO International Names New CEO
- Tuesday, 13 June 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
BDO International Ltd. has named Keith Farlinger as CEO. Effective November 1, he will succeed Martin van Roekel. Farlinger is the former CEO of BDO Canada and currently serves as CEO of the Americas region on the BDO Global Leadership Team.
Sage Puts Warawa in Charge of Channel
- Thursday, 01 June 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
Sage has put Jennifer Warawa back in charge of its accountant program. Warawa is taking over the company's channel operations with the new title of EVP of partners, accountants, and alliances as accountant program rearranged people and executive titles this week.
Xero Product Head Takes Leave
- Tuesday, 30 May 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Duncan Ritchie, Xero's chief product and platform officer, has taken an extended lead from the cloud software company. The New Zealand-based company says his responsibilities for its small business products have been given to Tony Stewart, the chief data officer.
Block CEO Cobb to Leave
- Tuesday, 23 May 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Bill Cobb, the CEO of H&R Block will leave the tax services company on July 31. He will by replaced by general counsel and chief administrative officer, Tom Gerke, who will serve as interim president and CEO. The board of directors will consider both internal and external candidates.
Industry Vet Gramlich Joins Validis
- Friday, 05 May 2017
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Jeff Gramlich, who has held executive jobs with the industry's top software companies, has joined Validis. As VP of business development, Gramlich is responsible for expanding the accounting market for the London, United Kingdom-based software company. He previously served as a consultant to the company.
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