The Ohio Society of CPAs has begun the hunt for a new CEO following the announcement that J. Clark Price, who has spent almost 40 years with the association, will retire on December 31. Price has served as CEO and president since 1990 and joined the organization in 1972 as public relations director. The society has hired Vetted Solutions, a Washington D.C.-based executive search firm to find a successor.

Williams Adley & Co. has named Audrey Elbert as a partner. In her new role, Elbert, who works out of the Oakland, Calif., office, will manage engagements, coordinate staff development and peer reviews, as well as focusing on client service. Besides being a CPA, Elbert, who joined the firm in 1992, also has a law degree.from the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California-Berkeley. Read more...

McGladrey & Pullen has named Stan Mork to the newly created position of national IT transaction advisory services leader. Mork will focus on the sale and delivery of IT due diligence and related technology services for private equity firms and other strategic buyers. His team will provide transaction services to help clients grow and streamline their operations, working closely with the firm's financial and tax transaction advisory teams. Read more...

Transition Advisors Announces Bill Carlino as Managing Director – National Consulting Services

Transition Advisors LLC, an international consulting organization, is pleased to announce that Bill Carlino, veteran journalist, and former editor-in-chief of Accounting Today, will assume the position of Managing Director – National Consulting Services, effective March 19, 2012.