Newsmakers In The Profession

Aronson & Co. of Rockville, Md., admitted Scott Brannan as officer. Brannan specializes in providing accounting and consulting services to technology companies. Previously he was vice president and controller of a Washington-based Fortune-500 public company. Aronson has FY04 net revenue of $33

Citrin Cooperman & Co. of New York named two new partners: Matthew Bonney and Barbara Lane. Both are tax specialists. CC&Co. has FY04 net revenue of $36.5 million, 32 partners, 135 total staff and three offices.

Deloitte & Touche elected Mark E. Hayden as a partner in its Forensic & Dispute Services practice. Hayden, who will be based in Los Angeles, will work with litigators and in-house counsels on commercial litigation, intellectual property valuation, M&A disputes and solvency disputes. Hayden previously was a partner in the investigative and dispute services practice of another Big Four accounting firm.

Steven Kreit joined Eisner LLP of New York as a partner. He serves entrepreneurial growth companies. Eisner has FY05 net revenue of $84 million, 63 partners, 378 total staff and three offices.

Haskell & White of Irvine, Calif., admitted John M. Wyson as partner. He specializes in corporate tax. Wyson is a 12-year veteran of Deloitte. H&W has seven partners and more than 55 total staff.

J.H. Cohn of Roseland, N.J., appointed Robert DeMeola to partner-in-charge (PIC) of its New York office and practice. Previously, he served as PIC of the firm's real estate practice group. J.H. Cohn has FY05 net revenue of $122.9 million, 95 partners, 646 total staff and eight offices.

KPMG's board of directors elected Timothy P. Flynn, 48, as chairman and chief executive. He succeeds Eugene D. O'Kelly, 53, who stepped down to devote attention to his recent diagnosis of advanced stage cancer. O'Kelly was chairman and chief executive since 2002. The board also elected John B. Veihmeyer, 49, as deputy chairman and COO. Veihmeyer succeeds Joseph Mauriello, 60, who relinquishes his position, since the firm's partnership agreement provides that the chairman and deputy chairman are elected jointly. Mauriello will remain a partner of the firm and will stick to his plans, announced previously, to retire in 2006. The elections were ratified by the entire partnership. Flynn and Veihmeyer will serve six-year terms. Flynn previously served as vice chair for A&A Services and had operating responsibility for the firm's audit risk advisory services and financial advisory services practices. Prior to that, he served as vice chair, human resources. He has also served as global MP - audit for KPMG International. As the global MP, he chaired the global audit steering group, and served as a member of the international executive team of KPMG International. Veihmeyer was formerly MP of KPMG's Washington office and mid-Atlantic area MP for Audit and Risk Advisory Services. In late 2003, he was elected to KPMG's board of directors and named chairman of the KPMG Foundation.

Kaufman, Rossin & Co. of Miami named Jorge R. de Cardenas and Janet Kyle Altman as principals, de Cardenas works in the financial services practice. Altman oversees all marketing and business development operations for the firm. KR&Co. has FY04 net revenue of $29.2 million, 26 principals, more than 190 total staff and three offices.

Jeffrey S. Drummonds was named partner-in-charge of the tax division at Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain in Brentwood, Term. Previously, he was director of LBMC's state and local tax practice. LBMC has FY04 net revenue of $31.6 million, 18 partners, 244 total staff and two offices.

Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra of Miami hired Emilio Escandon as partner. Escandon will lead the tax department in the firm's Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office. His practice focuses on tax management and tax and financial planning. Escandon comes to the firm from Deloitte. MBA&F has FY04 net revenue of $29.3 million, 16 partners, 155 total staff and three offices.

NSBN of Beverly Hills, Calif, admitted three new partners: Dennis Ayers, Sharey Wang and Jennifer Siou. Ayers specializes in tax services to real estate clients. Wang is a not-for-profit audit specialist. Siou provides audit and tax services. NSBN has FY05 net revenue of $10.1 million, 18 partners and 70 total staff.

Rodriguez, Parissi, Vazquez & Co. of San Juan, Puerto Rico, admitted Kenneth Rivera and Rafael Nieves as partners. Rivera will serve as partner in charge of tax services. Nieves is an audit partner. RPV&Co. has FY04 net revenue of $2.7 million, four partners and 27 total staff.

Rothstein Kass & Co. of Roseland, N.J., admitted Paul T. Kangail as a tax principal. He will lead the firm's practices in San Francisco and Walnut Creek, Calif. Previously, he was a tax partner in the financial services practice of Deloitte's San Francisco office. RK&Co. has FY04 net revenue of $87.2 million, 37 principals, 571 total staff and seven offices.