Professionals on the Move is a periodic roundup of hiring, promotions, awards, and other staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession.
DeWitt Welcomes Two New Associates to Wisconsin and Minnesota Offices
DeWitt LLP, a legal counsel firm providing services in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and beyond, recently announced that Isabella Barnard has joined the firm’s Brookfield office and Gabriel Silveira has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as associates.
Barnard earned her J.D., cum laude, from Marquette University Law School, where she received a Certificate in Litigation and was active in moot court and the Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review. She previously worked with DeWitt as a summer associate and law clerk and has experience in litigation, legal research, and writing.
Silveira earned his J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, with a concentration in Law, AI & Evolving Technology. He has experience in business, immigration, international, litigation, real estate, and tax matters and previously worked as a law clerk at DeWitt. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
Youmna Assad joins CohnReznick as Assurance Partner in Commercial Real Estate Practice
CohnReznick, a leading professional services firm, recently announced that Youmna Assad has joined the firm as an Assurance Partner in its Commercial Real Estate practice.
Assad has more than 20 years of public accounting experience, with focus on the real estate and investment funds industries. She has led audit engagements for a broad range of real estate funds, owners, operators, developers, and investment managers, including clients with complex investment structures and financial reporting requirements.
Throughout her career, Assad has built long-standing client relationships and helped organizations navigate growth, complex transactions, and evolving accounting and financial reporting requirements. She has also held leadership roles within the public accounting profession and has focused on developing and mentoring professionals and building high-performing teams.
Assad holds an Executive MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, a B.A. in Accountancy from California State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Centri CEO & Managing Partner Michael Aiello Named a 2026 Dealmaker of the Year By Smart Business Dealmakers
Centri Business Consulting, one of the industry’s fastest-growing and most respected accounting and advisory firms, recently announced that CEO and Managing Partner Michael Aiello has been named a 2026 Dealmaker of the Year Honoree by Smart Business Dealmakers.
The Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year Awards honor professionals whose leadership and deal-making expertise stand out in their regional M&A community. Aiello and his fellow honorees were recognized at the Smart Business Dealmakers Philadelphia conference on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at The Union League of Philadelphia.
Aiello, who was also named to Forbes’ 2026 Best-In-State CPAs list earlier this year, has served as CEO and Managing Partner of Centri since he founded the firm in 2011. Over the past 15 years, he has transformed his vision for a values-driven company built around unmatched client service into one of the industry’s fastest-growing accounting and advisory firms. Under Aiello’s leadership, Centri has continued to expand its capabilities, geographic reach and team while maintaining the client-first approach that has guided the firm since its inception.
Brian Pollack Named Managing Partner at Lanigan Ryan
Lanigan Ryan, P.C., a public accounting firm serving the Washington, D.C. metro area, recently named Brian K. Pollack, CPA, as its new Managing Partner. He succeeds Kevin Doyle, CPA, who is transitioning out of the role after years of leadership that helped shape the firm.
Pollack has been with Lanigan Ryan for more than 25 years and is well regarded across the construction industry and among the bankers, attorneys, and advisors who refer clients to him. While his new responsibilities will shift some of his day-to-day focus, he will remain personally engaged and available for the guidance clients have always relied on. They will also benefit from the deeper involvement of a team he trusts to carry his approach forward.
Loveridge Hunt & Co., PLLC to Join Eide Bailly
Eide Bailly, a Top 20 accounting firm, recently announced that Loveridge Hunt & Co., PLLC, an accounting and advisory firm based in Bellevue, Washington, will become part of Eide Bailly on October 19, 2026.
Loveridge Hunt provides tax, accounting, audit, and consulting services to clients across the country. The firm is particularly well known for its work in the affordable housing industry, serving developers, builders, syndicators, investors, not-for-profit organizations, and housing authorities.
For Loveridge Hunt clients, the move provides access to Eide Bailly’s network of professionals and expanded capabilities across areas including tax, advisory, and technology. The additional resources will help clients address increasingly complex challenges while continuing to receive the personalized service they value. The firm also cited access to broader resources and the opportunity to focus more on clients and less on firm operations as key drivers in its decision to join Eide Bailly.
Larson Gross welcomes ScaleUp Financial Solutions, expanding advisory resources and consulting capabilities
Larson Gross, a West Coast accounting and advisory firm, is pleased to announce that the ScaleUp Financial Solutions team officially joined Larson Gross effective October 2, 2026.
The ScaleUp team brings deep expertise and a strong commitment for personalized, relationship-driven client service, providing a full range of fractional CFO, controller, and outsourced accounting services to growing businesses. ScaleUp provides strategic finance, forecasting, KPI tracking, capital advisory and M&A support—giving companies executive-level financial leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time CFO.
ScaleUp helps clients move beyond historical reporting to real financial visibility, with the forecasting discipline and guidance leaders need to strengthen performance, allocate capital and make confident decisions at every business stage.
This integration reflects Larson Gross’s continued commitment to thoughtful growth that expands access to specialized consulting expertise and advisory resources while maintaining a client-first approach.
ScaleUp will continue serving their clients with the same relationships and individualized support they know today, now with access to a broader team of professionals, expanded service capabilities and additional technology resources through Larson Gross. Clients gain a deeper bench across tax, audit, valuation and technology consulting.
Wolters Kluwer names Alberto de Benito Aznar General Manager of Audit & Assurance
Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions and services, today announced the appointment of Alberto de Benito Aznar as General Manager of its Audit & Assurance business, part of the Corporate Performance & ESG division.
De Benito Aznar returns to a business and market he knows well. He began his Wolters Kluwer career more than 10 years ago in Corporate Strategy and subsequently led operations for Audit & Assurance before serving most recently as General Manager of Corporate Tax.
Driving the next phase
Wolters Kluwer Audit & Assurance is expanding TeamMate beyond its foundation in internal audit to support a broader range of assurance activities. The addition of StandardFusion, now TeamMate Risk & Compliance, extends the platform into risk and compliance, advancing a more integrated approach that connects audit, risk, controls and compliance.
TeamMate’s AI strategy is grounded in the broader Wolters Kluwer Expert AI framework, drawing on domain expertise, responsible AI practices and technology investment across professional markets where accuracy, confidentiality and informed judgment matter.
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