Individuals & Corporations on the Transfer: Somerset CPAs Appoints New President

Sue Coffey has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Public Accounting for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants to work with Barry Melancon, President and CEO of the Association and AICPA, to develop a strategy for the global accountant profession and the value of public accounting to define, strengthen and promote domestically and abroad. (Read the full story.)

Neil Sonenberg and Michael Siino have been named co-partners of the real estate group in Marks Paneth, New York, to succeed Abe Schlisselfeld, who became managing partner of the company on January 1.

Joseph DeMartinis, Sam Ende and Melissa Telesca were promoted to partners at Raich Ende Malter & Co., New York, where they have all been working since 2007.

Marks Paneth, New York, promoted to partner: Steve Brodsky, Sherry Fan Grand, Eduard Suleymanov, and Alvin Yeung in the real estate group; Russell Ephraim and Joshua Hanover in the Private Client Services Group; and Sujith Pushpakaran in the commercial group of companies.

Friedman, New York, promoted eight to partner: Tom Cantwell, auditor, and Ryan Spencer, tax, in the East Hanover, New Jersey office; Chad Keerports, FLVS, of Marlton, New Jersey; Scott Croff, Tax, in Philadelphia; Scott Musmeci, Audit in Long Island, New York; and Shahla Sedgh, Tax, Shirllen Tong, China Consulting, and Huina Zheng, Auditing, in New York City.

Ian Alberts, chartered accountant and co-head of the manufacturing, distribution and retail practice, and Mitchell Marcus, chartered accountant and member of the real estate practice group, were approved as partners in Berdon, New York.

Christopher Gagliardi and Jason Hoffman were promoted to partner, and Christopher Zingalli, Gianluca Carrabs and Richard Bader were promoted to principal in Janover, New York.

Deloitte Tax announced an agreement with Tax Analysts to make the nonprofit’s federal tax law library available to the public. (Read the full story.)