On the move: BKD hires Chicago ESG leader

Deloitte, New York, released a survey that found U.S. companies are preparing for an increase in demand for high-quality environmental, social and governance disclosures. (Read the full story.)

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, New York, appointed new members to the Technology Working Group’s newly established IESBA Technology Experts Group, to be chaired by IESBA member and chair of the Technology Working Group Brian Friedrich: Jason Bradley, Financial Reporting Council, United Kingdom; Mary Breslin, Verracy, North America; Danielle Cheek, MindBridge AI, North America; Muhammad Fahad Riaz, Maglytic, Middle East; Clinton Firth, Ernst & Young, Middle East and North Africa; William Gee, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mainland China and Hong Kong; Loreal Jiles, Institute of Management Accountants, North America; and Mario Malouin, Innovators Alliance, North America.