Grant Thornton US audit partner Jacqueline Akerblom has been elected to the firms partnership board.
Akerblom is a Grant Thornton US national managing partner of women’s initiatives and West Region North international business center director.
Akerblom was elected at the annual partners meeting where two incumbents were also re-elected to the board: Long Island office partner-in-charge John Desmond and national transaction and risk advisory services partner-in-charge and southeast region tax managing partner Randy Robason.
During the Grant Thornton board’s December meeting Jack Katz was re-elected as chairman for the fourth successive year.
Eight partnership board members are also to serve the remainder of their term.