Katrina Helmkamp, a retired global CEO, and Harit Talwar, former founder/head and then chairman of Marcus by Goldman Sachs, were appointed as independent directors to the U.S. board of directors at KPMG, New York, succeeding Linda Addison and Janet Wolfenbarger, independent directors who recently completed five-year terms of service. In other firm news, KPMG announced its sponsorship of the Armory HBCU Showcase, aimed at bringing together top track and field programs from dozens of Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country, taking place Jan. 13 in New York City and to be live streamed on Peacock, with KPMG chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer Elena Richards giving the opening remarks. The KPMG US Foundation has also provided a grant of $225,000 to be dispersed over three years to the Armory College Prep Middle School program, which focuses on academic enrichment and assistance with high school planning and applications.
CohnReznick, New York, earned a top score of 100 out of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-24 Corporate Equality Index, the national benchmarking tool measuring policies, practices, and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) employees.
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