Todd Stokes (pictured), partner at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Chicago, was appointed to lead the firm’s people strategy. Stokes most recently served as managing partner for the D.C. market, and will be succeeded by Monica Modi Dalwadi.

Lou Brothers was hired as a principal for IT due diligence in the national transaction advisory services practice at RSM, Chicago.

Brad Preber, national managing partner of business risk services and chairman of the partnership board at Grant Thornton, Chicago, was named to Consulting magazine’s 2019 Top 25 Consultants list.