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CROWE APPOINTS SCIENCE OFFICER

Justin Bass, Crowe HorwathCrowe Horwath (to be renamed Crowe next week) has promoted Justin Bass, previously head data scientist, to become the accounting firm's first chief data science officer. The Chicago-based organized says the new data science business unit has more than 20 data scientists.

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MYOB CANCELS RECKON DEAL

Clive Rabie, Reckon GroupAustralia software vendor MYOB Croup has terminated its planned purchased of the Accountant Practice Management operations of Reckon. With regulatory approval lagging in Australia and New Zealand, MYOB exercised its right to cancel the deal on May 31 after the passing of six months to satisfy conditions of the sale.

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ROOTOCK HIRES WARD AS SALES VP

Tom Ward, RootstockRootstock, which markets specialized ERP software, has hired Tom Ward as SVP of sales. The move follows a series of executive hires this year and is a homecoming for Ward who was regional VP of sales for Rootstock from August 2014 through December 2015.

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AVALARA NAMES CTO

Danny Fields, Avalara Avalara has named Danny Fields as EVP of engineering and chief technology officer. Fields fills the vacancy left by the departure of Peter Harodan in January. He was most recently SVP of engineering and chief software development officer at MobileIron from February 2016 until taking the new job.

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XERO MAKES INTERNATIONAL MOVES

Colin Timmis, Xexo Xexo is continuing its expansion in the English-speaking world, moving into Canada and naming its first South Africa country manager. The New Zealand-based cloud software company officially moved north of the border in May with roadshows in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.

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MYOB STARTS 'DEVELOPHER’ PROGRAM

Tim Reed, MYOB MYOB has initiated the “developher” program, which is designed to increase the number of women in technical roles. The Australia-based software company provides successful candidates with paid, full-time internships.

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SHEA BUYS TGO CONSULTING

Tracey Crane-Whitehouse, TGO ConsultingShea Solutions has acquired 30-year-old TGO Consulting. Toronto, Ont.-based TGO sells Dynamics AX, GP and 365. Terms were not disclosed. Based in Mississauga, Ont., Shea,  a global systems integrator which carries Dynamics AX and Syspro,  has been expanding globally in the Dynamics market.

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RKL NABS AVIDX AWARD

Joe Noll, RKL eSolutions RKL eSolutions has been named AvidXchange Partner of the Year. It is the first time, AvidX, which markets cloud-based accounts payable and payments systems, had handed out the award.

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BLACKBAUD NAMES MANAGED SERVICES GM

Susan Connors, Blackbaud Blackbaud has named Susan Connors president and general manager of its managed services business. Connors had served as VP of the unit starting in September 2016.  

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EXACT POINTS SYNERGY AT QB CHANNEL

Mario Nowogrodzki, Mendelson Consulting Exact has signed QuickBooks VAR Mendelson Consulting as a reseller of its Synergy CRM program. The company says Mendelson Consulting will introduce and share “Exact Synergy within the Intuit QuickBooks community.”

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