Bill.com has named two executives, John Rettig as CFO and Tanya Roberts as VP of corporate marketing. Rettig most recently served as the CFO of digital media company Exponential Interactive were he worked from 2007 until taking the job with Palo Alto, Calif.-based Bill.com.

Ken Crutchfield, who was held executive positions at Thomson Reuters, has joined Bloomberg BNA. Crutchfield has become VP for the Environment, Health & Safety and Software Businesses that includes BNA Software

Winning performances in sports and theater come from having the right talent, and possessing a passion to perform. The same holds true for a CPA practice. Since selecting the best and the brightest employees plays such a critical role in a firm's success, having a smart recruiting strategy in place is a must – and the first step is to improve the scouting and screening process.

Thousands of firms are working through the succession and retirement of senior partners and deciding along the way if they can pull it off internally and stay independent. The single most important factor for success is what we see when we look over our shoulder – is the bench of people there to succeed us? It is that simple but for many firms building that bench has been a daunting task.