Duce takes the reins to help drive an organizational purpose to unleash and amplify talent.

Leading advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) appoints Joy Duce as chief people officer, a position key to upholding the firm’s talent-centered purpose and driving organizational excellence.

“Joy is a thoughtful leader with innovative ideas for the future of our people and our firm,” said Chuck Droege, chief operating officer. “As the worldwide landscape of work changes, Joy’s leadership style and background make her perfectly poised to guide us through a watershed moment in our organizational development.”

Duce will oversee the strategy and operations of the firm’s talent attraction, learning and development, and talent management functions. Through the powerful combination of career growth for individuals and sustained growth for business, she will help guide the firm’s purpose to unleash and amplify talent.

“Our talented team members are our X factor,” said Duce. “I’m honored to lead the strategy behind development and support of our remarkable professionals.”

Duce joined Baker Tilly in 2020 as managing director, co-leading the firm’s human resources function and strategy. With experience in both internal- and client-facing environments, she uniquely understands the needs of a professional services organization from an employee and organizational perspective.

Prior to Baker Tilly, Duce was chief operating officer at a large regional talent recruitment organization. Before that, she served as partner-in-charge at a professional services firm where she led a team that delivered human capital management and payroll consulting services to clients.

Duce succeeds Todd Stokes who led Baker Tilly’s people strategy since 2019. Stokes transitioned to a new position as senior advisory partner with special focus on enhancing the development of the firm’s nearly 600 partners.

About Baker Tilly US, LLP (bakertilly.com)

Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a leading advisory CPA firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 148 territories, with 38,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $4.3 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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