Joe Ucuzoglu Ascends the Throne of Deloitte Global, Maybe Someone Will Care This Time
Deloitte announced today that the man with the hardest to spell last name in accounting Joe Ucuzoglu will be taking over for Punit Renjen as Deloitte Global CEO. Yes, there’s a press release: The Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) Board today announced the selection of Joe Ucuzoglu as Deloitte Global CEO, subject to a […]
RSM US Names Successor to CEO Joe Adams
[Updated with official announcement from RSM US below.] A tipster just informed us that RSM US announced this morning that Brian Becker, the firm’s national consulting leader, will succeed Joe Adams as RSM managing partner and CEO effective Aug. 31, 2022. As national consulting leader, a role he has held since April 2017, Becker leads […]
KPMG Selects Paul Knopp to Succeed Lynne Doughtie as U.S. Chairman and CEO
KPMG announced this afternoon that Paul Knopp will become the new U.S. chairman and CEO and Laura Newinski the new deputy chair of the firm on July 1. Both will serve five-year terms. KPMG partners gave their blessing to the promotions in a vote completed yesterday. Knopp and Newinski seem pretty happy with the outcome […]
It’s Now Official: Grant Thornton Has Elected Brad Preber as CEO
UPDATE: Nice work, tipsters. Grant Thornton released the following press release today confirming the story we broke yesterday (see below line break): The Partnership Board at Grant Thornton LLP announced that Bradley J. Preber will serve as the firm’s CEO. The board appointed Preber to the role following a comprehensive search process, and the firm’s partners and […]
CohnReznick Will Have a New CEO In 2020
Ch-ch-changes are coming at the top of CohnReznick, as partners at the top 15 accounting firm this week elected David Kessler as CEO, effective Feb. 1, 2020. Kessler will succeed Frank Longobardi, who has been CEO since October 2015. Longobardi will remain at the firm until he reaches CohnReznick’s mandatory retirement age in January 2021, […]
Ernst & Young CEO-elect Mark Weinberger’s Mom Just *Knew* He Was Going to Make Something of Himself
Moms. God love 'em. Where would we be if they hadn't sat up on the couch waiting for us to get home, wondering if we had been involved in some fiery car crash when we were, in fact, in backseat of the car that was perfectly still, fumbling with those damn hooks. We'd all be […]