Promotion Watch ’20: Grant Thornton Admits 30 New Partners and Principals
Grant Thornton unveiled its 66 newest partners, principals, and managing directors on Thursday, and if we just take a look at the latest class of partners and principals, the number of purple roses that were handed out was a lot less than in previous years. Thanks, Rona. The group of 30 new partners and principals […]
Promotion Watch ’20: PwC Admits 232 New Partners and Principals
Today is Promotion Day at PwC, a day to celebrate all those PwCers who earned their new stripes and stepped up in rank, including the firm’s newest class of 128 partners and 104 principals. This year’s class of 232 partners and principals isn’t as robust as the previous two years, but it’s the third largest […]
Promotion Watch ’20: A Dozen Grant Thornton Partners Have New Titles to Show Off On LinkedIn
These are your new Grant Thornton office managing partners: Brett Beightol, Orange County, CA, succeeds Alan Herrmann on Aug. 1. Hermann was promoted to lead Grant Thornton’s West region tax practice in 2019. Mike Desmond, Charlotte, NC, succeeds Dave Wedding who is retiring on July 31. David Gifford, Phoenix, succeeds Tim Zingraf on Aug. 1. […]
Promotion Watch ’19: Let’s Congratulate Deloitte’s 386 New PPMDs for FY 2020
It’s been quite a while since we’ve done a post on new partner promotions at Deloitte, so we wanted to give some kudos to not only the 65 new partners in the class of 2020, but also the 236 managing directors and 85 principals who were recognized by Ucuzoglu & Co. for a job well […]
Promotion Watch ’19: PwC Admits 249 New Partners and Principals
The most prestigiest firm in all the land unveiled its 2019 class of new partners and principals on May 31, and it’s another big one: I am thrilled to welcome 249 new partners to our @PwCUS family! These leaders have led by example and I'm excited to see what the future holds for them and […]
Promotion Watch ’19: Eide Bailly Admits 20 New Partners and Principals
We recently saw on Accounting Today got a press release from the folks at Eide Bailly that on May 1, 20 EBers were anointed new partners and principals. For those keeping score at home, there are 16 newly minted partners and four new principals in the class of 2019. “This incoming group of partners and […]
DHG Poaches Someone From EY and Issues a Press Release, Part I
Whoa, look at Dixon Hughes Goodman, picking off a transfer pricing executive from EY. And he’s a former KPMGer. And he used to be an auditor at the IRS. Dixon Hughes Goodman, a U.S. top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Samit Shah has joined the firm as a Principal in the […]
Grant Thornton Poaches Someone From KPMG and Issues a Press Release, Part II
In the comment section of an article we posted on May 10 about a managing director and a partner recently fleeing KPMG to join Grant Thornton’s Corporate Value Consulting practice, we got a tip that the Purple Rose of Chicago recently poached KPMG again—Candice Turner left the HoK to join GT as a principal in […]
KPMG Poaches Someone From Grant Thornton and Issues a Press Release, Parts I and II
We here at GC HQ love a good poaching, especially when it involves two of the top six firms in the U.S. So we were happy to see this press release from KPMG come across our virtual desk this morning: Mark Rems has joined KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, as a principal […]
Crowe Admits 24 New Partners and Principals
No, the amount of new partners and principals elected by Crowe LLP wasn’t 26—the number worn by former Nashville Predators rugged left winger Phil Crowe. But the firm will be giving 24 professionals a seat at the big kids’ table come April 1, 2019. The 2019 new partner and principal class at the top 10 […]
Promotion Watch ’12: Deloitte Partners and Principals
Yes, 162 lucky boys and girls have earned their partner badges, according to an email that a tipster sent us. It's a crowning achievement after many long nights, arguments with spouse, and New Year's resolutions to shed the weight gained last busy season. Memo to ambitious youngsters: this is what it takes. Here are some […]