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Rise Up! BDO USA Is Gonna Double Its Offshore Workforce, Mostly in India

[Ed. note: scroll down for assy commentary and screenshots of BDO leadership’s visit to India just days after they laid off a bunch of people in advisory, I need to get this part out of the way first] Financial Times has written about BDO USA’s plan to double its offshore workforce and couched the move […]

BDO USA Will Continue to Be Wayne’s World For the Foreseeable Future

Wayne Berson will be taking pies to the face from BDO USAers for several more years, as he was re-elected last month to his fourth term as Bravo Delta Oscar’s CEO in the U.S. BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s premier accounting and advisory firms, announced the re-election of Wayne Berson as CEO for […]

Wayne Berson Admits He Is Driving Some People Crazy at BDO USA

In a wide-ranging interview with CJ Prince of Chief Executive magazine, BDO USA CEO Wayne Berson used “BDO” and “powerhouse” in the same sentence, said “no one wants to go to the 5th best firm” (you got dissed, RSM US) but “we don’t see ourselves as inferior to the Big Four,” and explained what CLIMB means […]

Those Who Know, Know BDO CEO Wayne Berson Is Back for Another Term

You’d be smiling too if you were Wayne Berson. Wow, what a day at Bravo Delta Oscar! Not only did BDO USA announce that supreme leader and ex-cricket player Wayne Berson was re-elected by partners to a third term as CEO, but the firm achieved another record-setting year of revenue, topping out at $1.64 billion […]

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Here’s Some BDO Partners Getting Pied in the Face

As far as good ol’ fashioned comedy bits go, a pie to the face still holds up well. It won’t get the biggest laugh, but it sure is satisfying to watch. Someone at BDO knew this and put it to work by incorporating it into their campaign to raise donations for National Red Nose Day. […]

BDO Excited to Join Billion-Dollar Firm Club

Hungry Hungry Hippo BDO is still gobbling up accounting firms. Its latest morsel is St. Louis-based Stone Carlie & Company and it will push Bravo Delta Oscar's revenues over $1 billion, according to CEO Wayne Berson: Stone Carlie earns between $13 million and $14 million in annual revenue. BDO ranked 7th on Accounting Today’s 2015 […]

BDO CEO Moving Up in the World

Wayne Berson, only about a year into his new gig as BDO CEO, has been elected Chairman of the global board. That's pretty quick work! Wayne-o says he's looking forward to working "with BDO International CEO, Martin van Roekel, the Global Leadership Team and the rest of the Global Board on growing the BDO Network and […]

BDO Adds a Feather to Its Cap After Landing Exclusive Deal with Offensively Nicknamed Football Team

I can't help but think of this:  Anyway, here are the canned quotes from the principals: "We are thrilled to serve as the exclusive accounting firm of The Washington Redskins," said Wayne Berson, CEO of BDO USA, LLP. "The team's focus on providing a winning experience for fans and business partners complements BDO's commitment to […]

Another Small Accounting Firm Gets to Know BDO

Two weeks after Argy, Wiltse & Robinson climbed aboard Captain Jack's ship, BDO has found a new firm to satisfy its insatiable appetite for small firms. The latest addition is Philadelphia's Asher & Co. and the firm's 100+ partners and employees will join up with Berson & Co. on November 1. Hopefully AWR won't mind that […]

A Little More Shakin’ Goin’ On at BDO

As BDO prepares for a Jack Weisbaum-less existence, there are some final pieces that need put in place. With Wayne Berson becoming CEO, his position as "presiding board member" was up for grabs and Matthew Becker grabbed. In addition to Mr. Becker, Scott Guertin (Boston/Tax) and Joe Johnson (Orange County/Assurance) will join the board for […]

There’s a Bit of Shake-up in the Works at BDO

Last week we heard some interesting news from a reliable source on a shakeup that will impact the regional and leadership structure of BDO. As you know, the next CEO of Bravo Delta Oscar will be Wayne Berson, the current head of assurance for the firm's Atlantic region. As the firm's CEO-elect, he is putting […]

Wayne Berson Will Be the Next CEO of BDO

It was a very quick turn around from the time we learned that the most interesting accounting firm CEO was retiring, to learning the slate of candidates to the announcement of the successor but here we are. Wayne Berson, BDO's Atlantic Assurance leader will be the new CEO effective November 1.  “I am honored and […]