Grant Thornton Doles Out a Record Number of PPMD Promotions

Grant Thornton has promoted 26 to partner, 12 to principal, and 58 to managing director—the largest class of new PPMDs in the firm’s history.

The 96 total promotees in the class of 2022 surpasses the 87 in the class of 2021 (35 new partners, 11 new principals, and 41 new managing directors), which at the time was a record for Grant Thornton.

By service line, advisory accounts for the largest number of promotions (46%), followed by audit (30%), tax (20%), and internal services (4%).

Here is the list of people at Grant Thornton who will need new business cards made:

Name	Title	Service Line	Location
Sameer Abdulsattar	Managing Director	Advisory	New York
Jennifer Ardrey	Principal	Tax	Chicago
Glenn Barenbaum	Partner	Advisory	Philadelphia
Kevin Barth	Managing Director	Advisory	Philadelphia
Tamara Bienert	Partner	Audit	Metro D.C.
Ashley Bloomer	Managing Director	Audit	St. Louis
Aaron Borden	Partner	Tax	Dallas
Kelly Bugg	Managing Director	Tax	Baltimore
Dan Carroll	Managing Director	Tax	Downers Grove, IL
Philip Christy	Managing Director	Advisory	Houston
Juan Cruz	Managing Director	Audit	Charlotte
Stephen Dagnell	Partner	Audit	Melville, NY
Craig Davied	Managing Director	Advisory	Kansas City, MO
Michael Day	Partner	Audit	Houston
Jentre Deibler	Managing Director	Audit	Baltimore
James DePalma	Managing Director	Advisory	New York
Shweta Desai*	Partner	Audit	San Francisco
Jon Dittrich	Managing Director	Tax	Cleveland
Elie Doft	Managing Director	Advisory	Hartford, CT
Eric Downey	Managing Director	Advisory	Atlanta
Nathan Ellis	Partner	Audit	Boston
Catie Ely	Managing Director	Tax	Dallas
Jim Fortosis	Principal	ICS	Chicago
Alice Galaz	Partner	Audit	Dallas
Partho Ghatak	Managing Director	ICS	Downers Grove, IL
Dan Grayzel	Managing Director	Advisory	New York
Max Geier	Partner	Advisory	Los Angeles
Richard Gutierrez	Managing Director	Tax	Orange County, CA
Greg Haberer	Managing Director	Advisory	Denver
Lisa Heacock	Partner	Advisory	Los Angeles
Michael Hennessey	Principal	Advisory	Charlotte
Rebecca Hickman	Partner	Audit	Atlanta
Michael Hoover	Managing Director	ICS	Atlanta
John Howell	Principal	Advisory	Charlotte
Matthew Hughes	Partner	Audit	Charlotte
Ann Huynh	Managing Director	Advisory	Houston
Lauren Jansen	Managing Director	Tax	Chicago
Michael Joseph	Principal	Advisory	Los Angeles
Zehra Khan	Managing Director	Audit	Tulsa, OK
Matthew King	Managing Director	Tax	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Konstantinos Kourakis	Principal	Advisory	Philadelphia
Tim Krinke	Managing Director	Advisory	Minneapolis
Christian Lant	Managing Director	Advisory	Los Angeles
Matthew Lavery	Principal	Advisory	Kansas City, MO
Matthew Lerner	Principal	Advisory	Iselin, NJ
Teresa Lin	Partner	Advisory	Dallas
Danilsa Lopez*	Partner	Audit	New York
Katie MacQuivey	Managing Director	Advisory	Bellevue, WA
Scott Maynard	Managing Director	Tax	Orange County, CA
Dominic Mills	Partner	Audit	San Jose
Lisa McClure	Managing Director	ICS	San Francisco
Sean McErlean	Managing Director	Advisory	Philadelphia
Nick Moore	Managing Director	Audit	Dallas
Kevin Morris	Managing Director	Audit	Melville, NY
Nick Morteo	Managing Director	Advisory	Boston
Chris Morton	Managing Director	Audit	Philadelphia
Shawn Mostal	Partner	Audit	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Kristin Neilson	Managing Director	Audit	Bellevue, WA
Jason Nelson	Partner	Tax	Minneapolis
Matt Nelson	Managing Director	Advisory	Charlotte
Luke Nestler	Managing Director	Tax	Phoenix
Chris Oatis	Partner	Tax	Orlando
Jennifer Perko	Partner	Audit	Chicago
Carrie Phillips	Managing Director	Advisory	Dallas
Mark Pociask	Managing Director	Tax	Chicago
Cameron Potter	Managing Director	Audit	Jacksonville, FL
Cecille Publico	Managing Director	Audit	Iselin, NJ
Katie Quinn*	Partner	Audit	Philadelphia
Vikrant Rai	Managing Director	Advisory	Iselin, NJ
Sanjiv Raman	Managing Director	Advisory	Philadelphia
Joe Ranzau	Managing Director	Advisory	Austin, TX
Vivek Rodrigues	Managing Director	Advisory	New York
Melissa Ruiz	Managing Director	Tax	Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Vic Sandhu	Managing Director	Advisory	San Francisco
Chris Saracco	Managing Director	Advisory	Chicago
Sudhakar Sathiyamurthy	Principal	Advisory	Chicago
Luann Serafin	Managing Director	Advisory	Metro D.C.
Hiral Shah	Managing Director	Advisory	Dallas
Don Sheehan	Managing Director	Advisory	Metro D.C.
Grant Smith*	Managing Director	Tax	New York
Christopher Summer	Partner	Tax	Charlotte
John Summerlin	Managing Director	Advisory	Atlanta
Itin Taneja	Managing Director	Audit	Metro D.C.
Ahmed Tantawy	Partner	Advisory	San Jose
Zac Taylor	Principal	Advisory	Dallas
Nathan Tyler	Principal	Tax	Boston
Gokhan Tumel	Managing Director	Advisory	Metro D.C.
Brandon Vaughn	Partner	Audit	Charlotte
Daniel Voogt	Partner	Audit	Chicago
Megan Walters	Managing Director	Advisory	Atlanta
Carolyn Warger	Partner	Audit	Boston
Cindy Williams	Managing Director	Audit	Metro D.C.
Jeffrey Witmyer	Principal	Advisory	Philadelphia
Galen Wolford	Managing Director	Tax	San Francisco
Natalie Wood	Managing Director	Audit	Dallas
Eric Young	Partner	Advisory	Dallas

*Promoted earlier in 2022 with approval from Grant Thornton leadership.

New Grant Thornton CEO Seth Siegel said these leaders embody the firm’s ongoing commitment to culture, quality, and superior client service.

“All of these talented professionals are advancing our firm, and they consistently deliver on our promise to make business more personal and build trust into every result,” he said. “The breadth of their experience is impressive, and just as important, they have demonstrated time and again a knack for going beyond expectations for the many organizations we serve. As our firm continues to grow, all of these leaders will be instrumental in helping Grant Thornton reach new heights.”

The promotions went into effect on Aug. 1.