Top seven accounting firm Grant Thornton admitted its annual class of new partners and principals and promoted a group of professionals to managing directors, effective Aug. 1.
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, which provides non-attest services, admitted nine new principals and promoted 22 professionals to managing directors, while Grant Thornton LLP, which provides attest services, admitted 13 new partners and promoted 12 professionals to managing directors.
The firm now operates as an alternative practice structure—allowing Grant Thornton to comply with securities laws prohibiting conflicts of interest that could impair the objectivity of its auditors—following a significant private equity investment from New Mountain Capital. That deal closed on May 31.
Of the newly promoted professionals, the largest number (44%) practice in audit and assurance at Grant Thornton LLP, followed by professionals at Grant Thornton Advisors working in the tax (27%), advisory (20%) and internal services (9%) areas.
Grant Thornton Advisors admitted the following professionals as principals or promoted them to managing directors:
| Name | Title | Area | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Anderson | Managing Director | Internal Services | Chicago |
| Omri Avdi | Principal | Internal Services | Orange County, Calif. |
| Tracey Baird | Principal | Tax | Houston |
| Monica Bambury | Managing Director | Tax | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Renee Cahill | Managing Director | Tax | Chicago |
| Colin Crawford | Managing Director | Advisory | Philadelphia |
| Fletcher Davidson | Managing Director | Internal Services | Tampa, Fla. |
| Mike Del Medico | Managing Director | Tax | Cleveland |
| Oliver Dennison | Principal | Advisory | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Jeff Eichinger | Managing Director | Tax | Chicago |
| Justin Ferguson | Principal | Tax | Metro D.C. |
| Patrick Foos | Managing Director | Advisory | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Kelly Granado | Managing Director | Tax | Houston |
| Eileen Leyhane | Managing Director | Tax | Detroit |
| Catherine Love | Managing Director | Tax | Boston |
| Katie MacQuivey | Principal | Advisory | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Adam Martinson | Managing Director | Tax | Cleveland |
| Lindsay Miller | Managing Director | Tax | Orange County, Calif. |
| Mani Muthappan | Managing Director | Advisory | Boston |
| Matt Nelson | Principal | Advisory | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Ryan Nodal | Managing Director | Tax | Orange County, Calif. |
| Mark Owens | Managing Director | Advisory | Philadelphia |
| Brian Papsun | Principal | Tax | Philadelphia |
| Leena Patel | Managing Director | Internal Services | Metro D.C. |
| Sam Salha | Managing Director | Advisory | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Diana Schuetz | Managing Director | Internal Services | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Guinevere Seaward Shore | Principal | Tax | Metro D.C. |
| Supreet Singh | Managing Director | Advisory | Houston |
| Peter Stiegler | Managing Director | Advisory | Minneapolis |
| Rick Strasser | Managing Director | Advisory | Metro D.C. |
| Ray Vizza | Principal | Tax | Chicago |
Here are the new partners and managing directors at Grant Thornton LLP:
| Name | Title | Area | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Banez | Partner | Audit | Los Angeles |
| Sydney Been | Managing Director | Audit | Wichita, Kan. |
| Caryn Blackwell | Partner | Audit | Dallas |
| Denny Childress | Managing Director | Audit | Phoenix |
| Kevin Dawson | Partner | Audit | New York City |
| Eric Elberg | Managing Director | Audit | New York City |
| Adrian Gaffney | Partner | Audit | Tampa, Fla. |
| Pat Grubb | Partner | Audit | Dallas |
| Andrew Herrick | Managing Director | Audit | Phoenix |
| Marcy Johnson | Partner | Audit | Metro D.C. |
| Joe Kilkenny | Partner | Audit | San Francisco |
| Sara Krueger | Partner | Audit | Detroit |
| Peter Ladas | Partner | Audit | Iselin, N.J. |
| Dan Mueller | Partner | Audit | Fort Lauderdale, Fla |
| Ross Ramsour | Partner | Audit | Houston |
| Matthew Rodriguez | Managing Director | Audit | New York City |
| Mike Schmidt | Managing Director | Audit | New York City |
| Laura Schuetze | Partner | Audit | Chicago |
| Sandra Seymore | Managing Director | Audit | Pittsburgh |
| Allison Smith | Managing Director | Audit | Chicago |
| Grant Spannuth | Managing Director | Audit | Denver |
| Destinee Swanson | Managing Director | Audit | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Nate Wandel | Partner | Audit | Chicago |
| David Weber | Managing Director | Audit | Bellevue, Wash. |
| J.B. Yett | Managing Director | Audit | Dallas |
“I look forward to this milestone every year because it celebrates those newly promoted and acknowledges the personalized, quality services they provide every day,” Seth Siegel, CEO of Grant Thornton Advisors, said in a statement. “Grant Thornton is approaching our 100th anniversary, and we’re meeting the moment by combining dynamic client services with a singular work environment for our teammates. These talented and diverse new leaders will help fuel this momentum and make Grant Thornton the industry’s platform of choice for our next century—and I congratulate them on their important new roles.”
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