National Audit Firm McGladrey & Pullen Welcomes New Partners in Ohio
Tenured tax and business consulting professionals from Northeast and Central Ohio named partners in audit and attest business
CLEVELAND, OH (February 3, 2008) — McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, a leading national CPA firm focused on meeting the audit and attest needs of small and mid-sized companies, has named 11 to partner in Ohio. The newly named McGladrey & Pullen partners have grown their careers in Northeast and Central Ohio. Many already direct significant client relationships as RSM McGladrey managing directors.
McGladrey & Pullen entered the Ohio market in September 2007 to provide small and middle-market companies with enhanced audit and attest accounting services and greater access to national resources and industry talent. McGladrey & Pullen operates nationwide through an alternative practice structure with RSM McGladrey, which has provided comprehensive accounting, tax, and business consulting services in Ohio since 2005.
Together, RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen rank as the fifth largest provider of audit, accounting, tax, and business consulting services in the United States. In Ohio, they combine the benefits of local leadership in Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, and Canton with the expertise of with 8,000 professionals serving clients from 100 offices nationwide.
The newly named partners in Ohio include:
David Andrews
A leader both within RSM McGladrey and the Northeast Ohio community, Mr. Andrews’ 15 years of audit experience has enabled him to be a significant contributor to the success of the firms’ non-profit group. He has extensive experience with audits of colleges and universities, private schools, voluntary health and welfare organizations, and numerous other non-profit entities. He also has experience with clients in the manufacturing and service industries.
Patricia Azallion, Columbus
Ms. Azallion’s career in public accounting spans over 25 years at the national, regional, and local level. Ms. Azallion has significant experience assisting middle market companies with all aspects of audit, financial reporting, merger and acquisition transactions, and tax transactions. Her focus is on manufacturing and wholesale distribution and service.
Tamra Fitzpatrick, Columbus
Ms. Fitzpatrick is experienced in all phases of public accounting including audits of non-profit organizations and addressing the unique issues that relate to tax-exempt entities such as identifying “unrelated business income”. She manages several audit and review engagements and the preparation of complicated tax returns. She also serves on several non-profit boards in various capacities.
Lawrence Hirsh, Cleveland
Mr. Hirsh has an extensive background in tax consulting services primarily serving the real estate industry. His experience has allowed him to be a valuable resource to clients as well as the tax and real estate consulting teams both locally and nationally. He has over 25 years of experience specializing in partnership and individual taxation, transaction structuring, tax credits, and development and delivery of tax strategies to an extensive client base.
Philip Modie
Mr. Modie brings more than 30 years of accounting experience to small-to-large, multi-state industrial clients. . He advises on several complex issues including dealership refinancing, acquisition negotiations, and internal control evaluations and his expertise has played a pivotal role in the growth of that area.
William Petrus, Cleveland and Columbus
Mr. Petrus is the Ohio Assurance leader and a member of the Ohio Leadership team with more than 23 years of experience as a business advisor. He provides attest and consulting services to closely-held businesses in a wide range of manufacturing and service industries. Mr. Petrus has also created a niche attest practice specializing in single and multi-employer employee benefit plans.
Edwin Reif, Cleveland
With more than 30 years of taxation experience with the “big four” accounting firms, Mr. Reif specializes in non-profit organizations. His breadth of experience with colleges and universities, private schools, health care institutions, research organizations, public charities, private foundations, pension plans, and other types of tax-exempt organizations uniquely complements the firms’ non-profit group.
Donna Sciarappa, Cleveland
With 20 years of experience as an accountant and business advisor, Ms. Sciarappa’s role as a managing director of RSM McGladrey’s non-profit group has been instrumental to grow the non-profit practice to encompass more than 250 tax-exempt entities in Ohio. She is actively involved in the community and serves on several boards and finance committees.
Robert Torok, Cleveland
Mr. Torok has extensive expertise in providing opinions in business valuations and areas of litigation support services. He holds accreditation as a CPA/ABV CVA and CFE. He also specializes in securing financing for acquisitions, turnaround management, and strategic planning and has provided a wealth of experience for the firms’ clients in support of the growth of multiple groups.
Thomas Wischmeyer, Cleveland
As a leader in the law firm consulting group with more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Wischmeyer advises firms on a wide range of issues including strategic planning and profit enhancement. He also advises clients on strategic and tax planning and financial reporting in the manufacturing and retail/distribution industries. Mr. Wischmeyer’s broad base of expertise has benefited many clients and fueled the growth of multiple groups.
John Zalick, Akron
With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Zalick leads the Ohio tax group and serves on the Leadership Team. He specializes in developing tax strategies to minimize tax burdens for his clients as well as structuring acquisitions and sales. He also has extensive experience in international tax, estate tax, and charitable giving planning.
“This strong group of partners will help us continue to deliver world-class service to small and middle-market businesses in Ohio,” explained Executive Vice President Don Natenstedt. “In collaboration with our leadership team and staff, our partners will help us continue to foster an environment that provides exceptional professional growth opportunities so RSM McGladrey can continue to be an employer of choice for accounting, business consulting, tax, audit, and attest professionals.”
About RSM McGladrey: RSM McGladrey is a leading professional services firm providing accounting, tax, and business consulting. RSM McGladrey operates in an alternative practice structure with McGladrey & Pullen LLP, a partner-owned CPA firm that delivers audit and attest services. Through separate and independent legal entities, they work together to serve clients’ business needs. Together, the companies rank as the fifth largest U.S. provider of accounting, tax, and business consulting services (source: Accounting Today), with 8,000 professionals and associates in nearly 100 offices. RSM McGladrey Inc. and McGladrey & Pullen LLP are member firms of RSM International, an affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms.
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