Grant Thornton designates 81 individuals as partners, principals and managing directors

Forty-two new partners and principals admitted, 39 promoted to managing director

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton LLP has admitted 42 new partners and principals, and promoted 39 to managing director, effective today.

“Recognizing excellence is critical to our firm’s continued success, and that means empowering those people making a difference with our clients and in their communities. In that spirit, I’m pleased to name these new Grant Thornton partners, principals and managing directors,’” said Bradley Preber, interim CEO of Grant Thornton. “Providing our clients with distinctive service, quality results and innovative thinking is what makes Grant Thornton stand out among professional-services firms, and we’re proud to count these dynamic new leaders as an important part of our team.”

Partners, principals and managing directors excel in helping clients discover innovative solutions to their businesses in an ever-changing environment. They have an extraordinary ability to lead and build relationships with clients and people at all levels of the firm.

By service line, Advisory accounted for the largest number of promotions (43 percent), followed by Tax (28 percent), Audit (25 percent), and internal client services (4 percent).

Name	Title	Service Line	Location
Purav Adiecha	Managing Director	Advisory	New York
Danny Allustiarti	Partner	Audit	San Jose
Glenn Barenbaum	Managing Director	Advisory	Philadelphia
Melissa Black	Partner	Tax	Chicago
Jeremy Blain	Principal	Advisory	San Antonio
Phil Bonanno	Managing Director	Tax	New York
Sharon Campbell	Managing Director	Audit	Melville, N.Y.
Seth Chaikin	Managing Director	Advisory	Overland Park, Kan.
John Cooper	Managing Director	Sales	Kansas City, Mo.
John Coursen	Managing Director	Audit	Fort Lauderdale
Charles Curran	Principal	Advisory	New York
Don Davidson	Managing Director	Advisory	Houston
Mekaela Davis	Managing Director	Advisory	Overland Park, Kan.
Eddie Demosthenes	Partner	Audit	Phoenix
Helen Dixon	Managing Director	Advisory	San Francisco
Duc Duong	Managing Director	Advisory	Washington, D.C.
Adam Erickson	Partner	Audit	Minneapolis
Bob Forchetti	Partner	Audit	Philadelphia
Jim Fortosis	Managing Director	RRLA	Chicago
Laura Frei	Partner	Audit	Dallas
George Geyer	Partner	Audit	Philadelphia
Jeremy Goss	Partner	Audit	New York
Todj Gozdeck	Managing Director	Advisory	Boston
Ryan Gravuer	Managing Director	Tax	Philadelphia
Allison Green	Managing Director	Tax	Dallas
Ben Harder	Principal	Advisory	Seattle
Jon Haugeberg	Partner	Tax	Chicago
Natalie Heinan	Managing Director	Tax	Appleton, Wisc.
Mike Hennessey	Managing Director	Advisory	Charlotte
Kira Hilden-Minton	Managing Director	Audit	Atlanta
Lindsay Hohler	Principal	Advisory	Washington, D.C.
Javier Huertas	Managing Director	Tax	Seattle
Hunter Jackson	Partner	Audit	Charlotte
Carl Kenyon	Partner	Tax	Houston
Hassan Khan	Managing Director	Advisory	New York
Sherry Lam	Managing Director	Tax	Fort Lauderdale
Sondra Leibner	Principal	Advisory	Philadelphia
Don Lippert	Principal	Tax	Chicago
Dan Lynes	Partner	Tax	New York
Brian May	Managing Director	Audit	Charlotte
Patrick McAuley	Partner	Advisory	Charlotte
Brandan McGaughey	Partner	Audit	Houston
Michele Melchior	Managing Director	Tax	Charlotte
Linda Miller	Principal	Advisory	Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Morelli	Principal	Advisory	Philadelphia
Joseph Mulligan	Principal	Advisory	Iselin, N.J.
Scott Nemeroff	Managing Director	Advisory	Washington, D.C.
Dianne Neurauter	Principal	Advisory	Charlotte
Russell Norris	Partner	Tax	Charlotte
Jared Novotny	Partner	Tax	Minneapolis
Bobbi-Jo Pankaj	Managing Director	Advisory	Washington, D.C.
Shalin Pathak	Partner	Audit	Chicago
Zak Pierce	Managing Director	Advisory	Philadelphia
Jason Pizza	Partner	Advisory	Chicago
Howard Polonetsky	Managing Director	Tax	New York
Barrett Popst	Managing Director	Advisory	Dallas
Peter Poulos	Partner	Tax	Chicago
Steven Propester	Partner	Audit	Oklahoma City
Tony Pyka	Managing Director	Tax	Minneapolis
Chad Rheingans	Managing Director	Advisory	Washington, D.C.
Bridget Roche	Managing Director	Tax	Chicago
Liza Rothhammer	Principal	Tax	Denver
Frank Russo	Partner	Tax	New York
Sudhakar Sathiyamurthy	Managing Director	Advisory	Chicago
Robert Schein	Managing Director	Advisory	Denver
Laura Schuetze	Managing Director	Audit	Milwaukee
Chris Sheehy	Partner	Audit	Dallas
Angie Sosa	Partner	Tax	Reno
Jennifer Sowieja	Managing Director	Advisory	Minneapolis
Mark Springer	Principal	Advisory	Iselin, N.J.
Jeffrey Stemmons	Managing Director	Advisory	Austin, Texas
Rachel Stushek	Managing Director	Audit	Washington, D.C.
Aamir Syed	Principal	Advisory	Washington, D.C.
Mary Torretta	Principal	Tax	Washington, D.C.
Bryan Walker	Partner	Advisory	San Francisco
Joanie Walker	Principal	Advisory	Philadelphia
Edward Weaver	Partner	Tax	Chicago
Will Whatton	Principal	Advisory	Houston
Stacey Whitfield	Partner	Audit	Columbia, S.C.
Marjorie Whittaker	Managing Director	Audit	Washington, D.C.
Kaori Yashiro	Managing Director	GTI	Chicago

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