McGladrey Announces New Partners and Managing Directors

Oct. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- MINNEAPOLIS (October 3, 2011) —  RSM McGladrey, Inc., and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, leading providers of assurance, tax and consulting services under the McGladrey brand, recently announced the promotion of 25 employees to partner/managing director roles, effective Oct. 1.

“Our new partners and managing directors have demonstrated the power that comes through deep understanding of our clients’ needs,” said Joe Adams, managing partner and CEO of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP. “These individuals exemplify our firms’ core values of relationships, excellence and integrity every day in their interactions with clients, potential clients and one another. It’s a pleasure to recognize their significant contributions.”

“These outstanding professionals have consistently proven their ability to not only understand our clients’ businesses, aspirations and challenges, but also to develop innovative insights and solutions to help them succeed,” said C.E. Andrews, president of RSM McGladrey. “They know how to pull together the vast capabilities available to them from our 7,000 employees in 80 offices across the country to provide each individual client with the best possible experience.”  

The complete 2011 class of partners and managing directors includes:

Name                         LOB                  Office
Kelly Anderson         Assurance      West Palm Beach
Brett Friedman         Assurance       Ft. Lauderdale
Dan Gaffey                Assurance       Boston
Rob Plutzer               Assurance       New York
Elisa Savva               Assurance       Vienna
Flavio Castillo          Assurance       Chicago
Bob Glazik                Assurance        Schaumburg
Steve Koltun             Assurance        Chicago
Steve Draxler            Assurance        Minneapolis
Brian Hren                Assurance        Duluth
Ben Schultes           Assurance        Minneapolis
Kevin Smith              Assurance        Kansas City
Amanda Strauss     Assurance        Dallas
Joe Kinslow             Consulting        Baltimore
Sudhir Kondisetty   Consulting        Blue Bell
Aaron Donaldson   Consulting        Mason City
Tracy Barwick           Tax                    Orlando
Gene Ferraro            Tax                    New York
Hank Muratovic         Tax                    Stamford
Brian Marrano           Tax                    Schaumburg
Chuck Schultz           Tax                    Chicago
Jim Valderrama        Tax                    Cleveland
Curtis Best                 Tax                    Dallas
Chad Thiel                 Tax                    Irvine
Mike Williams            Tax                    Dallas

About McGladrey
McGladrey is the brand under which RSM McGladrey, Inc., and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, serve clients’ business needs. Together, they rank as the fifth largest U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, with 7,000 professionals and associates in nearly 80 offices. The two firms operate as separate legal entities in an alternative practice structure. McGladrey & Pullen is a licensed CPA firm that provides assurance services. RSM McGladrey is a leading professional services firm providing tax and consulting services. Both firms are members of RSM International, the sixth largest global network of independent accounting, tax and consulting firms. For more information, visit the McGladrey website at http://www.mcgladrey.com, join our Facebook fan page at McGladrey News (http://www.facebook.com/?ref+home#!/McGladreyNews) and/or follow us on Twitter @McGladrey (http://www.twitter.com/mcgladrey ).

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McGladrey is the brand under which RSM McGladrey Inc., and McGladrey & Pullen LLP serve clients’ business needs. Together, they rank as the fifth largest U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, with 7,000 professionals and associates.