Riveron Consulting Expands Leadership Team with Six Key Director Promotions

DALLAS - Jan. 22, 2014 - PRLog -- DALLAS, January 22, 2014— In reaction to a growing demand for the firm’s services, Riveron Consulting has announced it will begin 2014 with the addition of six new directors across three of the firm’s four offices, including Dallas, Chicago and Washington, DC. Riveron specializes in serving private equity funds, firms that are growing through strategic acquisitions and companies seeking to maximize the value of business transactions. The firm was recently named a finalist for M&A Consulting Firm of the Year (http://www.maadvisor.com/page/the-ma-awards) by the M&A Advisor and also was recognized as a recipient of the SMU Cox Schoolof Business Dallas 100™ Entrepreneur Award for Fastest Growing Companies.

Promotions in the Dallas office include Andy Baker, Will Kersch, Caroline Stovall and Lacy Lange. Baker, Kersch and Stovall were prior principals responsible for client service. Mr. Baker’s 11 years of experience includes leadership roles providing accounting and financial services to public and private companies, including due diligence, investigation and restructuring. With more than 17 years of experience in the industry, Ms. Stovall specializes in project management of global public and private company audits reporting under UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP. Kersh has 15 years of experience providing financial and operational strategy and transformational advisory services spanning Fortune 500 to middle-market companies. Lange is being promoted from senior manager to director of operations. In this capacity she will continue to lead recruiting efforts, as well as assist the chief operating officer in executing operational initiatives and strategic business planning.

Justin McCarty is the newest director in the firm’s Chicago office, promoted from principal. His 12 years of experience includes financial due diligence and audit positions, plus leadership roles providing financial consultation services to both domestic/foreign corporate and private equity clients.

Also promoted from principal, David Brink will now serve Riveron’s Washington DC office as business development director. Through his 12 years of investment banking and business development leadership, he has worked with a wide variety of companies in areas of finance, strategy and transaction advisory with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions.

“Riveron’s continued growth and success is attributable to the hard work put forth by each of these individuals. At Riveron our people are our most valuable asset, and their unwavering dedication to our clients and their work makes it a privilege to announce these significant promotions,” Riveron Founder Landon Smith commented. “We are looking forward to a great year under the leadership of our new directors.”

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About Riveron Consulting

Founded in 2003, Riveron is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has additional offices in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Houston. The financial consulting firm specializes in serving a diverse set of middle-market private equity funds and companies growing through acquisitions. Riveron Consulting is not a CPA firm; however, most of Riveron’s principals have Big Four experience. Riveron’s mission is to help clients maximize the value of strategic and financial transactions through buy-side financial due diligence, sell-side services and post-transaction special projects. An intimate understanding of a broad range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail, financial services, technology, energy and many others allows Riveron consultants to go well beyond the mere numbers on a balance sheet or income statement to discover value. For more information, visit www.riveronconsulting.com.