New York (HedgeCo.Net) \u2013 McGladrey & Pullen, LLP announced today that it has completed the acquisition of RSM McGladrey, Inc. from H&R Block, Inc., and is returning to a traditional partner-owned CPA firm structure. McGladrey, the fifth largest U.S. assurance, tax and business consulting firm, also named national and regional leaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday marks a significant milestone for McGladrey,\u201d said Joe Adams, managing partner and CEO for McGladrey. \u201cAs a reunited firm, we can effectively and efficiently provide our clients with seamless access to world-class resources to drive their success. Growing organizations \u2014 from owner-managed businesses to public companies and national nonprofits \u2014 have unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the face of new regulations, economic uncertainty and globalization. McGladrey has deep understanding of the issues these organizations face and unparalleled experience to help them reach their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the past 18 months, McGladrey has opened a national tax office in Washington, D.C., realigned its business consulting services, launched a new brand and opened various international service desks to support its domestic clients with international operations and foreign clients looking to expand into the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cMcGladrey is building on a foundation of strength, and we will continue to make significant investments in talent and in our brand,\u201d said Adams. \u201cIn November alone, we hired more than 450 entry-level assurance and tax professionals, and we renewed our sponsorship of The McGladrey Classic \u2013 a PGA TOUR Fall Series event.\u201d<\/p>\n
FIRM LEADERS NAMED<\/strong><\/p>\n Concurrent with its return to a traditional CPA firm structure, McGladrey named a leadership team to oversee its strategy and primary lines of business.<\/p>\n \u201cThe management team includes proven McGladrey leaders such as Mike Kirley, who led the firm\u2019s international growth strategy; Doug Opheim, who led the acquisition financing team; Jim Morton, who introduced operational efficiencies and new technologies into our assurance practice; Jeff Johannesen, who has been instrumental in growing McGladrey\u2019s tax business in the West; and Gary Sturisky, who has built a top-notch consulting practice since joining as its national leader in July 2010,\u201d said Adams.<\/p>\n The national leadership team will be composed of:<\/p>\n In addition to the national leadership team, five regional leaders will oversee the firm\u2019s local markets:<\/p>\n \u201cMcGladrey\u2019s deep technical and industry sector knowledge is spread throughout the firm\u2019s regions, so clients can receive the insights they need when and where they need them,\u201d said Mike Kirley, chief operating officer for McGladrey. \u201cBill, Tom, David, Kevin and Don will lead regional teams to provide clients with a strong \u2018local touch,\u2019 while also taking advantage of our firm\u2019s national and international reach.\u201d<\/p>\n About McGladrey<\/strong> New York (HedgeCo.Net) \u2013 McGladrey & Pullen, LLP announced today that it has completed the acquisition of RSM McGladrey, Inc. from H&R Block, Inc., and is returning to a traditional partner-owned CPA firm structure. McGladrey, the fifth largest U.S. assurance, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hedgeco-networks-press-releases","category-hedgeco-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26320,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26319\/revisions\/26320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\nMcGladrey & Pullen, LLP operates under the McGladrey brand as the fifth largest U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, with nearly 6,500 professionals and associates in more than 70 offices nationwide. McGladrey & Pullen is a licensed CPA firm, and is a member of RSM International, the sixth largest global network of independent accounting, tax and consulting firms. For more information, visit www.mcgladrey.com, join our Facebook fan page at McGladrey News, follow us on Twitter @McGladrey and\/or connect with us on LinkedIn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"