Grant Thornton admits 50 new partners and principals to the firm

Twenty-nine professionals promoted to managing director

CHICAGO--()--Grant Thornton LLP admitted 50 new partners and principals to the firm, effective Aug. 1. These partners and principals are based throughout the firm’s offices across the country. In addition, the firm has promoted 29 professionals to managing director.

Partners and principals admitted to the firm are thought leaders upon whom Grant Thornton relies to help clients achieve smart, quality growth in all aspects of their businesses. Through unparalleled access and attention, these professionals exhibit an extraordinary ability to build deep relationships in order to understand and meet the needs of dynamic growth organizations and industries.

Managing directors are the highest-level employee position in the firm and are important members of the firm’s leadership team.

“Our partners, principals and managing directors have consistently demonstrated long-term leadership in both the profession and their communities, and they have provided tremendous value to our clients, as well as to our firm,” said J. Michael McGuire, chief executive officer of Grant Thornton. “These promotions highlight Grant Thornton’s commitment to building a healthy, high-performance culture, which goes hand in hand with supporting the career development of our leaders at all levels across the firm.”

New Partners/Principals

Name

 

Title

 

City

Claudia Alonso   Professional Standards Partner   New York
Corey Bazylinski   Business Advisory Services Principal   Boston
Kevin Bennett   Forensic and Valuation Services Principal   Minneapolis
Michael Boenzi   Corporate Strategic Federal Tax Services Partner   Chicago
Anthony Bonaguro   Audit Partner   Chicago
Jeff Borghino   Tax Partner   Washington, D.C.
Mark Bottom   Audit Partner   Los Angeles
Julie Brady   Tax Partner   Chicago
Vern Butler   Global Public Sector Advisory Principal   Alexandria
Gene Cahill   Forensic and Valuation Services Partner   Chicago
Michael Colagiovanni  

Tax Partner

  Cleveland
Katina Curtis   Audit Partner   Salt Lake City
Russ Daniel   Tax Partner   Charlotte
Greg Davis   Technology Solutions Advisory Principal   Overland Park
Julie Dee   Tax Partner   Chicago
TaMiya Dickerson   Business Advisory Services Partner   Los Angeles
Anna Dourdourekas   Professional Standards Partner   Oakbrook Terrace
Nathan Dreyfus   Business Advisory Services Principal   San Francisco
Lee Driver   Tax Partner   Kansas City
Michael Eastmond   Audit Partner   Oklahoma City
Rohit Elhance   Professional Standards Partner   Washington, D.C.
Katie Erkkila   Professional Standards Partner   Chicago
Angela Garcia-Lopez   Audit Partner   San Francisco
Jeffery Gellman   Audit Partner   New York
Katie Goeman   Audit Partner   Minneapolis
Joshua Harms   Tax Partner   Seattle
Nicole Julius   Business Advisory Services Partner   Kansas City
Erin Lentz   Forensic and Valuation Services Partner   Charlotte
Rob Levin   Corporate Strategic Federal Tax Services Partner   Atlanta
Maria Manasses   Professional Standards Partner   Chicago
Matthew McCleary   Audit Partner   Raleigh
Kunjan Mehta   Audit Partner   New York
Alison Milhous   Audit Partner   San Diego
Tariq Mirza   Advisory Services Principal   Alexandria
Jeff Pajauskas   Audit Partner   Chicago
Rina Parikh   Audit Partner   Dallas
Josh Pittman   Audit Partner   Charlotte
Lydia Radnik   Audit Partner   Dallas
Brian Reynolds   Global Public Sector Advisory Principal   Alexandria
Alex Rhodes   Audit Partner   Fort Lauderdale
David Rohlmeier   Tax Principal   Dallas
John Stilwell   Technology Solutions Advisory Principal   Overland Park
Mike Sullivan   Transaction Advisory Services Partner   New York
Jonathan Thompson   Audit Partner   Fort Lauderdale
Matt Unterman   Business Advisory Services Principal   New York
Anden Utzinger   Audit Partner   Hartford
Meredith Vogel   Audit Partner   Chicago
Greg Wallig   Global Public Sector Advisory Principal   Alexandria
Lorraine White   Tax Partner   Philadelphia
Zeljko Zelic   Audit Partner   Seattle
   

New Managing Directors

Name

 

Title

 

City

Candice Bassell   Forensic and Valuation Services Managing Director   Seattle
Charles Blank   Forensic and Valuation Services Managing Director   New York
Ryan Coleman   Corporate Strategic Federal Tax Services Managing Director   Philadelphia
Brian Davey   Corporate Tax Managing Director   New York
Michael Davis   Audit Managing Director   Baltimore
Christopher DeMartini   Audit Managing Director   Stamford
Greg Fairbanks   Tax Managing Director   Washington, D.C.
Rebekah Feather   Corporate Strategic Federal Tax Services Managing Director   Dallas
Glenn Fisher   Tax Managing Director   Fort Lauderdale
Rono Ghosh   International Tax Managing Director   Boston
Scott Hamilton   Corporate Strategic Federal Tax Services Managing Director   Los Angeles
Armand Hensen   Business Advisory Services Managing Director   Melville
Eric Johnson   International Tax Managing Director   Cincinnati
Keith Klemowits   Forensic and Valuation Services Managing Director   Houston
Ted Kolman   Tax Managing Director   Schaumburg
Mark Lastner   Business Advisory Services Managing Director   Philadelphia
Johnny Lee   Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Services Managing Director   New York
Adam Lehmann   Tax Managing Director   Hartford
Geoffrey Luiz   Global Public Sector Managing Director   Alexandria
Kathleen McLaughlin   Audit Managing Director   Philadelphia
Amit Mohla   Audit Managing Director   Baltimore
Rob Putzier   Tax Managing Director   Irvine
Debbie Rollins   Audit Managing Director   Dallas
Greg Rosser   Tax Managing Director   Houston
Karl Seemer   Tax Managing Director   New York
Rob Tague   Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Services Managing Director   Chicago
Scott Thompsett   Tax Managing Director   Melville
Joel Waterfield   Tax Managing Director   McLean
Ben Wilner   Forensic and Valuation Services Managing Director   Chicago
   

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Contacts

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Contacts

Grant Thornton LLP
Liz Mannebach
T 312.602.8808
E liz.mannebach@us.gt.com