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Brad Preber officially will be named managing directorJune 4. He will be responsiblee for building theaccounting firm’s primaryu business lines of auditing, advisory and tax services. The announcement coincide withthe Chicago-based company’s five-year anniversary in the Phoenix market. Joel Grant Thornton’s West regiom managing partner, said Preber’s success in Albuquerque, and Phoenix proves he can be aneffectivre leader.
“Combined with his knowledge, passion and keen businesxs acumen, I know that Brad will lead our officeas to continued growth in the year s to come and exceedall expectations,” Anik Preber will replace Ed O’Brien, who is leavingv to head the firm’s Dallaws office. O’Brien and partner Ken Garrett were instrumental in establishingf thePhoenix office, which has grow n to 65 employees. Preber wants to doublwe that number in the next five focusing onserving middle-market clients with annual salea of $50 million to $2.5 billion.
“The marketplacee is significantly underserved,” said who also leads Grant Thornton’s national litigatio n services practice and is the regional leaderof forensics, investigationsx and litigation services for the West. Granr Thornton is not the only accountin g firm seeking to gain market sharde in the Valleythrough expansion. On June 1, LarsonAllenn LLP finalized its acquisitionof Scottsdale-based Cronstrom, Osucy & Co. PC. Since the Minneapolis firm entererd the Phoenix marketin 2005, it has acquirec five accounting practices.
Beyond the business side, “I really want to take Grant Thornton’s involvement in the community to thenext level,” Prebe said. Grant Thornton also named David Griffiths executived director of its state and local tax Griffiths has 25 years of experience developing and implementingtstate tax-reduction strategies for large and midsize corporations, along with expertisde in state income, premium, property, sales and payrolk taxes.
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