Grant Thornton, an audit, assurance, tax and advisory services firm, has admitted its annual class of new partners and principals and promoted a group of professionals to managing directors.
In total, Grant Thornton Advisors, which provides non-attest services, admitted nine new principals and promoted 22 professionals to managing directors. At the same time, Grant Thornton, which provides attest services, admitted 13 new partners and promoted 12 professionals to managing directors. These appointments and promotions are effective Aug. 1, 2024.
Seth Siegel, CEO of Grant Thornton Advisors, emphasizes that the newly named leaders will serve clients with excellence and propel Grant Thornton forward at a poignant moment for the firm.
“I look forward to this milestone every year because it celebrates those newly promoted and acknowledges the personalized, quality services they provide every day,” Siegel said. “Grant Thornton is approaching our 100th anniversary, and we’re meeting the moment by combining dynamic client services with a singular work environment for our teammates. These talented and diverse new leaders will help fuel this momentum and make Grant Thornton the industry’s platform of choice for our next century — and I congratulate them on their important new roles.”
Of the newly promoted professionals, the largest number (44%) practice in audit and assurance at Grant Thornton, followed by professionals at Grant Thornton Advisors working in the ttax (27%), advisory (20%) and internal services (9%) areas.
Grant Thornton Advisors admitted the following professionals as principals or promoted them to managing directors:
| Name | Title | Area | Market |
| Jason Anderson | Managing Director | Internal Services | Chicago |
| Omri Avdi | Principal | Internal Services | Orange County, Calif. |
| Tracey Baird | Principal | Tax | Houston |
| Monica Bambury | Managing Director | Tax | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Renee Cahill | Managing Director | Tax | Chicago |
| Colin Crawford | Managing Director | Advisory | Philadelphia |
| Fletcher Davidson | Managing Director | Internal Services | Tampa, Fla. |
| Mike Del Medico | Managing Director | Tax | Cleveland |
| Oliver Dennison | Principal | Advisory | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Jeff Eichinger | Managing Director | Tax | Chicago |
| Justin Ferguson | Principal | Tax | Metro D.C. |
| Patrick Foos | Managing Director | Advisory | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Kelly Granado | Managing Director | Tax | Houston |
| Eileen Leyhane | Managing Director | Tax | Detroit |
| Catherine Love | Managing Director | Tax | Boston |
| Katie MacQuivey | Principal | Advisory | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Adam Martinson | Managing Director | Tax | Cleveland |
| Lindsay Miller | Managing Director | Tax | Orange County, Calif. |
| Mani Muthappan | Managing Director | Advisory | Boston |
| Matt Nelson | Principal | Advisory | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Ryan Nodal | Managing Director | Tax | Orange County, Calif. |
| Mark Owens | Managing Director | Advisory | Philadelphia |
| Brian Papsun | Principal | Tax | Philadelphia |
| Leena Patel | Managing Director | Internal Services | Metro D.C. |
| Sam Salha | Managing Director | Advisory | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Diana Schuetz | Managing Director | Internal Services | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Guinevere Seaward Shore | Principal | Tax | Metro D.C. |
| Supreet Singh | Managing Director | Advisory | Houston |
| Peter Stiegler | Managing Director | Advisory | Minneapolis |
| Rick Strasser | Managing Director | Advisory | Metro D.C. |
| Ray Vizza | Principal | Tax | Chicago |
Separately, Grant Thornton admitted the following professionals as partners or promoted them to managing directors:
| Name | Title | Area | Market |
| Alex Banez | Partner | Audit | Los Angeles |
| Sydney Been | Managing Director | Audit | Wichita, Kan. |
| Caryn Blackwell | Partner | Audit | Dallas |
| Denny Childress | Managing Director | Audit | Phoenix |
| Kevin Dawson | Partner | Audit | New York City |
| Eric Elberg | Managing Director | Audit | New York City |
| Adrian Gaffney | Partner | Audit | Tampa, Fla. |
| Pat Grubb | Partner | Audit | Dallas |
| Andrew Herrick | Managing Director | Audit | Phoenix |
| Marcy Johnson | Partner | Audit | Metro D.C. |
| Joe Kilkenny | Partner | Audit | San Francisco |
| Sara Krueger | Partner | Audit | Detroit |
| Peter Ladas | Partner | Audit | Iselin, N.J. |
| Dan Mueller | Partner | Audit | Fort Lauderdale, Fla |
| Ross Ramsour | Partner | Audit | Houston |
| Matthew Rodriguez | Managing Director | Audit | New York City |
| Mike Schmidt | Managing Director | Audit | New York City |
| Laura Schuetze | Partner | Audit | Chicago |
| Sandra Seymore | Managing Director | Audit | Pittsburgh |
| Allison Smith | Managing Director | Audit | Chicago |
| Grant Spannuth | Managing Director | Audit | Denver |
| Destinee Swanson | Managing Director | Audit | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Nate Wandel | Partner | Audit | Chicago |
| David Weber | Managing Director | Audit | Bellevue, Wash. |
| J.B. Yett | Managing Director | Audit | Dallas |
