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Professional Services: Making it legal
Continuing a trend of the past several years, mergers and growth continue to be in fashion among law firms. McGuireWoods, the largest firm headquartered in Virginia, has its eye out for new partners, firm Chairman Jon Harmon said in 2023. “I believe the legal industry is consolidating, and that, over time, there’s going to be […]
Professional Services 2023: JULIE SWEET
Sweet has been global CEO of IT services and consulting company Accenture since 2019 and became its chair in 2021. She joined the Fortune Global 500 company in 2010 and previously held roles including CEO of Accenture’s business in North America from 2015 to 2019. Accenture’s fiscal 2022 revenue was $61.6 billion, up 22% from […]
Professional Services 2023: TIMOTHY H. GILLIS
Gillis joined Big Four accounting firm KPMG as a partner in 1998, bringing a wealth of experience as an auditor, lawyer and tax professional for Fortune 500 and mid-market companies in a variety of industries. As the Chesapeake region’s managing partner since 2019, Gillis is responsible for leading market strategy, supervising more than 2,700 employees […]
Professional Services 2023: MICHAEL DONOHUE
Donohue assumed a leadership role at ADP’s Norfolk location in January 2021 after having served as director of procurement and global sourcing from 2016 to 2020. One of Norfolk’s largest private sector employers, with a regional customer service center established there in 2016, ADP offers payroll, human resources and benefits services to more than 1 […]
Professional Services 2023: KEVIN VIROSTEK
Virostek works with some of the fastest growing companies in the Washington, D.C., area, leading 3,500 professionals at Big Four accounting and professional services firm Ernst & Young across assurance, tax consulting and transaction practices. With 2022 global revenue of $45.4 billion and about 365,000 employees worldwide, EY provides a host of assurance, tax advisory, […]
Professional Services 2023: GLORIA BOHAN
In May, Bohan received the 2023 Hall of Fame Cruise Industry Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cruise Lines International Association, the latest of many honors recognizing her work leading one of the largest woman-owned businesses in the Washington, D.C., region. Bohan, who also received a lifetime achievement award from Travel Weekly magazine in 2021, started […]
Professional Services 2023: HORACIO D. ROZANSKI
Rozanski joined the Fortune 500 global management, technology, engineering and consulting firm Booz Allen in 1991 as an intern in Buenos Aires, ultimately rising to CEO in 2015 after holding other leadership positions such as chief operating officer. Booz Allen employs 10,707 people in Virginia and 31,925 worldwide and reported fiscal year 2022 earnings of […]
Professional Services 2023: CASSIE HARTOGS
In May, Hartogs was promoted to managing partner of tax people operations, a position in which she’s responsible for more than 3,800 tax professionals nationwide at professional services company BDO USA, the U.S. member firm of BDO Global, the world’s fifth largest accounting network. Based in McLean, Hartogs previously served as BDO’s Atlantic region managing […]
Professional Services 2023: JOHNNY C. TAYLOR JR.
A lawyer and human resources executive, Taylor has led the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) since 2017. The global professional association has about 400 staff members and represents about 325,000 human resources professionals worldwide, across more than 575 chapters. An expert in workplace topics, Taylor frequently testifies before Congress about issues affecting American workers. [&h[...]
Professional Services 2023: RUTH ‘PAIGE’ CLAY
Clay joined the human resources and operations firm, one of Marsh McLennan’s global businesses, in 2011 and uses her expertise in talent assessment and development, organizational design and strategy creation to serve clients in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas. Prior to working at Mercer, Clay was senior vice president of global human resources for […]
Professional Services | Accounting | Advertising | Consulting 2023: JACOB BLONDIN
Blondin leads competitive retail pricing data provider RetailData, as well as its parent company, RD Holdings, and Intrics, a sister retail intelligence and consulting firm that Blondin launched in 2021. He was appointed CEO in 2020 after seven years with RetailData, previously serving as chief operating officer and vice president of strategic initiatives. In 2021, […]
KPMG names Richmond office managing partner
Wendy Lewis was promoted to managing partner of KPMG LLP’s Richmond office on Aug. 1, overseeing more than 235 employees based there, the New York-based professional services firm announced Wednesday. Lewis, also a partner in KPMG’s audit practice, succeeds Paul Croston, who will retire on Sept. 30 after 33 years with the firm. “I am […]
