RSM US LLP announced on May 14 several new leadership appointments across the firm, aiming to strengthen its ability to serve the changing needs of middle market clients.
The company said these changes are intended to deepen leadership in key areas and improve collaboration as RSM grows alongside its clients. The appointments cover enterprise, assurance, risk management, consulting, financial services, business and professional services, technology, industrials, and real estate sectors.
Kerensa Butler will join as enterprise global leader and work closely with RSM International. Adam Hallemeyer has become chief auditor effective May 1. Valerie Wahl has been appointed partner for enterprise ethics and independence. In consulting roles, Stacy Dow will lead Deal Services; Bjorn Hill will head Business Applications; Thomas Dimino becomes Financial Consulting leader; Ron Beck takes over Managed IT Cloud and Infrastructure; Ross Krusell leads RSM Catamaran; Ana Minter is named consulting leader for AI go-to-market; John Harder becomes transatlantic integration leader; Caitlin Hughes is now consulting operations leader.
In financial services, Jon Waterman was appointed national industry leader while Joe Kaczmarek leads specialty finance. Chris Murphy now heads facility and environmental services as well as workforce solutions in business and professional services. Brendan Joosten will oversee the newly formed telecommunications, media and entertainment sector within technology. Katie Landy becomes national manufacturing sector leader in industrials while Anne Slattery is named national energy sector leader.
For real estate industries, Brandon Maves was appointed national construction and real estate industry leader while Brandon Jones assumes the role of national construction sector leader.
The company said these leaders bring a wide range of experience from within RSM or related industries to their new roles. According to the announcement: “Our unique middle market perspective makes RSM the natural choice for growth-oriented, internationally active organizations seeking relevant insights and tailored, innovative solutions for a complex and changing world.”
Looking ahead, RSM says it aims to continue empowering middle market companies worldwide by leveraging this expanded leadership team.
