Crowe Horwath LLP elects one partner and five directors

CHICAGO, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., recently named a managing partner of Manufacturing and Distribution (M&D) services, as well as elected one new partner and five new directors in the following lines of business:

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Managing Partner

Doug Schrock was named managing partner of the M&D group. Based in the Crowe New York office, Schrock's experience includes working with hundreds of manufacturers and distributors with revenue ranging from $10 million to $80 billion. He is a frequent speaker to groups such as Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), PE Operating Partners Network and the M&A Leadership Council. Schrock has written articles for CFO magazine, Mergers and Acquisitions magazine, IndustryWeek and Harvard Business Review. He joined Crowe in 1991 as an industrial engineering graduate from Purdue University. 

Partner

Joe Macina joined Crowe as a partner in Audit services in the New York office. Macina has more than 18 years of experience serving public and private entities, providing them with audit, review, attestation and advisory services. He was previously a partner with KPMG. Macina graduated from St. John's University with a degree in Accountancy.

Directors

• Tom DeMetrovich, Tax (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas)
• Sean Duffy, Tax (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
• Steve Lalor, Tax (New York)
• Duane Lisowski, Performance Consulting (Chicago)
• Andrew Schweik, Risk Consulting (Oak Brook, Ill.)

About Crowe Horwath
Crowe Horwath LLP (www.crowehorwath.com) is one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States. Under its core purpose of "Building Value with Values^®," Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities, while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. With offices coast to coast and 2,600 personnel, Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Horwath International, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world, consisting of more than 150 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 100 countries around the world.

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