PwC US Announces 23 Partner Promotions in San Francisco and Silicon Valley Offices

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Jun 09, 2014, 11:00 ET

SAN FRANCISCO and SAN JOSE, Calif., June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US announced today that 23 professionals based in the Bay Area will be admitted into the firm's partnership, effective July 1, 2014. Of the 23, eight are based in the San Francisco office and 15 are based in San Jose.

"On behalf of the San Francisco market, I am proud to congratulate these individuals on their well-deserved professional achievement of being inducted into the firm's partnership. They demonstrate outstanding leadership in serving our clients and contributing to their communities," said Jim Henry, managing partner for PwC's San Francisco market.

"These appointments validate the firm's ongoing commitment to providing our clients with outstanding leaders who bring the knowledge and experience necessary to meet their ever-changing business needs," said Amity Millhiser, managing partner for PwC's Silicon Valley market. "On behalf of the Silicon Valley office, I am happy to congratulate these exceptional individuals on the significant career milestone they've achieved."

The names of the professionals, their lines of service and specific areas of focus are as follows:

Ro Antao	Advisory Principal	Technology
Jeff Bharkhda	Advisory Partner	Private Equity
Ajay Bhatia	Advisory Principal	Retail & Consumer
Tim Burks	Advisory Principal	Technology
Jean Lee	Advisory Principal	Technology
Jeff Mandler	Advisory Principal	Technology
Rakesh Mehrotra	Advisory Principal	Technology
Michael Whitman	Advisory Principal	Technology
Sam Venugopal	Advisory Principal	Health Industries
Tom Ciccolella	Assurance Partner	Venture Capital
Joe Gallo	Assurance Partner	Retail & Consumer
Ricardo Huereca	Assurance Partner	Technology
Jaime Jones	Assurance Partner	Industrial Products
Phillip Mahere	Assurance Partner	Energy
Graham Poles	Assurance Partner	Pharma/Life Sciences
Witek Sobanski	Assurance Partner	Financial Services
Brandon Sprankle	Assurance Partner	Technology
John Vanosdall	Assurance Partner	National Quality Organization
Justin Denworth	Tax Principal	International Tax Services
Rob Farr	Tax Principal	Private Company Services
Lindsey Newbern	Tax Partner	International Transfer Pricing
Neal Reilly	Tax Principal	Financial Services
Dave Wanis	Tax Principal	Mergers & Acquisitions

The new partners and principals in San Francisco and San Jose are among 180 professionals admitted to the US partnership, representing all PwC service lines. The number includes 69 new partners in Assurance, 49 in Tax, 61 in Advisory and one in Internal Firm Services. The new admissions bring PwC's partnership in the United States to more than 2,850 men and women.

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