DETROIT, June 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US announced today that five professionals from its Greater Michigan Market will be admitted into the firm's partnership, effective July 1, 2014.
Luke Cherveny will be admitted as a partner in the firm's tax practice. He brings more than 14 years of experience helping clients resolve complex tax and accounting issues and assisting in improving tax function processes. Cherveny's experience also includes his role in PwC's National Assurance Office and the firm's National Tax Accounting Services/International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)-Tax practices where he contributed to a number of PwC's thought leadership efforts including topics related to IFRS and uncertain tax positions. A graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Cherveny is a licensed CPA in Michigan and Illinois.
Justin Cook will be admitted as a principal in the firm's advisory practice. Cook brings more than 17 years of experience advising large, multinational clients in making substantive improvements in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), capital and revenue performance while focusing on operations due diligence, carve-out services and post-deal value capture in acquisitions. His consulting project experience spans globally and includes industries such as automotive, pharmaceutical, publishing, chemicals, mining, integrated steel mills and electronics. He holds a bachelor's degree in Japanese language and literature and an MBA from the University of Utah.
Dennis Curtis will be admitted as a partner in the firm's risk assurance practice. Curtis brings more than 15 years of experience in auditing, information technology, and business risk management, and internal control consulting. His experience includes helping clients with the application of Sarbanes-Oxley, internal auditing, internal controls, governance, regulatory compliance, third party reporting, information systems controls design, implementation and evaluation. Curtis is a CPA licensed in Michigan, Maryland and Missouri and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees of accountancy from the University of Missouri.
Sebastian (Seb) de Meel will be admitted as principal in the firm's advisory practice, focusing on the industrial manufacturing sector. De Meel has over 13 years of experience in strategic supply chain management, operations and strategy consulting, and supply chain and operations transformations. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Western Ontario, and holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Eric Schwartz will be admitted as a partner in the firm's assurance practice. He brings more than 16 years of experience advising large multinational companies in the consumer and industrial products sectors. He has helped clients resolve complex accounting and auditing issues and identify internal control improvements. Schwartz is a member of PwC's Chief Auditor organization, which serves as a regional resource for engagement on matters involving audit methodology and policy changes. A CPA licensed in Michigan, Illinois and Texas, Schwartz holds his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame.
"On behalf of the Greater Michigan market, I want to congratulate these exceptional individuals on this significant milestone in their careers. They have demonstrated outstanding leadership in serving our clients, contributing to our community and carrying out the firm's values in everything they do," said Ray Telang, managing partner for PwC's Greater Michigan Market. "I am confident that the breadth and depth of experience they bring will further enhance the overall services we provide for our new and existing clients."
These new partners and principals bring more than seven decades of combined experience to the partnership spanning a variety of industries including automotive, industrial manufacturing and consumer and industrial products.
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