Forty-two percent of U.S. government contracting firms that responded to a Grant Thornton survey reported growth in revenues from their contracts with public sector organizations during the past fiscal year. The professional services company’s 2015 Government Contractor Industry Survey also found that 37 percent of respondents saw their contract revenues decline as a result of […] More

Jeanette Gorgas, formerly senior director of strategic leadership at Weil Gotshal and Manges, has joined Grant Thornton as chief strategy officer in the company’s office of strategy management. Grant Thornton said Wednesday that David Boland and David Porges have also joined the office of strategy management to respectively serve as chief knowledge officer and community […] More

Vernon Butler serves as defense and intelligence business unit lead at Grant Thornton, with responsibility for that organization’s business development activities. He previously served as a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and led that firm’s U.S. Navy and Marine Corps strategy and organization business. Butler’s career includes roles such as Deloitte Federal Optimization executive, BearingPoint Office Enterprise Risk […] More

Grant Thornton has added new hires Joe Tria, Laura Sue D’Annunzio and Tracy McShane-Wilson to its “People and Culture” leadership team, where they will work on the recruitment and development of the company’s human resources. The company said Thursday Tria and D’Annunzio will work from the Chicago office, while McShane-Wilson will be based in Dallas. “Joe, Laura Sue and Tracy […] More

Grant Thornton has announced that Chief Administrative Officer Terrance Bilbo will officially join the company’s senior leadership team on Aug. 1. “Terry is an accomplished leader who has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to solve complex organizational issues and improve operations and profitability,” J. Michael McGuire, CEO of Grant Thornton, said Tuesday. Bilbo holds more than […] More

Paul Raleigh, formerly global leader for strategic development and growth at Grant Thornton, has taken a new role as global leader for growth and advisory services at the professional services firm. He succeeds the retiring Nigel Ruddock and will also serve as regional leader for the company’s European business, Grant Thornton said Thursday. Grant Thornton […] More

Kevin Baril, formerly vice president of global business services at IBM, has joined Grant Thornton’s San Diego office as a principal in its advisory practice, San Diego Business Journal reported Tuesday. Michael Lipkin writes Baril will be responsible for the strategy, technology transformation and systems implementation for the West region for Grant Thornton, a tax […] More

Dan Mennel, formerly managing director at KPMG, has been appointed as a partner to oversee Grant Thornton’s San Jose, California-based strategic federal tax services group. He has worked at companies in aerospace, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors and dealt with issues concerning research and development tax credits, Grant Thornton said Tuesday. “Dan’s broad and deep knowledge […] More

Joseph Loretto, formerly U.S. resident partner for Grant Thornton‘s Brazil business, has taken a new role as audit partner and International Business Center director for the Americas and Central region. Loretto will support engagement between member firms of Grant Thornton International and oversee international business opportunities as an IBC director, the company said Monday. “He will be integral in continuing […] More

Stephen Chipman, who will be succeeded by Mike McGuire as CEO of Grant Thornton in 2015, will take the role of senior vice chair at the global consulting and professional services firm on Jan. 1, 2015. The firm’s revenue has grown 22 percent over the last three fiscal years and launched business groups in China, India and […] More

Grant Thornton moved to expand its healthcare portfolio with the addition of Louis Feuerstein as managing director for audit and healthcare chief for Metro New York and New England. Feuerstein has spent over 30 years managing accounting and consulting services in both healthcare and non-profit organizations, Grant Thornton said Thursday. He will be based in Iselin, […] More

Philip Higginbotham, Grant Thornton’s national director of analytic services, has called on business leaders to “understand and implement a more sophisticated, forward-thinking form of analytics to get ahead.” Grant Thornton and the Financial Executives Research Foundation released on Tuesday a new report, which says organizations that adopt prescriptive data analytics improve their business performance. FERF and Grant Thornton conducted interviews with senior-level executives to […] More