Kansas City, Mo. (September 7, 2016) — MHM is pleased to announce Rich Howard has been re-elected to a two-year term to represent the North America region on the Kreston International Board of Directors. Kreston International is the 12th largest global accounting network, in which MHM is a U.S. member firm.
Howard is an MHM shareholder located in the Firm's Orange County, CA office, and has been with the Firm since 2002, after 14 years with Arthur Andersen. He is a member of MHM's Executive Committee and is the National Director of Quality Control. Howard also serves as West Region Attest Practice Leader where he oversees the operations of the audit practices in California, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.
Howard has been actively involved with Kreston's development since 2005, serving in a variety of capacities including being a frequent speaker at the World and various Regional conferences as well as contributing to the development of the global audit capabilities through his role as a member of the Global Audit Group Executive Committee of Kreston International. He has also been instrumental in making introductions between various MHM offices and other Kreston member firms in an effort to assist our clients with international needs.
In his prior term on the Kreston Board, Howard has been involved in a variety of initiatives that affect the global network, including the development and execution of key matters of strategy to connecting clients and people with those who can solve problems and provide value. Howard is looking forward to assisting Kreston with their continued growth and development of capabilities, thereby increasing the value Kreston can bring to global organizations.
Howard commented, "Helping businesses that operate internationally is important to us at MHM and to our clients because you don't have to be a large company to need help managing the issues that come along with doing business around the world. In fact, our clients can benefit significantly from the knowledge, expertise and resources that the Kreston network provides and the relationships that we have developed among our member firms. Kreston's mantra is "People do business with people they know, like and trust" and our commitment to this idea is what differentiates us from the rest of the pack and creates passion for what we do. I look forward to continuing in my role on the Kreston Board of Directors and doing my best to further our efforts to bring this mantra to life."
Jon Lisby, Kreston's CEO, said "Rich has been an immense asset to the Kreston Board and we are delighted that he has been re-elected. He has developed excellent relationships throughout the Kreston global network and his passion for assisting clients with international needs and making connections to other member firms will only continue to strengthen Kreston's position as the trusted advisor for international business in the SME/mid-market sector."
Through MHM's membership in Kreston, the Firm has access to resources in 105 countries in over 800 offices, providing a resource of over 21,000 professional and support staff. This provides MHM clients with first-hand knowledge of regulations and culture in the countries in which they are operating. Kreston is a member of the Forum of Firms, an association of international networks of accounting firms, whose goal is to promote consistent and high-quality standards of financial reporting and auditing practices worldwide.
Founded in 1954, MHM (Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.) now has 32 offices nationwide and over 250 shareholders. MHM specializes in attest services for middle-market and growing businesses in a variety of industries including technology and life sciences, construction, not-for-profit organizations and manufacturing, retail and distribution. Services include financial statement audits of public and private companies (both domestic and international), employee benefit plan audits, service organization control reports, reviews, compilations, litigation support and reports on performance of agreed-upon procedures.
MHM's expertise can be supplemented with resources available through its close association with CBIZ. A national company, CBIZ offers customized business solutions in such areas as advisory and tax; benefits consulting and administration; human resources; payroll and valuation. CBIZ, a public company, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CBZ.
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