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Listmakers: profiles of the top local executives for L.A. 's largest accounting firms.


Deloitte & Touche LLP

Tony Buzzelli

national managing partner, vice chairman

Years With Firm: 35

Education: B.S., accounting, Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. ; Executive Program in Organizational Change, Stanford University; Leadership in Professional Services Firms, Harvard University

Niche: Manufacturing

Boards: United Way of Los Angeles, L.A.

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  • World Affairs Councils of America, a non-profit, non-partisan umbrella organization for world affairs councils throughout the United States
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Notable: Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates fan. Attends baseball spring training in Florida every year with his son.

Ernst & Young LLP

Anthony K. Anderson

managing partner, Pacific Southwest

Years With Firm: 29

Education: B.S., accounting, Chicago State University Boards: Chairman, Children's Bureau of Southern California; chairman, Town Hall Los Angeles Town Hall Los Angeles is a non-profit speaker's forum based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1937. It has hosted over 3500 unpaid speakers, including
  • John F Kennedy
  • Robert F Kennedy
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Condoleezza Rice
  • General Anthony Zinni
  • Russ Feingold
 

Notable: Main hobby is golf

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Bradley J. Oltmanns

office managing partner

Years With Firm: 26

Education: B.S., University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (flagship campus)
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Springfield
  • University of Illinois system
It can also refer to:
 

Niche: Consumer products

Boards: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Town Hall Los Angeles, Los Angeles Music Center The Music Center (officially named the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Music Center is home to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper , United Way of Greater Los Angeles

Notable: Lead partner on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscars)

KPMG LLP

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  • Hendrik Jan Schimmel
  • Jason Schimmel
  • Michael Schimmel
  • Robert Schimmel
  • Wilhelm Schimmel, Piano manufacturer
  • William Schimmel
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managing partner

Years With Firm: 29

Education: B.A., business administration, California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is a part of the California State University system. The University is located in the city of Fullerton, California, in northern Orange County.  

Niche: Information, communication and entertainment

Boards: Los Angeles Music Center, Junior Achievement of Southern California, California Chamber Of Commerce, Town Hall and the National Association of Corporate Directors

Notable: Enjoys scuba diving, skiing and golf

Loring Ward Inc.

Mickey Segal

president

Years With Firm: 25

Education: B.S., accounting, Cal Poly Pomona

Niche: High-net-worth individuals, forensic audit

Boards: Chairman, American Cancer Society's $22 million capital campaign; chairman, Methodist Hospital of Arcadia's $25 million capital campaign

Notable: Received Distinguised Alumni award from Cal Poly Pomona's business school

BDO Seidman LLP

Brad Schrupp

office business line leader

Years With Firm: 25

Education: B.S., accounting, St. Cloud State University

Niche: Entertainment

Notable: Worked in Hong Kong for three years, running the mergers and acquisitions group of the firm's Asia Pacific practice

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Mark A. Bagaason

Southern California

managing partner

Years With Firm: 33

Education: B.A., economics, St. Olaf University

Niche: Accounting, auditing

Notable: Has a 10 golf handicap. In 1967, sang in a choir in the White House Rose Garden for President Lyndon B. Johnson

Moss Adams LLP

Rob Greenspan

managing partner

Years With Firm: 27

Education: B.S., USC; M.S., business administration & management, California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an  

Niche: Apparel

Boards: USC Leventhal Board of Advisors, National Jewish Medical & Research Center

Notable: Honored as "Humanitarian of the Year" by National Jewish Medical & Research Center in 2001

Miller Kaplan Arase & Co. ILP

Mannon Kaplan

managing partner

Years With Firm: 45

Education: B.B.A., City College of New York “City College” redirects here. For other uses, see City College (disambiguation).
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Niche: Employee benefit funds

Boards: Valley Economic Alliance, Jewish Federation Council Board of Governors

Notable: Loves working with children; coaches baseball, basketball and football

CBIZ/Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

Jim Parks

co-managing director

Years With Firm: 30

Education: B.A., business administration, USC; Master of Business Taxation, USC

Niche: Complex income & estate taxation, real estate, entertainment, litigation consulting

Boards: Realty Center Management Corp., Autry National Center The Autry National Center, is a western heritage center made up of three Museums and the Institute for the Education of the American West. Located in Griffith Park in the City of Los Angeles, California. , Sybron Dental

Notable: Avid golfer who belongs to clubs in three states and Scotland. Rides horses weekly in Griffith Park.

Singer Lewak Groeebaum & Goldsteln LLP

David W. Krajanowski

managing partner

Years With Firm: 25

Education: B.S., business administration, California State University, Northridge

Niche: Profit enhancement and effective cash management

Boards: North American and World Board Member of International Group of Accounting Firms (IGAF)

Notable: Directs the firm's Profit Enhancement Process

Grobstein Horwath & Co. LLP

Jay Mangel

managing partner

Years With Firm: 21

Education: B.S., accounting, California State University, Northridge

Niche: Apparel and textile

Boards: National Jewish Medical and Research Center National Jewish Medical and Research Center is a research institute located in Denver, Colorado specializing in respiratory, immune and allergic research and treatment. It was founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis, and is today considered one of the world's best medical research , Loving Heart Hospice Foundation

Notable: Received "Man of the Year" 2002 Humanitarian Award from the National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Gumbiner Savett Inc.

Michael M. Savoy

managing director

Years With Firm: 11

Education: B.B.A., accounting, Pace University

Niche: Apparel

Boards: Abraham Joshua Heschel Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907, Warsaw, then Russian Empire – December 23, 1972) was considered by many to be one of the most significant Jewish theologians of the 20th century.  Day School, BKR International

Notable: Co-chairman for the 1999 Succession Planning for the Closely Held Business Conference sponsored by the California CPA Education Foundation. Leisure activities include golf and baseball card collecting.

Windes & McClaughry Accty. Corp.

Jack E. Hinsche

managing partner

Years With Firm: 35

Education: B.S., accounting, California State University Enrollment
, Long Beach

Niche: Law firms

Boards: California State University, Long Beach Board of Governors, California State University, Long Beach Business School

Notable: Enjoys classic car shows and owns classic cars

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 & Van Trigt LLP

Philip J. Holthouse

managing partner

Years With Firm: 15

Education: B.A., business administration, USC; M.A., business taxation, USC; J.D., Loyola Law School Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Jesuit school in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920. Like Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (separate and unaffiliated  in Los Angeles

Niche: Real estate, entertainment, service

Boards: Napster, The Curtis School and Young Presidents' Organization The Young President's Organization (YPO) is an international chapter-driven non-profit organization made up of company presidents from around the world.

History
, Los Angeles Chapter

Notable: Co-founded the firm in 1991

RSM McGladrey/McGladroy & Pullen

Ron Barzen

partner in charge

Years With Firm: 32

Education: B.S., business administration, Northern Illinois University Coordinates:   

Niche: Construction, manufacturing and distribution

Notable: Has participated in, and supervised over, 200 company audits

RBZ LLP

Thomas J. Schulte

managing partner

Years With Firm: 14 Education: B.A., business economics, University of California, Santa Barbara History
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Niche: Non-profit organizations, high technology, mergers & acquisitions

Boards: Easter Seals of Southern California

Notable: Weekend warrior on a Harley Davidson

Good Swartz Brown & Berns LLP

David L. Swartz

managing partner

Years With Firm: 16

Education: B.S., accounting, California State University, Northridge

Niche: Manufacturing, wholesale, retail, entertainment, real estate, professional services

Boards: Past president of the Jewish Big Brothers of Los Angeles

Notable: Recently began four-year term as a gubernatorial appointee to the California Board of Accountancy, a division of the California Department of Consumer Affairs The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California dedicated to consumer protection and ensuring a fair and competitive marketplace.  

Rothstein Kass & Co. P.C.

Marc J. Wolf

principal

Years With Firm: 20

Education: B.S., accounting, California State University, Northridge

Niche: Hedge funds, broker-dealers, investment advisors, family offices

Boards: California State University, Northridge Dean's Associates College of Business and Economics

Notable: Participates in Habitat for Humanity and Hedge Funds Care. Enjoys traveling and touring on his Harley.

Gursey Schneider & Co. LLP

David Blumenthal

partner

Years With Firm: 33

Education: B.S., UCLA

Niche: Forensic accounting in family law

Green Hasson & Janks LLP

Leon Janks

managing partner

Years With Firm: 25

Education: Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Accounting, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Niche: Business advisor for all aspects of closely held business

Boards: Milken Community High School Milken Community High School, colloquially called Milken, is a private Jewish High School in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles, California.

Though it is affiliated with the Reform Stephen S. Wise Temple, it is officially non-denominational.
, Camp Ramah

Notable: Enjoys skiing, scuba diving and is currently learning to surf

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Wolf & Hunt LLP

Paul J. White

managing partner

Years With Firm: 17

Education: B.S., business administration, California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L.A., CSULA, or "'CSLA"') is a public university, part of the California State University system.  

Niche: Forensic accounting

NSBN LLP

Kenneth A. Miles

managing partner

Years With Firm: 23

Education: B.S., business administration, accounting theory & practice, California State University, Northridge

Niche: Business management, entertainment

Notable: Received the "Toaster Award" from his staff for providing a toaster in the lunch room. Enjoys home improvement projects, golf and technology.

Tanner Mainstain Blatt & Glynn

Michael Glynn

managing partner

Years With Firm: 17

Education: B.S., business administration, University of New Hampshire; M.B.A., USC

Niche: Film and television production, real estate, high-net-worth individuals

Notable: Enjoys skiing, golf, photography, traveling, USC football and spending time with family
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