PwC Admits Five New Partners in the Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US announced today that they will be adding five partners to the Pacific Northwest practice in Seattle and Portland.  Michael Gibbs, Meredith Mahoney, Sean Torcasi, Trevor Tyacke, and Bob Woods will be admitted into the firm's partnership, effective July 1, 2015. 

"We're pleased to welcome this class into the partnership and congratulate them on achieving this important milestone in their careers at PwC," said Kevin Baldwin, managing partner for PwC's Pacific Northwest market.  "This is our largest single class of partner admissions in decades and our growing practice is a reflection of the growth and opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. This group represents many of the best in knowledge, leadership and experience in the Pacific Northwest practice and we are excited to continue delivering the highest quality of service that our clients have come to expect."

Michael Gibbs will be admitted as an assurance partner based in PwC's Seattle Office. He has an international perspective and a network of relationships developed by working domestically and across the globe with some of PwC's largest clients.  Michael brings knowledge and expertise across the telecommunications and technology industries, and has the ability to critically evaluate accounting issues and draw on recent past experiences to come to quick solutions. He has significant experience in the areas of revenue recognition, business combinations, impairments and valuations.  Michael served in PwC's National office where he worked in PwC's global accounting consulting practice, consulting with US and international engagement teams on various technical matters under IFRS. He is a CPA in California and Washington.

Meredith Mahoney will be admitted as a tax partner based in PwC's Seattle office.  Meredith has been in the accounting and tax industry for over fifteen years.  Before rejoining PwC in 2010, Meredith explored many different opportunities in the tax consulting industry including working for a middle market accounting firm, a small boutique firm, a consolidated multistate corporation and running her own private practice. Meredith consults on various state tax matters including: multistate strategies, reorganizing or restructuring, income tax provisions, revenue sourcing, due diligence and acquisition planning, sales and use tax matters and other state tax compliance matters.  She concentrates on the technology, retail, and manufacturing industries. Meredith completed her undergraduate accounting studies and Masters of Taxation at the University of Texas at Austin and The University of Colorado at Boulder.  Meredith is a CPA in the states of Colorado and Washington.

Sean Torcasi will be admitted as a risk assurance partner based in PwC's Seattle Office. Sean has a focus on delivering Internal Audit and Compliance Services to companies in the Retail and Consumer, Technology, and Healthcare sectors.  He currently serves as the Internal Audit Services Leader for PwC's Pacific Northwest market.  His sixteen plus years of experience includes both internal and external audits of financial statement balances and key business processes.  Sean's areas of functional expertise include enterprise risk management, controls optimization, contract management and compliance, and financial due diligence.  Over the past five years, Sean has also led a number of large outsourced and co-sourced internal audit teams where he assisted management in developing a risk-based audit plan focused on core processes and controls across global locations.  Throughout all of his projects, Sean works closely with management and the external auditor to ensure value-added services are provided by the PwC team.  Sean is a CPA in the District of Columbia and the states of Virginia and Washington.

Trevor Tyacke will be admitted as an assurance partner based in PwC's Portland Office. He has more than fourteen years of experience and has provided a range of services to both public and private companies, primarily within the retail and consumer products and manufacturing industries. Trevor has served as the lead for engagements on large scale public companies and has assisted these registrants in meeting SEC filing and reporting requirements.  He has experience in dealing with complex financial transactions including business combinations, revenue recognition, inventory costing and valuation, long-lived asset and intangible asset impairments, pension and postretirement benefit plans, discontinued operations, share-based compensation and legal and environmental contingencies.  He is a CPA in the state of Oregon.

Bob Woods will be admitted as an advisory partner based in PwC's Seattle office. He has worked extensively in the Software and Internet practice advising clients on digital transformation and its impact to their business and finance operations.  Bob's specializations include redesigning cost, allocation, and related reporting processes for data centers and network operations; managing finance process and system change due to transitions from products to digital services; addressing impacts of regulatory changes such as Revenue Recognition to a client's financial infrastructure; and evolving corporate performance management tools to align to economics of SaaS, IaaS and other SMAC business models. Bob is a key contributor to CFO-focused thought leadership in the area of Cloud/SaaS-related accounting and financial management, including business and operating models, cost structures and ROI analysis. He is a CPA in Illinois and Washington.

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