Baker Tilly Names Theresa Meiners Chief Risk Officer
23 Mayo 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Leading advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly)
announces the appointment of Principal and General Counsel Theresa
Meiners as Chief Risk Officer, effective June 1.
“Theresa has been instrumental to the success of Baker Tilly and
of our clients, thanks to her abilities to build relationships,
take pragmatic stances to solving challenges and move us forward
with the right guardrails in place,” Baker Tilly CEO Jeff Ferro
said.
As Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel, Meiners will lead
Baker Tilly’s Risk Management and Legal functions. As the most
senior member of the firm's legal team, she has demonstrated
exceptional leadership and strategic vision. Additionally, she has
served in influential roles, including leading the firm’s first
formalized Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Societal Impact and
then Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives.
“I am honored to lead Baker Tilly's talented risk management and
legal professionals,” Meiners said. “I look forward to continuing
to build on our strong foundation to support our clients and
protect our firm.”
Meiners will succeed Jere Shawver, who will now focus entirely
on his new role as CEO of Baker Tilly US, LLP (BTUS) while
continuing to lead the firm’s assurance service line as part of the
firm’s adoption of an alternative practice structure.
Meiners joined Baker Tilly in 2016, bringing with her a wealth
of experience from her 12 years at Foley & Lardner LLP, where
she was a partner in the litigation department.
About Baker Tilly US, LLP (bakertilly.com)
Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a leading advisory CPA
firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global
advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s
leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly is an independent member
of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent
accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with
43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2
billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn,
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