Fall 2009 issue of Horizons

Other Promotions, Awards and Announcements

Raise Your Expectations CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

ABACUS

Awards

The St. Louis Business Journal featured Jim Castellano, CPA, among top area business leaders and decision makers in its Most Influential St. Louisans issue. Castellano and the other honorees were featured in the February 20, 2009, issue of the newspaper and were recognized

Abacus Recruiting has promoted Eric Hahn to recruiting manager. Hahn has been with Abacus Recruiting for five years and has worked closely with many companies in the St. Louis area. In his new position, he focuses on identifying qualified professionals for organizations in the St. Louis metro area,

at a breakfast reception on March 13 at the Saint Louis University John Cook School of Business. This year’s list of honorees focused on leaders in industries most likely to benefit from the recently passed stimulus bill. Castellano serves as chairman of RubinBrown LLP and as chairman of Baker Tilly International.

specializing in the accounting, marketing, operations, engineering, human resources, risk management and IT sectors. Hahn holds a bachelor’s degree from the Culver Stockton College in Canton and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.

Steve Brown, CPA, was named one of the Top 40 Tax Advisors to Know During a Recession by CPA Magazine. The list invited every state society and national association of CPAs and accountants to nominate candidates, selecting the 40 elite based upon their experience, knowledge

ANNOUNCEMENTS

RubinBrown is the title sponsor for the Greater St. Louis Top 50 awards program, presented by the St. Louis RCGA. As a leader in the regional accounting scene, RubinBrown exemplifies a firm that is an asset to

and tax planning advice. Brown advised companies to stick with long-term business goals and not get distracted by the current economic climate, instead taking time to train and upgrade employees’ job performance. He was listed along with the other honorees in the magazine’s April 15 issue.

the local business community. Fifty winning companies are selected by the RCGA based on their significant contributions to the St. Louis region and how they have positively affected the future of our business community. Nominees’ economic impact is measured a number of ways, including employee growth, community enhancement, revenue growth, acquisitions and expansion/development of facilities. Many RubinBrown partners and team members will be in attendance at the annual awards dinner, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Conference May 2-5. The three-day event featured distinguished guest speakers, including Jim Turley, chairman and chief executive officer, Ernst & Young LLP, and Patrick Stokes, former chief executive officer, Anheuser-Busch. The conference was held at the Ritz- Carlton in Clayton and highlighted topics such as tax (international, U.S., and state and local), the future of auditing, effective international engagements, innovation and leadership. RubinBrown served as the host of Baker Tilly International’s North American Regional

The National Association of Black Accountants named Steven Harris, CPA, its 2009 Rising Star. The award recognizes a current or lifetime member of NABA who has accomplished a significant professional or community project and holds a prominent position within the

organization. Harris currently serves as president of the St. Louis chapter of NABA, recently attended NABA’s Central Region Student Conference in Detroit, Mich., as a panelist, and served as chair of the conference’s publications committee. More recently, Harris also was named to CPA Technology Advisor’s 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes the nation’s top 40 tax and accounting professionals under the age of 40. The publication also featured Harris in a practitioner profile.

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