EY Announces New Leadership Promotions in Orange County

    ORANGE COUNTY, CA, July 11, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ernst & Young LLP recently announced the promotions of three professionals in its Orange County office. Promotions to the partner, principal, executive director and director ranks involve a rigorous selection process that recognizes each person's achievements and potential. Candidates for promotion are evaluated for professional excellence, including technical acumen, the ability to deliver exceptional client service and a commitment to the firm's purpose of building a better working world.

"Our new partners and executive directors demonstrate outstanding leadership. They reflect our spirit of innovation, deliver exceptional client service and lead with the energy, courage and integrity that personify our EY core values," said Kim Letch, Orange County Office Managing Partner. "We commend them on this great achievement and look forward to their future successes."

Sarah Y. Liang was promoted to partner from senior manager. She is a member of Ernst & Young LLP's Advisory Risk practice in Orange County and San Diego, where she serves high profile clients in the gaming and hospitality industry. In addition to providing exceptional service to her clients, Liang builds a better working world by leading diversity and inclusiveness initiatives as a member of the firm's Pan Asian Professional Network steering committee and as a board member on the Ascend Los Angeles Metro Chapter, a non-profit organization that focuses on developing current and future Pan Asian leaders. Liang holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Economic from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Orange County chapter.

Tim Rahall was promoted to partner from senior manager. Rahall is a member of Ernst & Young LLP's Assurance practice, and has more than a decade of experience working with high-profile public and pre-IPO technology clients. He is well-versed in SEC financial reporting requirements, multiple-element arrangement and software revenue recognition, complex inventory valuation, debt and equity matters, share-based compensation accounting and complex valuation estimates. Rahall is a certified public accountant licensed to practice in California. He has a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Rahall is also passionate about finding a cure for Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) and improving the lives of children who suffer from the rare neurodegenerative disease. As an A-T Children's Project board member, he has raised over $600,000 in the past five years to fund A-T research, with the support of his family, friends, EY colleagues and the Southern California business community.

Sam Mukherjee was promoted to executive director from senior manager. He is a member of Ernst & Young LLP's Advisory practice, and brings with him more than two decades of experience in data warehousing, business intelligence, customer service relationship management and regulatory compliance. Mukherjee works with clients across the banking, wealth management and insurance industries and has deep expertise in customer analytics, solution and data architectures, data integration and information delivery, smart data lakes and self-driven analytics. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a member of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) and the Data Governance Institute.

About Ernst & Young LLP's Orange County practice

Ernst & Young LLP has nearly 425 people in its Orange County office who serve a diverse client base of innovative and entrepreneurial companies spanning the retail, consumer products, financial services, health care, life sciences, manufacturing & distribution, real estate, cleantech and technology industries. The firm celebrates the successes of Orange County entrepreneurs through its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program, founded in 1986.

About EY

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