Financial Services Industry Veteran Relocates to Beverly Hills, Will Support Organizational Expansion, Best Practices Enhancements

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CPA and advisory services firm Rothstein Kass (www.rkco.com) today announced that Vincent Calcagno, a Principal in the Financial Services Group, has relocated to the Beverly Hills Office where he has been appointed Principal-in-Charge for the Southern California region. Mr. Calcagno was previously the lead Financial Services Principal in Rothstein Kass' San Francisco Office, where he specialized in audit, tax and consulting engagements for alternative investment funds, registered investment advisors and broker-dealers. While continuing to work with clients, Mr. Calcagno will also assume oversight of ongoing regional growth initiatives. In this role, he will work to refine and support integration and enhancement of best practices across business groups and organizational levels.

"Since joining Rothstein Kass in 2003, Vince's contributions to our firm have been profound. As a leader of our Financial Services Best Practices Committee, for example, Vince has helped to spearhead the development of firm-wide best practices that help to provide the foundation for superior client service," said Steven A. Kass, Co-Managing Principal of Rothstein Kass. "Vince has also been a major proponent of our 'one-firm, one-floor' culture. Through his involvement with our Learning and Development and Human Resource Committees, he has helped to promote a collaborative environment that encourages perpetual professional development."

Prior to joining Rothstein Kass, Mr. Calcagno served as the CFO of a family office for several affiliated limited partnerships based in New York. In that role, he was responsible for managing all accounting, finance and operations departments as well as monitoring numerous active portfolio managers. Previously, he was a member of the Capital Markets Business Assurance Group for PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, where he was responsible for audit design and implementation as well as coordination with international offices on capital markets engagements.

"I am excited by the new challenges and opportunities that my relocation to the Southern California region represents, and know that the talented teams that comprise our San Francisco and Walnut Creek offices ensure the continued success of these operations. At the same time, my transition is made easier by the knowledge that our collaborative culture assures that I will continue to work in close coordination across all office locations to develop and refine the firm-wide best practices that have allowed us to set the standard for superior client service," said Mr. Calcagno.

Mr. Calcagno graduated cum laude from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. He has served as an adjunct accounting professor at Fordham University's College of Business Administration and has completed the Leading Professional Services Firms Executive Program at the Harvard Business School. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA), the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA).

"The level of sophistication and stability that being a best place to work allow have resonated in the marketplace, driving demand for our services at regional and national levels. At the same time, our reputation has facilitated our growth into interrelated practice areas, including extensive work with the private equity industry through our Commercial Services Group and more recently, through strategic additions to our Advisory Services practice," said Mr. Kass. "Since we commenced operations in Beverly Hills in 2000, the location has quadrupled in size, a testament to the strength of the professional staff we have in place. Vince's addition to this team will help us to build on the momentum that we have generated in Southern California."

About Rothstein Kass:

Rothstein Kass is a premier public accounting and advisory services firm that has served privately held and publicly traded companies, individuals, and families for 50 years. Rothstein Kass was recently ranked as the top CPA firm to the alternative investment industry by Alpha Magazine. The Rothstein Kass Financial Services Group provides services to many high-profile and respected clients including U.S. and international hedge funds, fund of funds, and registered investment advisors. The Rothstein Kass Commercial Services Group provides organizations - including private equity and venture capital funds, broker-dealers, and individuals and families - with essential and complementary professional services.

Rothstein Kass has offices in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Texas and the Cayman Islands, each of which has received recognition as a "Best Place to Work."

The Rothstein Kass Business Advisory Services practice offers an array of enterprise solutions to companies at all stages in their development across industry sectors. Categories of service include but are not limited to: finance risk and compliance, post-deal integration, product innovation, business process excellence, technology enablement, and litigation support and forensic services. Business Advisory Services draws together resources from across all practices and office locations to deliver a unified approach to enterprise management. Rothstein Kass professional teams consider operational, transactional, systemic and business process as interrelated functions to mitigate risk and support greater alignment of near-term goals and overarching objectives.

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