Lynn Calhoun is BDO USA's Latest Finance Chief

Lynn Calhoun Named CFO at BDO USA

Wed Jun 18, 2014

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BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional service firms, is proud to announce that Lynn Calhoun has been named the firm’s new chief financial officer. Mr. Calhoun, a partner, was previously the firm’s director of finance. He succeeds Howard Allenberg as CFO. After serving in various national leadership roles over the past 18 years, Mr. Allenberg is stepping down from full-time duties, but will continue to assist the CEO and the national leadership team on special projects. This appointment is effective July 1.

“I want to congratulate Lynn Calhoun on his promotion to chief financial officer,” said Wayne Berson, CEO of BDO USA. “As a member of the nationalfinance team, he has already been a valuable contributor to the firm’s financial strategy and those contributions will grow further as he assumes his duties as CFO. Lynn is well deserving of this leadership role.” Lynn Calhoun joined BDO USA in 1999 and has 30 years of experience in a variety of financial and leadership positions.

Prior to joining BDO, he spent 4 years with Deloitte and Touche before assuming roles as CFO and president for a privately-held business from 1987 to 1999. Lynn’s experience includes expertise in a variety of industries including manufacturing, distribution,construction, and professional services. He also has extensive experience in IPO’s, M&A activity, international joint venture operations and letters of credit, corporate financing and leasing, and business-to-business sales. A graduate of Michigan State University, Lynn has been a regular speaker at Oracle conferences on the topic of best practices in the finance function and has also been recognized in CFO Magazine research articles on the topic of utilizing business analytics in the workplace.

About BDO USA BDO is the brand name for BDO USA, LLP, a U.S. professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. For more than 100 years, BDO has provided quality service through the active involvement of experienced and committed professionals. The firm serves clients through 52 offices and more than 400 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As an independent Member Firm of BDO International Limited, BDO serves multi-national clients through a global network of 1,264 offices in 144 countries. BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.

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