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Wachovia VP Takes New Position: John Schiappa Joins HPG Leadership Team |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 20:18 |
Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP, the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina,
announces the addition of John Schiappa to the firm’s management team.
Schiappa joins HPG after serving as vice president of business banking at Wachovia Bank, N.A. His 20-year career in finance, with 15 years in commercial lending, includes notable banking institutions USTrust/Citizens Bank and BB&T.
“John’s experience managing loan portfolios for medium-to-large operating companies, including multi-state and international private and public entities, will play an important role in helping our clients meet their business goals,” says Tim Gupton, HPG partner and executive committee member. “We are excited to welcome him into the HPG family.”
In addition to providing a deeper understanding of commercial lending practices, Schiappa will help secure new clients for the firm and expand HPG’s footprint across North Carolina. During his career, Schiappa has developed several strategies for maintaining and deepening client relationships. He will use this expertise to grow HPG in the coming years.
About Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG):
HPG is the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as ranked by the Triangle Business Journal. Furthermore, Business Leader magazine ranked HPG as the fifth most successful small business in North Carolina in 2008. HPG is able to provide national and global accounting resources to its clients through the CPAmerica firm network of 701 offices worldwide. HPG offers a wide array of business accounting, auditing, corporate tax, and management advisory services. Specialties include serving owner-managed, investor-backed technology and life science, healthcare services, real estate development, manufacturing and distribution businesses, and providing ERISA audits, family wealthcare services and Sarbanes-Oxley internal audit services. More than just an accounting firm, HPG assists clients in looking beyond the bottom line (sm) by being the right people, right value and right firm to achieve each client's definition of success. Visit www.hpg.com. |
