NEWS RELEASE
WINDES & MCCLAUGHRY ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION HIRES TOP MARKETING EXECUTIVE
Effective Immediately, Craig Ima Joins One of Southern California’s Largest CPA Firms to Lead Marketing Efforts
Long Beach, CA – November 10, 2008 - Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corporation, a leading Southern California accounting and consulting firm with more than 82 years in business, today announced the appointment of Craig Ima as director of Marketing. Ima will be responsible for developing and executing marketing and practice development strategies.
Prior to joining Windes & McClaughry, Ima was a vice president of Marketing at Sage Software, a recognized leader in accounting, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and other business management software and services. Ima’s focus was generating and developing leads in the middle-market business segment.
“Craig’s extensive expertise and talents in business strategy, marketing, business development, and sales are a solid fit for our firm and I’m very excited about the initiatives and sales strategies that he will drive,” says Jack Hinsche, managing partner, Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corporation.
With more than 22 years of experience holding executive positions in marketing, sales, business operations, product development/management, strategy, and database marketing, Ima brings a wealth of knowledge and successes to strengthen Windes & McClaughry’s foothold in
Southern California . Ima also has worked for top-notch companies such as RSM EquiCo (currently McGladrey Capital Markets), Gateway Computers, Autobytel.com, Experian, and The Polk Company.
"The growth opportunity for Windes & McClaughry is tremendous,” says Ima. “We have an outstanding team of professionals and Windes & McClaughry is one of the most trusted and respected accounting firms in the region. From a marketing perspective, the firm is in an ideal position from which to build. Our brand is based on strong client relations by providing expertise with value-added consultation, services, technical, and industry-specific knowledge.”
Ima holds an M.B.A. from the
University of
California , Irvine and a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Central
Washington
University .
About Windes & McClaughry,
With more than 82 years in business, Windes & McClaughry has 21 partners, and more than 160 employees in three offices located in Long Beach, Torrance, and
Irvine . The firm offers a full range of services, including: audit and assurance, cost segregation, employee benefits, estate and trust planning, human resources recruiting and consulting, and tax planning, consulting and compliance. The firm focuses on the needs of both publicly traded and privately held businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and high-net-worth individuals. Windes & McClaughry is an independent member of Baker Tilly International. For more information please visit www.windes.com.
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