Los Angeles office of EY promotes 4 senior tax professionals
Ernst & Young LLP recently announced the promotions of 12 new partners, principals, executive directors and directors in its Los Angeles office.
“Our newly promoted leaders have dedicated their careers to delivering exceptional client service, to the pursuit of quality and technical excellence, and to living the EY purpose of building a better working world,” said Pat Niemann, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP and the Los Angeles Office Managing Partner. “We commend them on this impressive and hard-earned career milestone.”
Helen Kim was promoted to partner from senior manager. Kim has more than 16 years of experience working in the EY Tax practice and serving Fortune 500 companies and other market-leading clients in diverse industries including retail and consumer products, media & entertainment, and construction and engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley and her Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. Kim is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed to practice in California and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Jason Lin was promoted to partner from senior manager and has been with the EY Tax practice his entire career. Lin has more than a decade of experience advising clients in the real estate, hospitality, and construction industries, including publicly traded and privately held REITs, real estate funds, and homebuilders. He has deep fluency in tax compliance services, IPO roll-up and REIT qualification due diligence. Lin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. Lin is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed to practice in California and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Steven Sideris was promoted to principal from senior manager. Sideris has more than 13 years of experience working in the EY Tax practice. He serves clients in diverse industries including technology, life sciences, financial services, telecommunications and healthcare with transfer pricing planning, documentation and controversy. Sideris has extensive experience with intangible asset valuation and restructuring and supply chain planning. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Trinity College and his MBA from Boston University. He is a member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).
Agnes Yum was promoted to executive director from senior manager. She has more than 20 years of experience working in taxation and is part of the EY Tax People Advisory Services practice. She has extensive experience advising clients on individual and employment tax planning, foreign and US compliance services, minimizing taxation in multiple jurisdictions, and inbound and outbound expatriate tax services. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Washington, is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed to practice in California and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
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Ernst & Young LLP has more than 1,800 people in its Greater Los Angeles offices who serve a diverse client base of innovative and entrepreneurial companies spanning the consumer products, engineering and construction, financial services, health care, life sciences, manufacturing, media & entertainment, private equity, real estate, retail and technology industries. The firm celebrates the successes of Greater Los Angeles’ entrepreneurs through its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® program, founded in 1986.