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The Orange County office of RSM US LLP – the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services to the middle market – has promoted Steven Heyendal and Jeanette Zika to partner, and Damon Frank to principal, in recognition of their achievements and firm leadership capabilities.
Damon Frank has been promoted to Principal, Consulting – Managed Technology Services. With 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Damon spent 23 of those years working for global technology consulting services firms. Damon is an engaging consulting leader with sales, delivery, channel alliances and practice management experience, serving Fortune 1000 clients in various industries and delivering a broad range of digital transformation solutions. Damon is based out RSM’s Irvine Office and he has resided in Orange County since 1998. Damon Frank can be reached at damon.frank@rsmus.com.
Steven Heyendal was promoted to Partner, Audit. Prior to joining RSM, Steven spent over seven years in the audit practice with a Big Four firm in San Francisco and San Jose, CA. Steven primarily audited large, publicly traded companies in the retail, consumer products, contract manufacturing, and semiconductor industries.
Steven is proficient in the technical accounting requirements of business combinations, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment, carve-out financial statements, variable interest entities, debt extinguishments and modifications, stock-based compensation, and segment reporting. Additionally, Steven is associated with the AICPA and CalCPA. Steven Heyendal can be reached at steven.heyendal@rsmus.com.
Jeanette Zika has been promoted to Partner, Audit Services. Jeanette has over fourteen years of experience serving public and privately held middle-market companies and specializes in delivering audit and assurance services to clients, predominantly in the industrials and life science industries. Jeanette is a first-choice advisor who works closely with business owners, CFOs, and controllers to assist businesses with audit and accounting issues and has extensive experience advising on complex accounting matters, including business combinations, revenue recognition, equity transactions, complex internal control structures and other reporting matters. She has also worked with many public companies on integrated audits under the guidance of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) audit standards.
Jeanette leads the local Family First Employee Networking group for RSM Orange County and is committed to providing an inclusive community, including her support and help to other female professionals in balancing career and family life. Jeanette Zika can be reached at jeanette.zika@rsmus.com.
