Barnes Wendling CPAs has announced that Rosemary Rehner, a certified public accountant, was named the firm’s president-elect, according to a news release.
Rehner’s appointment will be effective July 1, 2024, the release said.
She will succeed Jeffrey Neuman, who has led the firm since 2000, according to the release.
Rehner, of Avon, joined the firm in 2007 and serves as a director in the accounting and assurance services department, the release said.
Previously, she was a senior manager in Ernst & Young LLP’s assurance and advisory business services group, working on audits of large public and nonpublic companies in the professional services, manufacturing, distribution and construction industries, the release said.
Rehner also leads the firm’s employee benefit plan audit practice group, assists clients with internal control consulting engagements, performs SOC 1® and SOC 2® engagements and assists with information technology portions of financial statement audits, according to the release.
“We feel Rosie’s combination of business acumen and her forward-thinking approach will help guide our firm into the future,” Neuman said in the release. “Her involvement in the community and with professional associations helps her keep a pulse on our industry as well as client needs.”
Rehner will lead a team of 14 directors and a staff of 85, located in three offices in Cleveland, Sheffield Village and Sandusky as well as remote workers in locations across the country, the release said.
“Barnes Wendling is a successful firm due to the significant efforts of all our team members and I look forward to the opportunities ahead of us,” Rehner said in the release. “With the dedication and talents of our team we will focus on a culture of collaboration and strive for excellence in all that we do.
“I am honored to lead this exceptional team.”
Rehner currently serves on the Technical Issues Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Report Acceptance Body for the state of Ohio, and on the North American Region Committee of the MGI Association, according to the release.
She is board president of Greater Cleveland Volunteers, and a board member and audit committee chair for the Cleveland Play House, the release said.
Rehner is a graduate of Notre Dame College of Ohio.
Neuman will continue with the firm as a director and client service executive, according to the release.
