Former local E&Y partner named to GreenBank board

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 28, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Bill Mooningham, who retired as partner in the Nashville office of Ernst & Young two years ago, has been elected to the board of Green Bankshares, the parent of Middle Tennessee’s 10th-largest bank by deposits.

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LetterLogic CEO a Winning Woman

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 26, 2009 at 7:40 am

Ernst & Young has named Sherry Stewart Deutschmann one of its 2009 Entrepreneurial Winning Women. LetterLogic, Stewart’s seven-year-old mailing services company, rang up $12 million in sales last year, but she thinks that can rise to $100 million by 2018.

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Local E&Y addition to biotech group

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on September 29, 2009 at 8:37 am

Jeff Smith, a partner at Ernst & Young’s Nashville office, has been named to the Tennessee Biotechnology Association’s board of directors. Four folks from the Memphis area also have joined the group.

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When the IPO market comes back…

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on March 5, 2009 at 12:55 pm

…It will be because larger companies in established industries are hitting up investors, say the pros at Ernst & Young.

“It’s important to have a long-term perspective,” said Jackie Kelley, Americas IPO Leader, Ernst & Young LLP. “If companies want to position themselves to ride the first wave up as the IPO market turns around, they should start planning now for the organizational change, which can take 12-24 months.”

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