Elliott Davis, LLC Adds Shareholders

July 7, 2009

GREENVILLE, SC – July 7, 2009 – The Shareholders of Elliott Davis, LLC, one of the largest accounting, tax and consulting services firms in the Southeast, have admitted Thomas (Tom) D. Childers Jr., and Timothy (Tim) A. Grow to the firm’s shareholder group, bringing the total number of Elliott Davis shareholders to 50.

Thomas (Tom) D. Childers Jr. has been admitted to the shareholder group in Elliott Davis’ Greenville, S.C. office.  Childers serves as the firm’s director of quality control for assurance services, where he is responsible for assisting in the design and maintenance of quality control policies and procedures, and the implementation of procedures required by the program.

A certified public accountant in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, Childers has over nineteen years experience specializing in assurance, quality control and risk management issues for the firm.

Childers received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA).

Timothy (Tim) A. Grow , a certified public accountant in South Carolina, brings more than twelve years of public accounting experience to his role as shareholder in the firm’s Myrtle Beach, S.C. office.  

Prior to being appointed shareholder, Grow served as assurance and advisory senior manager in the firm’s Columbia and Myrtle Beach, S.C. offices. In Myrtle Beach, he will continue to serve as assurance leader and provide comprehensive assurance and advisory services and management consulting services to a diverse client base which includes construction, manufacturing, not-for-profit entities, assisted living facilities, school districts and governmental industries. Grow has extensive experience with projects related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development including audits of the multi-housing industry, cost certifications for both mortgagors and contractors and various consulting projects.

He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a masters of accountancy degree from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.

Grow is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA), Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), and Surfside Rotary Club.

We are thrilled to announce new shareholders in our Greenville and Myrtle Beach offices, said Managing Shareholder Rick Davis. These candidates have demonstrated great leadership during their tenures with the firm and we look forward to their continued success in their respective roles, added Davis.

ABOUT ELLIOTT DAVIS, LLC
Since 1925, Elliott Davis, LLC has been the accounting, tax and consulting services firm that provides clients the solutions needed to achieve their objectives while offering their people rewarding opportunities. Today, Elliott Davis has 50 shareholders and 400 employees in 10 offices throughout the Southeast. Elliott Davis’ affiliates include Elliott Davis Capital Partners, LLC, a regional investment banking firm; and Elliott Davis Investment Advisors, which creates objective and competent investment solutions customized to meet the needs of individuals, companies, endowments and foundations.  

The firm is a member of The Leading Edge Alliance, an international professional association of independently-owned accounting and consulting firms based in the U.S., and is strategically aligned with LEA Europe and LEA Asia Pacific, a worldwide network of 430 offices in 90 countries around the globe.

For more information about Elliott Davis and its services, visit www.elliottdavis.com .

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