BRADENTON, Fla. — The PFM Group announced Thursday that four senior professionals have been promoted to managing director positions.
The new partners are Jamie Doyle in Harrisburg, Pa., David Eichenthal in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sarah Hollenbeck in San Francisco, and Sergio Masvidal in Miami.
"These are individuals who, through outstanding client service, strong marketing skills, and the highest professional standards, have helped PFM maintain our role as the nation's premier independent financial advisory firm," John Bonow, PFM's chief executive officer, said in a statement.
"They have proven that by focusing on our corporate values of independence, initiative, and integrity, PFM earns the trust of clients and will continue to grow in years to come," he said.
Doyle works as a financial advisor for school districts and municipal government clients across Pennsylvania, and has also increased the firm's presence among the state's community colleges. She joined PFM in 1997 starting as an analyst, and learned the business from the bottom up, PFM said.
Eichenthal is a member of the management and budget consulting practice and heads PFM's Chattanooga office. He joined PFM in 2011 after serving six years as president and chief executive officer of the Ochs Center, a nonprofit policy research institute that works with local governments, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. He also was a non-resident senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, and was the finance officer and director of performance review for the city of Chattanooga.
Hollenbeck works with northern California governments, transportation agencies, and community colleges. She joined the PFM Group 13 years ago as a senior managing consultant after working a year in the San Francisco mayor's budget office and five years in the mayor's office of public finance. With PFM, she has worked with the Bay Area Toll Authority, local governments, and community college districts.
Masvidal represents clients in south Florida, and has spent his career at PFM. He joined the firm in 2003, established the firm's Miami office in 2007, and works throughout the Southeast. His clients include cities, counties, transportation authorities, and school districts as well as Miami-Dade County, the city of Miami, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
"As our firm continues to expand, the experience, commitment, and unfailing focus on clients demonstrated by these four outstanding professionals is of tremendous value to our industry and our firm," Bonow said, adding they will help the firm's retain its status as the top financial advisory firm, a title which it has held for 16 years.
