Oklahoma’s Largest Accounting Firm Sets New Leadership Structure

Thursday, February 16, 2012

HoganTaylor has named a new CEO, promoted a new tax practice leader and created a new board of directors in a management restructuring designed to position the firm for further expansion.

Named as new CEO is Randy Nail, previously the firm’s leader over its financial institutions practice.

Nail said the creation of the new structure is a departure from the collegial partner model used in many accounting firms and mirrors the corporate structure found in most businesses. Nail added the new structure is better suited for HoganTaylor who desires to put dedicated resources behind foundational strength and strategic growth, while allowing partners a greater ability to focus on serving clients.

Nail is an eight-year veteran of HoganTaylor with nearly 20 years of experience providing clients with a wide variety of assurance and business consulting services. His clients have included both privately owned and publicly held businesses in various industries, ranging from small institutions to those with total assets in the billions. Previous to his HoganTaylor tenure, Nail was with a Big Four firm in their financial institutions group.

Nail is currently based in the firm’s Oklahoma City office, but will be moving to Tulsa in the next few months, while spending several days a week in Tulsa in the interim.

Nail replaces Bob Vaught who has served as managing partner since 1999 in the founding legacy firm Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain and continuing in that role with HoganTaylor after its 2009 merger with Hogan & Slovacek.

Vaught will become a member of the firm’s newly formed board of directors, along with partners Jim Taylor, Tulsa; Todd Wisdom, Fayetteville Arkansas; Richard Wright, Oklahoma City; Pat Milligan, Tulsa; and Jack Murray, Tulsa.

Promoted to leader of the firm’s tax practice is Tony Otto, Tulsa, who has been with the firm since 1993. Otto most recently served as the lead for the manufacturing & distribution practice area.

Two founding partners after which the firm is named, Jim Taylor, leader of the firm’s assurance practice and David Hogan, senior advisor, will remain in their current capacities.

About HoganTaylor, LLP: Formed from a January 2009 merger of Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain and Hogan & Slovacek, HoganTaylor is the largest public accounting firm in the Oklahoma/NW Arkansas region. The firm has more than 160 employees and provides a wide range of comprehensive tax, assurance, accounting, business valuation and litigation support services. HoganTaylor has two offices in Tulsa, and offices in Oklahoma City and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Website: www.hogantaylor.com

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