Mayer Hoffman McCann, a Prime 10 Agency based mostly in Cleveland, has appointed Andrew Gragnani as its new president, succeeding Andy Burczyk, who’s retiring. As well as, Jeff Gluck has been elected chairman of the board.
Gragnani has been a shareholder at MHM for 13 years, serving on the MHM govt committee and as a regional attest follow chief for the previous 12 years. Burczyk had led the agency since 2015, whereas Gluck has been a member of the MHM board for the previous three years.
MHM, which has an alternate follow association with publicly traded monetary companies firm CBIZ, reported Thursday that it skilled 9% natural development in 2021. The agency’s acquisition exercise boosted that determine to 12.2%. Final September, CBIZ MHM acquired Shea Labagh Dobberstein, a agency in San Francisco, and final April it acquired Berntson Porter, a agency in Bellevue, Washington. Extra not too long ago, final month it acquired Marks Paneth, a Prime 50 Agency based mostly in New York.
Mayer Hoffman McCann president Andrew Gragnani
“We’ve had sturdy, sustainable development the previous few years, and we are going to proceed to concentrate on our natural development in tandem with targeted efforts round finishing additional strategic acquisitions,” Gragnani stated in an announcement Thursday.
He stated the agency would proceed to concentrate on advancing audit high quality, whereas enhancing its proprietary methodology and deployment of recent applied sciences for workforce members and shoppers. “Know-how continues to evolve, and we’ve a proficient workforce that’s monitoring, testing and implementing new instruments as they grow to be out there,” he acknowledged.
Each he and Gluck praised Burczyk for his service to the agency.
“I wish to thank Andy for his management and friendship,” Gragnani stated. “I’ve realized a fantastic deal from him, and look ahead to persevering with the sturdy legacy Andy and people earlier than him have constructed.”
“We’ve skilled vital development and high quality enhancements throughout Andy’s tenure,” Gluck stated in an announcement. “We look ahead to persevering with to construct off that momentum below the sturdy management of Andrew Gragnani and the MHM workforce.”
MHM plans to proceed to concentrate on variety and inclusion efforts, ESG (environmental social and governance) reporting, innovation and powerful follow administration below its new management workforce.
“Our management workforce is already engaged and closely concerned in efforts with our strategic companions at CBIZ and Kreston to be one of the best we might be, each by way of using sound enterprise practices, in addition to hiring good folks and serving as virtuous company residents,” stated Gragnani.