NEW YORK, June 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trenwith Valuation, LLC, an independent subsidiary of BDO Seidman, LLP and partner firm to Trenwith Securities, LLC, today announced that Anthony Alfonso has been appointed President of the firm. Prior to this Mr. Alfonso served as Managing Director and head of the Western Region. In his new role, he will oversee operations throughout the firm and its nine offices (Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Boston and Philadelphia) and look for growth opportunities to expand the business. Mr. Alfonso will continue to be located in the firm's Los Angeles office.
"I am very pleased to be stepping into the role of President of Trenwith Valuation and having the opportunity to lead such an impressive team of professionals," said Mr. Alfonso. "Working with our partners at both Trenwith Securities and BDO I aim to streamline the business and drive significant growth for the firm and look for new ways to capitalize on our extensive industry knowledge and experience."
Mr. Alfonso, 41, has nearly two decades of valuation and transactional expertise. Before joining Trenwith Valuation in July 2008, he provided valuations for tax and financial reporting clients at Houlihan Lokey. Prior to this, Mr. Alfonso served as a Managing Director with KPMG in its economic and valuation services practice.
His intangible-asset valuation work has been used in numerous purchase price allocations, and he has advised public companies on business combination and goodwill impairment financial reporting issues. Mr. Alfonso also has expertise in valuation analyses for employee-stock-option, general-corporate and tax planning purposes and has helped buyers and sellers in return-on-investment and decision prioritization analysis. He received a B.S. in financial planning from Purdue University and a MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Alfonso is an Accredited Senior Appraiser in the business valuation discipline under the auspices of the American Society of Appraisers. He is also registered with FINRA (formerly the NASD) as a General Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63).
About Trenwith Valuation, LLC
Trenwith Valuation, LLC is a leading provider of corporate valuation services, with extensive experience valuing business enterprises, business interests, tangible assets, financial securities, intellectual property, and other intangible rights across a myriad of industry segments. The firm provides independent valuations for management planning, transaction support, adverse matter resolution, tax planning, and financial reporting. Trenwith Valuation is an independent subsidiary of BDO Seidman, LLP and maintains a domestic presence in nine U.S. offices, while providing clients access to the global marketplace by leveraging a global network of more than 1,095 independent member firm offices of BDO International.