1/23/2009

Clark Nuber Elects New Shareholder

(Bellevue, WA) Effective January 1, 2009, Clark Nuber elected Andrew Prather to the position of Audit Shareholder. Prather received his BA in Accounting from the University of Washington in 1995 and joined Clark Nuber in June 2000. He has been a key player in both the not-for-profit and commercial practice areas. He serves as the firm's Audit Quality Control Director, and has established a national reputation for his knowledge in implementation of audit risk standards.

"Clark Nuber's commitment to professional excellence, its clients and employees are important to me personally and professionally. It's a privilege to join an ownership group that has such strong commitment to its clients and employees" Prather said.

"Our shareholder group feels very fortunate to welcome Andrew as an owner of the business," Dave Katri, President and CEO said. "Andrew's passion for public accounting and client service will serve both our existing and future clients well."

Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, Clark Nuber employs 160 people with the expertise to provide commercial business owners, and leaders in not-for-profit organizations, as well as high-net-worth individuals, with a wide variety of services, including, financial statement audits, tax planning and compliance, state and local tax consulting, CFO/Controller/accounting services, estate planning, and specialty audits including benefit plans and government grants.