RALEIGH, N.C. (March 22, 2010) Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, announces today that firm members Brooks Malone and Shannon Cook will be serving on a discussion panel titled "Accounting Services for the Middle Market Clients." The event takes place on March 24, 2010 and is part of the 28th annual Business Week event hosted by the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Cameron School of Business.
Malone, a partner at HPG, will be discussing specific accounting services middle market companies require. Cook is HPG's human resources director and will give an overview of what skills students should be developing for a career working with a middle market company.
"Business Week is a great experience for the students and guest speakers," says Malone. "I look forward to being part of the panel and to helping students become aware of the needs and opportunities of the business community."
The weeklong event is designed to help Cameron School of Business students as they prepare for the transition into a professional environment. With more than 100 sessions, the program will feature prominent alumni and executives explaining their knowledge and experiences in numerous areas including marketing, information technology and entrepreneurship.
About Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG):
HPG is the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as ranked by the Triangle Business Journal. Furthermore, Business Leader magazine ranked HPG as the fifth most successful small business in North Carolina in 2008. HPG is able to provide national and global accounting resources to its clients through the CPAmerica firm network of 701 offices worldwide. HPG offers a wide array of business accounting, auditing, corporate tax, and management advisory services. Specialties include serving owner-managed, investor-backed technology and life science, healthcare services, real estate development, manufacturing and distribution businesses and providing, ERISA audits, family wealthcare services and Sarbanes-Oxley internal audit services. More than just an accounting firm, HPG assists clients in looking beyond the bottom linesm by being the right firm, right value and right people to achieve each client's definition of success. Visit www.hpg.com.