NEW YORK CITY—The CohnReznick partnership has elected a new CEO. Frank Longobardi, a valued, longtime executive with the firm, is slated to take office as the firm's next top official on October 1st, when current co-CEOs Ken Baggett and Tom Marino step down, pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement. Both Baggett and Marino will remain members of CohnReznick's executive board.
Currently a member of the executive board and regional managing partner–New England, Longobardi will relocate this fall to New York, where he will operate out of the firm's national headquarters in Manhattan.
He previously served as a member of the accounting firm's go-to market committee, which oversaw the strategic planning for industry and service specialization when CohnReznick was formed in 2012 as a result of the J.H. Cohn and Reznick Group combination. Prior to that, Longobardi was responsible for all of J.H. Cohn's industry groups, bringing standardization to the marketing, leadership development, and continuing education efforts of each practice. He joined the firm in 2007 when his own company, Haggett Longobardi, combined with J.H. Cohn, helping the latter organization dramatically expand its presence in the Northeast.
“I am deeply honored to be chosen to lead CohnReznick and look forward to working with our people to achieve new goals in serving our clients and communities, shaping discussions around the issues that impact today's businesses, and developing the future leaders of this firm,” says Longobardi.
Adds Marino, “Frank has been a trusted and influential leader throughout his time at CohnReznick and I am confident he has the credentials, experience, and insight to move this firm forward and achieve remarkable results for our clients.”
“Frank is a passionate, firm-first type of leader,” notes Baggett. “In addition to leading our New England region for the past three years and serving on several national committees, Frank always has looked for ways to innovate and improve the quality of our client service across all areas of the firm. I look forward to continuing to work alongside him and supporting his vision for the future of CohnReznick.”
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
