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RSM McGladrey has named Robert Jensen to lead its national private equity group (PEG) practice, effective Feb. 1. In this newly created position, Jensen will remain based in RSM McGladrey's Chicago office.

Chicago, Ill., January 16, 2007 – RSM McGladrey has named Robert Jensen to lead its national private equity group (PEG) practice, effective Feb. 1. In this newly created position, Jensen will remain based in RSM McGladrey’s Chicago office. 

Jensen joined the firm in 1968, and has more than three decades of consulting and industry experience. He was promoted to partner in 1975 and to director of consulting and executive partner responsible for McGladrey & Pullen LLP in 1982. One of the key architects of RSM McGladrey’s growth, Jensen established the firm’s Office of Managing Partner and, as director of mergers and acquisitions, spearheaded the acquisition and integration of 24 firms, representing $350 million in revenue. In addition, he was primarily responsible for the organization of RSM McGladrey’s private equity services. Jensen is currently the director of consulting services for the Great Lakes Economic Unit, and will continue in this role while the search for his replacement is underway.

RSM McGladrey, together with McGladrey & Pullen LLP, provides a full range of transaction support, consulting, audit and tax services to hundreds of private equity firms and their portfolio companies. The firm’s PEG practice serves clients nationally through dedicated teams in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis and Raleigh, and supports engagements around the world through RSM International, the sixth largest worldwide association of accounting and consulting firms, with 600 offices in more than 70 countries.

“I’m looking forward to pulling our organization together to build a leading practice serving the PEG market,” said Jensen. “Private equity groups can take advantage of our experience in dealing with middle-market companies, our geographic capacity, the strength of our service offerings and our industry expertise.”

“Naming a leader of Bob’s caliber underscores our commitment to the private equity community, which is vital to our growth strategy,” said Tom Dobosenski, executive vice president—national consulting for RSM McGladrey. “Bob’s experience makes him the ideal person to drive our national PEG initiative.”

Jensen is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Management Consultant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He is also a past member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Management Advisory Services (MAS) Engagement Quality Assurance Committee, a group that authored the MAS practice aid titled, “Developing a MAS Engagement Quality Control Program.”

About RSM McGladrey: RSM McGladrey is a leading professional services firm providing accounting, tax and business consulting. McGladrey & Pullen LLP (a partner-owned CPA firm) delivers audit and attest services. RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen operate in an alternative practice structure. Though separate and independent legal entities, they can work together to serve client’s business needs. Together, the companies rank as the fifth largest U.S. provider of accounting, tax and business consulting (source: Public Accounting Report), with 8,000 professionals and associates in more than 120 offices nationwide. RSM McGladrey Inc. and McGladrey & Pullen are member firms of RSM International, an affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms.