PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Philadelphia office is proud to announce the promotion of James O’Brien to Managing Director. James relocated from New York earlier this year to lead the Private Client Services Practice Group and joins a team of four other Managing Directors in Philadelphia. James has over 12 years of experience in providing tax consulting and compliance services to high net worth individuals, their families and their entities. James’ specific areas of experience includes income, charitable and gift tax planning for executives in the private equity, hedge fund, consulting, banking and entertainment industries.

“It has given me great pride to see James grow as a professional and with the firm," said New York Metro Office Managing Director, Gerald DesRoches. “James transitioned seamlessly to the Philadelphia office; maintaining client confidence and working with colleagues in both Philadelphia and New York."

“James’ involvement in internal programs such as the Andersen Tax PCS Excellence Team, as well as external business organizations in Philadelphia, has allowed for the growth of our best in class team in Philadelphia," said CEO, Mark Vorsatz.

James received his Bachelors of Science from Georgetown University.

Andersen Tax now has 143 Managing Directors in 19 locations in the U.S., and an international presence in Europe and Latin America through Andersen Global. Overall the firm is promoting nine Managing Directors, four in San Francisco and one each in Seattle, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Houston, and US National Tax.