As an Audit Principal and Certified Public Accountant and 20+ years’ experience, Mark specializes in leading and performing annual audits and reviews of company financial statements across a diverse client base. Mark’s abilities extend beyond the basic assurance services with his background as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP). As a CFE and CITP, Mark has led and performed hundreds of SOC 1 and SOC 2 Examinations across multiple industries. Mark also has been auditing employee benefit plan audits for 20+ years and has a specialization in ESOP Plans and ESOP Transactions. Mark joined the firm in 2014.
Prior to joining H&M, Mark worked for a local accounting firm in Columbus and in the audit division of Ernst & Young, LLP. At E&Y, Mark worked on integrated audits for large SEC issuers, including Limited Brands, Cardinal Health, and Park National Bank. While working on these large engagements, he gained experience performing control testing under the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley 404.
Mark holds a bachelor’s degree from Otterbein University. He received his Master of Accounting degree from The Ohio State University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA) He is also a Member of OSCPA Peer Review Committee and is approved as an AICPA Peer Reviewer and SOC Peer Reviewer Specialist. He serves currently on the OSCPA Peer Review Committee and the OSCPA Executive Board.
Pete Rife is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Pete graduated from Ridgedale High School in Marion Ohio before attending The Ohio State University. He formed Zero One Communications, a technology integration and consulting firm which specialized in system design and deployment. During his years at Zero One Communications, he delivered solutions to a variety of industries including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, governmental, and institutional clients. In 1998 Pete joined the technology consulting practice of Holbrook & Manter. Working with Holbrook & Manter, Pete has developed a technology management practice focused on providing medium enterprise clients with CIO-level advisory services. His recent client projects include extensive work in the healthcare and financial services sectors for several 500M+ companies across the US.
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David J. Gruber, Director of Risk Advisory Services & CPA
Dave Gruber has over 35 years of experience in accounting, financial, and consulting roles. Dave is the former President of DJG Financial Consulting, LLC, where he spent nearly a decade in various consulting roles focusing substantially on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and part-time Chief Financial Officer duties. His experience includes both large public companies, privately held companies, and non-profit organizations. Dave has also served as a Trustee for five mutual fund complexes, a Board Member for the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, as well as a Board Member for one non-profit organization.
Prior to becoming an independent corporate finance and accounting consultant, he served in a variety of accounting roles for various entities including Controller and Chief Financial Officer. His career started with PricewaterhouseCoopers, a certified public accounting firm.
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Jennie Severt is a Senior Associate on Holbrook & Manter’s Audit and Assurance Services team. She joined the Holbrook & Manter team in 2017 and has worked in public accounting for over 8 years. Jennie’s primary focuses include work in the not-for-profit and manufacturing industries, along with projects related to Employee Benefit Plan audits, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance testing and Service Organization Control (SOC) testing.
Prior to joining the H&M team, Jennie started her career working for a large, global firm. During her time in public accounting, Jennie has gained experience with a wide variety of clients and industries, including both publicly-traded and privately-owned organizations.
Jennie obtained her undergraduate degree in Accounting from Capital University in Bexley, Ohio in the Spring of 2016 and is a member of the AICPA and OSCPA.
Jennie helps to lead Holbrook & Manter’s philanthropic efforts, including fundraising and volunteer activities with the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.