Ryan Promotes New Principals and Executive Vice President to Senior Leadership Team

Dallas, Texas -- Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that Jeremy Abel, Joe Molina, Jordan Simms have been promoted to Principal.

Jeremy Abel is a key executive in Ryan’s Severance Tax practice based in the Houston, Texas office and specializes in providing multi-jurisdictional severance tax and production royalty consulting services to clients in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Abel joined the Firm in January 2004 and has been instrumental in the growth of the Firm’s Severance Tax practice. Mr. Abel also played a pivotal role in the development of the Firm’s rapidly expanding Canadian Crown Royalty practice. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin.

Joe Molina is a senior executive in Ryan’s Property Tax practice based in the Austin, Texas office and specializes in providing telecommunications, pipeline, railroad, and industrial property appraisals. Mr. Molina joined the Firm in December 2004 and has played a critical role in the growth of Ryan’s Property Tax practice. He has represented Ryan as a frequent speaker at several industry conferences and has authored articles in various magazines, most recently writing “The Art of Finding Accurate Price Indices for High-Tech Equipment,” published in the July/August 2012 issue of the Journal of State Taxation. Mr. Molina is a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) and the Broadband Tax Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Southwest Texas State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Texas.

Jordan Simms is based in the Dallas, Texas office and specializes in providing multi-jurisdictional transaction tax services to clients in the financial services, insurance, semiconductor manufacturing, airline carrier, and retail industries. Mr. Simms joined the Firm in January 2001 and has been influential in the growth of Ryan’s Transaction Tax practice, the largest of its kind in North America. Mr. Simms holds a Certified Member of the Institute (CMI) designation in Sales Tax from the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) and is a member of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

“Ryan’s aggressive growth and global expansion have provided our professionals opportunities for advancement that are unmatched in the tax services industry today,” said G. Brint Ryan, Chairman and CEO of Ryan. “We have promoted 90 associates this year alone and are proud to reward these seasoned professionals for superior client service and results.”

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Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Plano, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 7,100 professionals and associates serves over 74,000 clients in more than 80 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies. More information about Ryan can be found at ryan.com.

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