Clayton & McKervey

Clayton & McKervey, a certified public accounting and business advisory firm helping closely held businesses compete in the global marketplace, announces that David Van Damme, Catherine (Katie) Faysal, and Ben Smith, all certified public accountants in the Assurance Department, have been promoted from Manager to Senior Manager.

Smith joined Clayton & McKervey in 2008 and is key to the firm’s transaction services team. He also leads the firm’s technology initiatives. Smith specializes in growth driven business tax planning and consultation, accounting support services including operational and owner reporter packages, financial statements and agreed upon procedures reporting. He is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He also serves on Oakland University’s Accounting and Finance Advisory Board. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oakland University and is a resident of Royal Oak.

Van Damme also joined Clayton & McKervey in 2008. He specializes in audits of closely-held companies, internal controls analysis, fraud/data extraction analysis, financial statements and agreed upon procedures reporting, financial reporting automation and employee benefit plan audits. He is involved with the MICPA, MICPA Fraud Task Force, Turn Around Management Association and Risk Management Association. Van Damme holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oakland University and is a resident of Ferndale.

Faysal joined Clayton & McKervey in 2009 specializes in audits and reviews of closely-held companies, mergers and acquisitions, agreed upon procedures reporting, component audit reporting, AICPA Financial Framework for Small and Medium-Sized Entities and employee benefit plan audits. She is involved with the MICPA, AICPA, Turn Around Management Association and Risk Management Association and is a leader of Clayton & McKervey’s Women’s Network. Faysal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Hillsdale College and is a resident of Novi.

The announcement of the senior manager promotions was made by Clayton & McKervey President Rob Dutkiewicz, CPA. “We are pleased to welcome Katie Faysal, David Van Damme and Ben Smith to their new roles as senior managers,” Dutkiewicz said. “They are impressive young leaders doing outstanding work for our clients.”