Unclaimed Property Expert Sonia M. Walwyn Joins Keane Unclaimed Property Services Division
Industry Veteran Brings 20 Years of Public and Private Sector
Experience as Keane's New Mid-Western Vice President
WAYNE, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
Today, The Keane Organization announced the addition of industry
expert Sonia Walwyn to its Unclaimed Property Services Division. Ms.
Walwyn will join Keane as Mid-Western Vice President, utilizing her 20
years of public and private sector experience to help develop and
execute solutions for clients' unclaimed property liability and
compliance needs.
Ms. Walwyn is an industry veteran who has successfully built
multiple unclaimed property practices, on both the regional and
national levels. Her expertise in legal and tax services includes
general consulting in areas such as exposure analysis, audit support,
audit defense, voluntary disclosure negotiations and policy and
procedures review and implementation. Ms. Walwyn has also participated
in negotiations with states and states' agents in achieving favorable
resolutions for clients.
"I join the entire Keane Organization in welcoming Sonia to our
Unclaimed Property Services Division," says Gail Warner, President of
Keane's Unclaimed Property Services Division. "Keane has a long and
respected track record in the industry, covering over 100 years. Sonia
joins a talented team with a passion and commitment to what we do, and
the breadth and depth of her industry experience makes her an
invaluable addition. Not only has Sonia successfully built unclaimed
property services practices for major businesses nationwide, but she
also has legal expertise and experience with tax services as well."
"As we face an increasingly uncertain economic environment,
unclaimed property becomes a more prominent concern for individuals,
as well as state governments," says Ms. Walwyn. "What's more, states
are facing an evolving regulatory environment that will impact
treasuries and change how governments view and manage unclaimed
property. Joining Keane allows me to use my experience and insight to
help broaden the Organization's Unclaimed Property Division, while
also working for one of the recognized leaders in unclaimed property
research and resolution in the country."
Ms. Walwyn joins Keane from her role as Senior Manager, State &
Local Tax Practice Leader with a Big Four accounting firm in Chicago.
Her responsibilities included establishing an abandoned and unclaimed
property practice for the Midwest region, serving client needs in the
form of audit defense and compliance outsourcing. In addition, she
managed proactive services to reduce overall exposure and accomplish
compliance through voluntary means.
Previously, Ms. Walwyn developed a national unclaimed property
practice at another Big Four accounting firm, where she was Director
of Tax & Legal Services, and National Director of Abandoned and
Unclaimed Property Services. Her professional experience also includes
tenures with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Treasury Department and
the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PaPUC).
Ms. Walwyn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from
Elizabethtown College, and a Juris Doctorate from the Dickinson School
of Law. In addition, she earned an LLM in Taxation from the Villanova
University School of Law. She is a CPA in both Illinois and
Pennsylvania.
ABOUT KEANE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY SERVICES DIVISION
The Keane Organization provides compliance and risk management
solutions that help companies mitigate regulatory, operational and
financial threats across the enterprise. Keane's solutions allow
business leaders to measure, manage and monitor these threats in a way
that produces measurable return on investment. Whether it involves
regulators, investors, customer, employees or vendors, Keane's
proprietary business methodology allows clients to systematically
identify risk, create specific action plans, and establish
accountability for results.
For more information about Keane, please visit us at
www.KeaneCo.com
Press contact:
Gregory FCA
Paul Johnson
Associate Vice President
610-228-2113
Paul@GregoryFCA.com
or
Company contact:
The Keane Organization
David McCrystal
Executive Vice President,
Corporate Development
800-848-8896 x 3257
DMccrystal@Keaneco.com
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