Comments on: Jeremy Newman: BDO’s cautious maverick CEO

By: BDO International can breathe again | AccMan

BDO International can breathe again | AccMan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:34:41 +0000

[...] During my conversation with Jeremy Newman, BDO’s global CEO, he made the logical argument that BDO globally is really a franchise. At the time he said: “If you got a bad meal from the local MacDonalds, would you sue the head office? Of course you wouldn’t.” There were deeper problems for the plaintiffs. The fact that BDO didn’t do what it might appear to have been doing publicly were matters of fact that seemed to have weighed more heavily than the plaintiffs thought. Boston.com starkly illustrates the difference: “They had the right to decide if BDO Seidman even exists as BDO,” Thomas [for plaintiff] said in closing arguments. “They admitted this right of control, right in their annual report. They want the strong brand because that’s how they make money.” [...]

By: Krupo

Krupo — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:20:59 +0000

Sounds like a fun conversation – I’m not much of a fan of the tortoise mentality mindset though (perhaps that’s kind of obvious).

By: IFRS: you can say no | AccMan

IFRS: you can say no | AccMan — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:44:55 +0000

[...] ways of expressing an opinion AND support management in their more prudent assumptions. Contrary to what I have been hearing lately about the ability to advise on this topic, that would be a positive and helpful way to bring the debate about asset valuation back to the [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » BDO International - Yellow Card or Red Flag?

Thu, 21 May 2009 02:14:26 +0000

[...] spent two hours shooting the bull with Newman, a man he already admired for his candor. His post, Jeremy Newman, The Cautious Maverick, begins with some flattery.� “I also had the sense I’d be meeting a person willing to [...]

By: Our poisoned DNA | AccMan

Our poisoned DNA | AccMan — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:04:02 +0000

[...] the profession is organized and structured have remained remarkably resilient to radical debate. Jeremy Newman’s phrase ‘I am cautious’ keeps ringing in my ears. Even with the worst recession in living memory upon us, it seems that as [...]

By: Ignore Everybody: a critique | AccMan

Ignore Everybody: a critique | AccMan — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:22:59 +0000

[...] for instance could have imagined that it would take me to the CEO’s office of the world’s fifth largest firm? Or that it would provide an occasional seat at the table with the CEO of SAP? Or that wannabe [...]