RSM in Search For CEO after Jean Stephens’ Decision to Step Down

Jean Stephens, the Chief Executive Officer of RSM, has announced her intention to step down next year, marking the end of her more than fifteen years in the position.

Following Jean Stephens’ announcement that she will step down within the next six months, RSM, the global mid-tier accounting and consulting network, has initiated the process of selecting its next CEO.  Her successor will now oversee an $8 billion business.

Stephens shared her decision with RSM’s global leadership at the recent World Conference in Barcelona, and her departure is scheduled for a date after her handover in May to ensure an effective transition.

Jean Stephens was appointed to the top position in 2006 after serving as Chief Operating Officer. During her tenure, she has led significant growth, with the network’s global revenues more than tripling from $2.4 billion over the past 17 years and the number of professionals increasing from 23,000 to almost 60,000 across 120 countries. Launched at the beginning of the year, RSM’s 2030 Global Strategy aims to double its income by the end of the decade.

Jean Stephens began her career as a manager at the US member McGladrey’s LA office in 1994 and played a key role in spearheading a major global rebranding effort that unified the entire network under the RSM name and a new logo in 2015. One of her most significant achievements has been breaking the industry’s gender barrier in leadership, as she was, until recently, the sole female head of one of the world’s top ten largest professional services networks.

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