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For Immediate Release:
January 01, 2005
Contact:
Pamela Raumer, Marketing Director
925/274-5740
praumer@rina.com

RINA is pleased to announce that Timothy Tikalsky, Stockholder in our Walnut Creek office has earned the Certified in Strategic Performance Management (CSPM) certification
RINA is pleased to announce that Timothy Tikalsky, Stockholder in our Walnut Creek office has earned the Certified in Strategic Performance Management (CSPM) certification. This designation is granted to fewer than one hundred CPAs in the United States each year.

Client demand has been the driving force behind the certification. Increasingly, business owners expect more from their CPAs than ever before, especially in light of recent accounting scandals and Sarbanes Oxley regulations. Business owners are looking for an advisor who can help them make better business decisions and manage the performance of their company – not just prepare financial statements and tax returns.

The CSPM certification goes beyond just measuring performance to address many of the cultural and technological issues that impact the day-to-day management of performance. In addition to providing services to clients, CSPMs also provide educational programs to the business community, including:

• How Does Your Company Keep Score?
• Performance Measurement Step-by-Step
• Your Business Dashboard
• Financial and Business Fluency
• The Profit Equation Business Roundtable

Jim Kohles, President of RINA commented that “We are very happy that Tim has earned this designation as we have clients whose situation can use this service. Cost of payroll, overhead, and cost of sales keep growing whether or not company profits do. Clients are looking for ways to stimulate and reward superior performance. When profits grow, everyone benefits in the form of a strategically focused performance based compensation program.”

RINA is proud to add Strategic Performance Management as a new resource for our clients. For more detailed information about this service or RINA, visit www.rina.com or call Tim Tikalsky at 925-210-2180.