Former executives said he was a respected accountant, but co-workers referred to him as the "Pillsbury doughboy".
John Towers, a CBE, had already successfully turned the Rover Group from loss to profit as a former managing director, John Edwards' family had been associated with the company since 1916, Peter Beale was a respected accountant, and Nick Stephenson, holder of the MacRobert Trophy, was regarded as one of the UK's most talented automotive engineers.
He is respected among accountants, according to Arthur W. Bowman, editor of Bowman's Accounting Report, an industry newsletter based in Atlanta.
Haynes, as captain of Trinity's basketball team, as well as the school's "Accountant of the Year", soon graduated to a position with a respected Texas accounting firm, while Leary remained in college working on his MBA degree.
The FSA and Tyrie have agreed on the name of a senior lawyer, accountant or respected City financier who will attempt to break the legal deadlock.
Certified Public Accountant since 1947 and respected founding partner of Lipner, Sofferman & Co., LLP where he practiced accounting for over 50 years.
Even in those rare American films where those who ply the ledger trade are accorded respect, the accountant is usually portrayed as a goof, a slob or a jerk.
As a teenager, he assisted his uncle, a commercial photographer with a studio in Ibadan, though his uncle insisted that Mr. Esiebo become an accountant or a banker because photography was not then a respected profession in Nigeria.
An ethical man, appreciated and respected by his family and clients, he was described by his partners at Holtz, Rubinstein, Reminick as the "Accountants Accountant".
The Enron deceptions alone involved some of the nation's most prestigious accountants, lawyers, Wall Street brokers and commercial bankers, along with some of Enron's own highly respected directors.
"I probably would have been a little more dull if I'd stayed there -- with all due respect to accountants.
