Pittsburgh / New Castle / Meadville, PA – Guy A. Natale, CPA, a Partner with Carbis Walker LLP, Certified Public Accountants & Consultants, has successfully completed RSM McGladrey’s Advanced Business Advisor Program through the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

The nine week executive education program, spanning three years, is designed for Managing Directors and Partners whose responsibility it is to advise client CEOs in making strategic decisions to achieve long term, profitable growth. Additionally, participants developed an understanding of how industry analysis influences the Firm’s positioning choices, and how the capabilities and strategic assets of a company determine its competitive advantage.

Natale has been with Carbis Walker for over eighteen years and serves as the Firm’s Coordinator of Manufacturing & Distribution Services. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Slippery Rock University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Economics from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants,and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. Natale is also a representative to the National Tooling and Machining Association, the Manufacturers’ Association of Northwest Pennsylvania, and a member of Slippery Rock University’s School of Business Advisory Council.

About Carbis Walker LLP

Carbis Walker LLP was founded over sixty years ago and is a member of the Carbis Walker Group. The Firm has seven offices throughout western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, and specializes in the areas of Construction & Real Estate, Health Care, Manufacturing &Distribution, and Automotive Dealer Services.

The Carbis Walker Group is comprised of Carbis Walker LLP, CPAs & Consultants; Total Practice Management, LLC, a physician billing and practice consulting company; and Walker Benefits, Inc., a retirement plan consulting company. The Group is also a member of the RSM McGladrey Network, an organization of 130 accounting firms throughout the United States associated with RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen, which when considered together, rank as the fifth largest provider of accounting, tax, and business consulting services.