Accordion appoints two new practice leaders
Accordion, a New York-based financial consultancy focusing on the private equity sector, has hired Barrett Daniels as managing director and head of the operational and technical accounting practice and promoted Ian McCracken to head of the finance transformation practice.
“Barrett’s depth of experience in the IPO ecosystem and Ian’s track record of driving transformational value for PE-backed clients make them exactly the kind of leaders we need as AI reshapes the office of the CFO,” said Junaid Samnani, president, finance and technology solutions, Accordion.
Based in San Francisco, Barrett Daniels brings more than 25 years of experience advising companies on accounting and capital markets transactions. He has deep expertise in IPO readiness, having advised 100+ companies on IPO and other capital markets transactions.
Daniels previously spent six years with Deloitte, where he was a partner and US IPO services leader. Before that, he founded and led Nextstep Advisory Services, which was acquired by Deloitte in 2018.
Earlier in his career, Daniels was a partner and IPO leader at Connor Group. He began his career in the global capital markets group at PwC.
Daniels has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Florida State University.
“I’m excited to bring my experience to help build a practice that raises the bar for what accounting advisory can look like in the AI era,” Daniels said.
Based in Dallas, Ian McCracken has more than 25 years of professional experience, with consulting and industry expertise in finance, HR, and IT transformation.
He currently heads the Dallas office and has been with Accordion since 2021 – joining the firm as a managing director. During his tenure with Accordion, McCracken has worked with PE-sponsored companies on value creation initiatives, including driving Ebitda expansion, optimizing working capital, and building finance and operational infrastructure to support a successful exit.
He previously spent four years with Riveron, where he was a managing director, and five years with Protiviti, where he was a manager. McCracken was also previously director of strategic finance at Call Box and director of enterprise solutions at PLH Group.
He has a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Baylor University.
Accordion was founded in 2009 and has more than 1,400 people across 11 offices in the US, Canada, UK and India. The firm supports the office of the CFO at private equity-backed companies with services in foundational accounting, strategic financial planning and analysis enhancement, performance, transaction support, and turnaround and restructuring solutions.
