In a rare occurrence, the NEWSmaker honor is bestowed upon a group of people who worked as part of the MCAA/Construction Industry FASB Coalition (CIFC) on Multiemployer Plan Transparency and Disclosure.
Recognized as NEWSmakers of 2011 are the following staff and members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) who were instrumental in a collaborative revision of a proposed restrictive accounting requirement: John Gentille, CEO of MCAA; John McNerney, general counsel of MCAA; Robert Lake, EMCOR Services Mesa Energy Systems Inc., Irvine, Calif.; Richard Sawhill, Airconditioning, Refrigeration and Mechanical Contractors Association of Southern California; James Estabrook, Lindabury, McCormick, Estrabrook & Cooper, P.C.; Lawrence Beebe, CPA, Bond Beebe, Accountants & Advisors; and Cary Franklin, F.S.A., Horizon Actuarial Services LLC.