John P. Ellsworth, CPA, CVA, MBA – Shareholder

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501 Valleybrook Road
Suite 210
McMurray, PA 15317
Tel: 724.941.1750
Fax: 724.941.1789

Email: jellsworth@cottrillarbutina.com
Web: www.cottrillarbutina.com

John P. ("Jack") Ellsworth is a shareholder with the Peters Township office of Cottrill Arbutina Professional Services. With Big Four experience, he is a certified public accountant and certified valuation analyst and has spent more than 15 years in public and industry accounting roles.

Mr. Ellsworth provides business valuation consulting to clients as well as accounting, auditing and tax services. For clients in the fields of medical devices, manufacturing, engineering and aviation services, he has served as an interim or part-time chief financial officer/controller. He also consults in budgeting, financial reporting, financial projections and forecasts, and accounting and internal control procedures. He recently was interviewed on television about the roles CPAs have with their business clients.

In 2004, Mr. Ellsworth received a designation as a certified valuation analyst. His services in this area are most commonly required in conjunction with the purchase or sale of a business, succession planning, buy/sell agreements, charitable contributions, and estate and gift taxes. In the litigation arena, his services can be utilized in situations of business disruption, dissenting shareholder actions, divorce, and partner disputes.

Prior to joining Cottrill Arbutina, Mr. Ellsworth was corporate controller for a publicly-traded medical device company with responsibilities involving accounting, treasury, financial reporting and SEC reporting functions. His experience in the healthcare industry includes over four years as Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting for one of the largest healthcare systems in Pennsylvania. He began his career in public accounting as a senior associate on the audit staff of the Pittsburgh office of Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. While at Coopers & Lybrand, he provided audit services to various manufacturing, healthcare and non-profit clients.

Mr. Ellsworth is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts and has served as a board member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. He received his bachelor of arts from Duquesne University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business.

He currently serves on the boards of directors of the Diocesan Purchasing Commission of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Angels’ Place, Inc., a non-profit organization providing services to single, low-income student parents and their children. He is a member of the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce and the McMurray Chapter, Professional Referral Exchange, a business networking group of professionals in the local area.