DALLAS & HOUSTON – Opportune LLP, a leading global energy business advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Randy L. Hill has joined the firm as a Partner to lead its Dallas office. Mr. Hill brings over 37 years of experience advising Fortune 500 energy, chemical, transportation, and other commercial entities. Mr. Hill will focus on growing the existing Dallas advisory practice across multiple industries with an emphasis on serving client needs principally focused on corporate governance matters, M&A transaction evaluation, and due diligence, financial statement analyses, complex accounting matters involving GAAP and PCAOB standards, and SEC registration statement and capital markets services.

Before Opportune, Mr. Hill served as a Partner in KPMG LLP’s audit practice where he worked extensively with public companies focused on all aspects of debt and equity filings with the SEC. He also has significant experience working with companies during the initial public offering (IPO) process and has frequently advised global entities on various business combination transactions and participated in transaction due diligence-related activities.

“Knowing Randy for over 30 years, I’m delighted to welcome him as our first direct admit Partner in our history,” said David Baggett, Managing Partner of Opportune LLP. “Randy’s background complements our existing competency areas as we look forward to expanding our presence and delivering added value to clients in various industries in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.”

In addition, for almost a decade, Mr. Hill successfully led KPMG’s Dallas audit practice, leading a team of approximately 400 audit professionals. In this role, he was accountable for managing the day-to-day business operations, budgeting, and planning activities, and achieving certain financial metrics and profitability goals. Mr. Hill had direct oversight responsibility for all audit resources, audit growth initiatives, assessed client satisfaction and activities around hiring, people satisfaction, and employee retention. His audit leadership role afforded him the ability to develop key relationships in the business community.

“I’m excited to be joining such a well-regarded firm like Opportune,” added Mr. Hill. “The firm has unique strengths and relationships, and I look forward to working with the Dallas team to execute on the firm’s priorities, achieve further significant growth in the firm’s advisory practice, and enhance value to clients.”

Mr. Hill holds a BBA in Accounting from Texas A&M University. He has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas Society of CPAs and currently is a CPA in the State of Texas.