Cody L. Smith

Cody L. Smith, Jr., is a partner in the National Professional Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Florham Park, New Jersey. In his role he leads the National Office's interface and service delivery with PwC's Consumer and Industrial Products practice and its clients. He is also responsible for a team of consultants that specialize in business combinations and related areas such as consolidations, disposals, impairments and segment reporting. Prior to joining the Group in September 2005, he was an audit partner in the San Diego, California office of PwC where he spent the majority of his time serving as the engagement partner on public companies including a Fortune 500 company. From July 1998 through June 2000 he served as a National Office consulting partner in San Francisco, California, consulting on business combination issues, as well as stock compensation, revenue recognition, earnings per share, consolidations and restructurings. For a two-year period beginning in 1996, he was a Professional Accounting Fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, his primary responsibility was to assist registrants in resolving accounting and reporting matters, along with participating in the development of rule proposals under the Federal Securities Law and consulting with professional accounting standard-setting bodies. Cody began his career with PwC in Atlanta, Georgia and was a Senior Manager in the Accounting and Auditing Services Group in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan and Bachelors of Science and Arts degrees in Finance and Economics from San Diego State University. He is a member of the AICPA.