Syska Hennessy promotes Curatolo to CAO and appoints Daragiu as CFO

 

 

New York, NY Syska Hennessy Group has promoted Louis Curatolo, CPA, from director of finance to chief administrative officer, and appointed Daniel Daragiu, CPA, MBA, as chief financial officer. Both executives are based in the firm’s headquarters in New York City.

Curatolo will oversee human resources, information technology, information systems, real estate and facilities, and will collaborate with Daragiu. Curatolo has over 20 years of accounting and finance experience within the architectural and engineering industry, nine of which have been at Syska.

Daragiu has 20 years of experience for real estate and construction companies, both in the U.S. and in Romania. Before Syska, he served as division CFO for Engel Burman Construction Group on Long Island. Daragiu also served as the CFO of Danya Cebus, a subsidiary of Africa Israel Investments Ltd, for 10 years.

“Daniel’s international expertise benefits us immensely,” said Syska co-president Cyrus Izzo. “In recent years we have been expanding our geographic footprint, which now stretches across the U.S., the Middle East, and the Far East. Daniel’s comfort level with global business and global accounting standards is a big plus in serving our many international clients.”

“Louis did a great job as our director of finance,” said Syska co-president Gary Brennen. “He restructured and streamlined our project finance systems, budgeting process, and firm policies, all of which significantly improved our financial and commercial performance.”

Curatolo, a resident of Northport, New York, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, from Hofstra University in Uniondale, New York. He is a certified public accountant in the State of New York.

Daragiu earned a Master of Business Administration from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and management information systems from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.