Duff & Phelps Expands Site Selection and Incentives Advisory Practice's Global Capabilities With Addition of New Managing Director

NEW YORK – Duff & Phelps, the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor, today announced that Karen Hensley-Chelstowska has joined the firm as a managing director in the Site Selection and Incentives Advisory practice, and will lead the practice’s global efforts. Karen will be based in Dallas, and will work with a wide range of multinational clients seeking global incentives and location advisory services. Ms. Hensley-Chelstowska joins Duff & Phelps from Ernst & Young where she served as Americas Leader, Global Incentives Advisory Services.

Gregory Burkart, Managing Director and Duff & Phelps’ Site Selection and Incentives Advisory practice leader, commented, “Increasing competitiveness in global markets has placed an even greater importance on identifying and capturing local, regional and global tax credits and related business incentives. Karen is one of the few experts counseling clients on these matters on an international scale, and her addition to Duff & Phelps’ Site Selection and Incentives Advisory practice signals our commitment to assist clients on a truly integrated, global basis while continuing to build a differentiated practice.” 

Ms. Hensley-Chelstowska serves as a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Texas Society of CPAs and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation. She is frequently asked to speak at various organizations and industry groups as a subject matter specialist on the topic of location advisory and global incentives. She also developed the global incentives curriculum for IPT’s Certified Credits and Incentives Professional (CCIP) certification.

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