Ernst & Young (EY) said it has made four strategic hires to better support public and private clients who are developing, financing, operating, transforming, acquiring or divesting infrastructure assets.
The new hires include Ryan Yakubik, managing director of Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors in Los Angeles, Calif.; Julia Stefanishina, associate partner in Toronto; Etienne Lavoie-Gagnon, associate partner in Montreal; and Gavin Thomas, senior manager, transaction diligence in New York.
Yakubik previously served as CFO and deputy executive director of Los Angeles World Airports. In his new role, Yakubik is expected to help EY deliver strategic advisory solutions to public and private clients in the airport and broader transportation sector.
Meanwhile, Stefanishina has rejoined EY to support both the infrastructure advisory and transaction real estate practices for the firm. In her new role, she will focus on transit-oriented development; airport deve
