Gray, Gray & Gray partner Joe Ciccarello to retire

Joseph “Joe” Ciccarello, longtime partner at Gray, Gray & Gray, will retire at the end of the year.

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Ciccarello joined Gray, Gray & Gray in 1986 and was elected a partner in 1992. He served as the firm’s managing partner (now leading partner) from 2008-2017. During his tenure as managing partner, he spearheaded the acquisition of three accounting firms, which more than doubled Gray, Gray & Gray’s annual revenue.

Throughout his career, Ciccarello served a wide range of clients, with a special focus on businesses and owners in the energy industry. He helped develop the firm’s FuelExchange merger and acquisition advisory service for organizations in the energy and related fields, and became a published author and speaker in the energy field.

Following his retirement, Ciccarello will serve as a consultant to the firm’s FuelExchange group.

A graduate of Bentley University, Ciccarello earned both an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in taxation. He is a native of Sicily, Italy, and he and his family have resided in Natick, Massachusetts, for many years.

“Joe leaves the firm and his clients in very good hands,” says James DeLeo, Gray, Gray & Gray’s leading partner. “For the past 37 years, Joe has helped to build and shape the firm we have become, and his work has prepared us for continued success and growth in the future. We all wish him a long, healthy and happy retirement.”

Gray, Gray & Gray, a consulting, accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, is ranked among the country’s Top 200 accounting firms by INSIDE Public Accounting magazine, which also named it to its “Best of the Best” list as one of the nation’s best-managed firms. The firm serves clients in a broad range of industries, including the propane and energy industries. Gray, Gray & Gray is a member of CPAmerica Inc., an association of independent accounting firms in the U.S.