New York, NY, August 28, 2025- Marcum Asia CPAs LLP is proud to announce the promotion of William Gao to Quality Control Partner, effective September 1,2025. Based in China, William’s expanded role strengthens the firm’s ability to provide partner-level quality oversight locally and reinforces our commitment to a robust quality control system.
William Gao
Quality Control Partner
According to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a firm’s quality control system impacts many aspects of day-to-day management and operations — from governance and leadership, ethics and independence, and resource allocation, to information communication and monitoring. Establishing, operating, and continuously improving this system requires significant effort, coordination, and commitment from leadership and professionals across the firm.
Continuing Our Investment in Quality
William’s promotion marks an important step in MarcumAsia’s strategic initiative to expand our Quality Control leadership in Asia. Continuing Our Investment in Quality and compliance infrastructure that our clients rely on.
Through these efforts, MarcumAsia ensures that every engagement is conducted with the highest levels of accuracy, compliance, professional integrity and efficiency.
About William Gao
With over 13 years of public accounting experience, including a decade specializing in PCAOB audits, William has led complex, high-risk engagements across technology, biotech, logistics, and SPAC transactions. His expertise includes U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and PCAOB regulations and he has served as EQR Assistant on numerous engagements, providing early-stage quality input on key accounting and auditing matters.
As co-regional head of MarcumAsia’s North Region of China. William has contributed to internal inspections, talent development, and the cultivation of a strong quality culture within the firm.
Tina Cheng, Partner at Marcum Asia, commented:
“William consistently demonstrates the highest standards of professional integrity and technical precision. His leadership in China strengthens our quality control function and provides clients with the assurance that every engagement meets the highest standards of accuracy, compliance, professional integrity and efficiency.
Congratulations to William on this well-deserved promotion and his expanded role in leading our Quality Control function.