Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., one of the 50 largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States, announces that Ted M. Pettko, CPA has been promoted to Shareholder in the Pittsburgh office. The promotion is effective July 1, 2009.

Pettko has more than 15 years of experience in the areas of audit, review, and compilation and serves clients in the manufacturing, construction, nonprofit, and professional services industries. He is a member of the firm's Construction and Nonprofit Industry Groups and Schneider Downs' Audit and Assurance Effectiveness Committee. Pettko is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and is a member of the Master Builders Association Marketing Committee. He holds his B.A. from St. Vincent College.

Pettko resides in Mount Lebanon, PA with his wife, Kelly and three children, Anthony, Teddy, and Victoria.

Schneider Downs is the fourth-largest public accounting and business advisory firm in Western Pennsylvania and one of the 50 largest public accounting firms in the United States. The firm offers 75 services from five business units: Assurance and Tax Advisors; Business Advisors; Technology Advisors; Wealth Management Advisors and Corporate Finance Advisors. With offices in Pittsburgh and Columbus, Schneider Downs serves clients in the tri-state area and beyond.