Management consulting firm North Highland is pleased to announce the promotion of 20 employee-owners to the role of associate vice president.

"It's with great pride that we officially welcome these 20 individuals as executives at North Highland. These incredibly deserving colleagues live and breathe our firm values, and span across our firm, representing 12 markets and varied backgrounds and expertise," said North Highland CEO Dan Reardon.

Those promoted include:

• Michael Beldie, Atlanta

• Mindy Bostick, Charlotte

• Heide Cassidy, Seattle

• Read DuPriest, Nashville

• David Ehlen, Portland

• Peter Gumbrecht, Los Angeles

• Andy Iddon, London

• Kristine Kawai, Los Angeles

• Erin Kilbaugh, Charlotte

• Andy Macklin, Portland

• Sean McKenna, San Francisco

• Terry Mellon, Philadelphia

• Wayne Messina, Tallahassee

• Brad Phelps, Atlanta

• Scott Rainey, Tallahassee

• Glenn Roman, Charlotte

• Kevin Rowland, New York City

• Jeff Smith, Minneapolis

• Barbara Wheeler, Atlanta

• Brian Wong, Los Angeles