Leadership promotions represent largest new shareholder class in firm
history
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#accountingfirm—LBMC,
one of the Southeast’s largest accounting and business consulting firms
and a top 50 firm in the nation, today announced leadership appointments
to accommodate company growth in areas dedicated to serving a variety of
middle market and healthcare client needs. The company, which recently
surpassed 600 total employees, has named seven new shareholders, the
largest new shareholder class in the company’s 30+ year history.
“I am pleased to welcome seven new shareholders to the LBMC family and
congratulate them on their outstanding achievements,” said Jeff
Drummonds, CEO of LBMC. “These exceptional leaders represent the
largest new shareholder class in the history of our firm. This milestone
is indicative not only of our significant growth, but also our
commitment to providing opportunities to leaders that exemplify our
shared vision to make LBMC the best choice for clients and colleagues. I
look forward to seeing them lead the way as we continue to expand our
national reach while maintaining our high level of client service
delivery.”
The promotions include experts from seven different practice areas:
healthcare and private equity tax services, wealth advisory, transaction
advisory, valuation and litigation, healthcare valuation, information
security and assurance. The new shareholders include three leaders in
the firm’s Knoxville office and four in the Brentwood office.
Ben
Carver specializes in the healthcare and healthcare IT
industries with an emphasis on private equity and venture capital backed
companies. Carver assists clients with a variety of tax issues including
tax compliance, tax accounting assistance, financial statement
reporting, multi-state tax planning, and merger integration.
Bill
Dean is the East Tennessee market lead for Information Security.
He is responsible for incident response, digital forensics, electronic
discovery and litigation support for the Information Security Services
division.
Andy
Lowe serves as the Knoxville Market Leader and head of the
Valuation & Litigation Support Services group in the firm’s Knoxville
office. Lowe performs valuation engagements of closely held businesses
and business interests for gift, estate and income tax planning and
financial reporting, intangible asset valuations including business
combinations and goodwill impairment testing. He also provides
litigation support services for family law and commercial litigation, as
well as merger and acquisition and business transition services.
April
Mitchell advises high wealth individuals and families,
trusts and estates on complex tax matters. Her experience includes
coordinating tax services to closely held businesses in various
industries as well as consulting in areas including wealth transfer,
real estate holdings, investment partnerships, foreign investment
reporting and private foundations.
Jayme
Parmakian works with private-equity backed and closely
held companies in the healthcare industry. In addition to tax compliance
and consulting work, Parmakian coordinates tax services for the firm’s
transaction advisory group working on both buy and sell side diligence
and structuring.
Katie
Tarr specializes in Compensation Valuation (CV) services
including assisting healthcare organizations in determining the fair
market value of physician compensation arrangements. Tarr also has
experience in the valuation of physician practices and other types of
health care service arrangements, as well as due diligence and clinician
compensation consulting.
Andrew
Usery manages assurance engagements for family owned,
private-equity backed, and other closely held entities. His industry
experience includes manufacturing, distribution, foreign-owned,
services, construction and broker-dealers. He also serves retail
companies and FINRA-regulated broker-dealer clients. He is a firm leader
in the use of data mining and analytics.
About LBMC
LBMC is a Top 50 firm in the country and the largest professional
service solutions provider based in Tennessee, serving approximately
10,000 clients with diverse needs across a spectrum of industries. LBMC
and The LBMC Family of Companies has more than 600 employees, with
offices in Chattanooga, Nashville (Brentwood), and Knoxville, TN.
Founded in 1984 as a traditional accounting firm, today LBMC has become
industry leaders in financial, human resources, technology, information
security, and wealth advisory services. For more information, visit www.lbmc.com.
Contacts
Lisa Namm
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(615)
309-2356
