NACVA CEO Named One of Top 100 Most Influential People.SALT LAKE CITY -- Parnell Black, chief executive officer of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA NACVA National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts ), was selected as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People for 2005 by Accounting Today magazine, his sixth successive time being so honored. He is among an elite roster of accountants, attorneys, regulators, educators, senators, attorneys general and representatives from the vendor community. Each year the editorial staff at Accounting Today draws up a broad list of candidates which is painstakingly pains·tak·ing adj. Marked by or requiring great pains; very careful and diligent. See Synonyms at meticulous. n. Extremely careful and diligent work or effort. whittled down to 100. Readers submit suggestions for inclusion as well. Black was selected because NACVA has gained a solid toehold in several of the profession's hottest consulting niches such as valuation, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. support and fraud deterrence Introduction Fraud deterrence has gained public recognition and spotlight since the 2002 inception of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Of the many reforms enacted through Sarbanes-Oxley, one major goal was to regain public confidence in the reliability of financial markets in the wake of . Black started NACVA in 1991, and it has grown to an association of more than 6,000 members serving the certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. (CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. ) and professional valuation/consulting community. NACVA has 38 employees, offers 70 different seminars and conferences in business valuation, litigation support, fraud deterrence and related topics, and offers a variety of other services, products and research to support the profession. Black is known as the "go to" guy in business consulting circles. He was featured as an industry leader in a cover story for Practical Accountant in June, "The Widening and Changing Scope of Valuation Services." Most recently he was recognized for NACVA's Katrina relief efforts. New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded member Ralph Litolff called NACVA to say he is very grateful for NACVA offering help in getting his business back on its feet. "No other membership organization that I am involved in has offered ANY help to victims. NACVA is going the extra mile for their members." NACVA is the nation's leading professional association supporting the valuation, litigation and consulting disciplines within the CPA and professional communities -- visit online at www.nacva.com. |
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