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Jackson Thornton’s Alexander Named Chair of CPA Firm Management Association

August 24, 2021

Jackson Thornton is pleased to announce that Alan Alexander has been named Chair of the CPA Firm Management Association (CPAFMA).

Alexander, who serves as Jackson Thornton’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), was recently installed as Chair at the CPAFMA’s annual meeting. Founded in 1984, the Association was created to enable accounting firm managers to communicate with one another as well as serve as one representative voice of the profession. Alexander came to Jackson Thornton from RSM US where he was a Strategic Project Director/Senior Manager. He had served as the COO for Sellers, Richardson, Holman & West prior to their acquisition by RSM US. Alexander is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of Alabama Birmingham and holds a Master of Accounting with a tax concentration. In addition to the CPAFMA, he maintains professional membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants.

“I am humbled and honored to become the Chair of the CPAFMA Board, said Alexander. “CPAFMA is an organization I am passionate about and I look forward to working with the board and all of our members to promote the mission and vison of the Association in the accounting industry.”