Director of Business Valuation Services

Education
Master of Science in Business Administration, 1990, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Bachelor of Science in Accounting, summa cum laude, 1987, Murray State University, Murray, KY.

Career
Dean Dorton Ford, PSC, 1990 - present
Deloitte & Touche, 1990
Deloitte & Touche (formerly Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells), 1987 - 1989

Professional Experience
David has over twenty years of public accounting experience, during which time he has performed a variety of audit, tax and business consulting services for clients in multiple industries. David has performed valuations in a variety of contexts, including estate and gift tax planning and reporting, marital dissolutions, shareholder transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. He has valued companies engaged in the coal, oil, gas, construction, manufacturing, equine, transportation, healthcare, banking, and wholesale distribution industries. He has also valued a variety of retail establishments, service businesses, and holding companies owning real estate, marketable securities, closely held stocks, and other assets. In addition to his valuation work, David also continues to serve clients in the construction industry, overseeing their financial statement audits and tax preparations, and providing various consulting services.

Professional Activities
Accredited in Business Valuation by the AICPA
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants.