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Accounting Today Recognizes Confirmation.com Executive as Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting
11 Sep 2017 - 2 minutes read
Last Updated: 09/11/2017
Confirmation.com President and Founder Brian Fox Honored for a Third Time
NASHVILLE, TN – September 11, 2017 – Accounting Today recently announced Brian Fox, president and founder of Confirmation.com, has been named to its 2017 list of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.” Fox founded Confirmation.com, the world’s leading provider of secure audit confirmation services, in 2001, and this is the third time he has earned a spot on the special report featuring thought leaders and visionaries who are shaping the accounting profession.
Fox, who is also a founder and Board member of Rivio.com, was recognized by Accounting Today for “the ongoing worldwide expansion of his revolutionary audit tool, Confirmation.com” and his partnership “with the AICPA to create the new Rivio.com clearinghouse, which aims to transform the way private companies and accounting firms distribute financial information.”
“Brian is a natural leader with a deep understanding of the accounting profession,” said Chris Schellhorn, CEO of Confirmation.com. “I am proud that he continues to be recognized for his contributions to the accounting profession through both Confirmation.com and Rivio.com.”
Fox was among other notables such as President Donald Trump and the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, as well as James Doty of PCAOB, Erik Asgeirsson of CPA.com, and various executives at the AICPA and numerous accounting firms.