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John Clark Joins Amper, Politziner & Mattia as Director of both the Financial Services and the Business & Risk Advisory Practice Groups
Posted: March 10, 2010
Amper, Politziner & Mattia, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, is pleased to announce that John Clark has joined the firm as a Director in both the Financial Services and the Business & Risk Advisory Practice Groups.
Clark brings a broad range of experience in banking, fiduciary, and investment advisory businesses having served as a State Bank Examiner with the North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks for 14 years. Most recently, he spent 10 years as a Senior Trust Compliance Officer at Merrill Lynch, including five years as the Director and Chief Compliance Officer for Merrill Lynch Trust Company, a division of the former Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB.
Clark is also a Certified Trust Auditor with expertise in state and federal banking, thrift, and fiduciary regulatory requirements, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Clark has been recognized for his work in developing processes used to assess and identify key risks in trust and banking institutions. His areas of focus will include banking, fiduciary and investment advisor related audit; and consulting on compliance matters facing banking and fiduciary institutions.
“Given the anticipated reform changes that will soon impact the financial services industry, Clark’s knowledge and experience will be most valuable. He will also serve as a subject matter expert for many of our financial services/banking clients,” said Amper Managing Partner and CEO Howard Cohen.
Clark holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and Trust Certificate from Campbell University. He is a member of the Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association and the Philadelphia Trust Compliance Roundtable.
Amper, Politziner & Mattia, a regional CPA and Consulting firm with offices throughout the Northeast, has been serving businesses since 1965. Amper is an independent member of Baker Tilly International and a member of the AICPA'S Major Firms Group and its Centers for Employee Benefit Plans and Governmental Audit Quality.