Starts at 6pm Arizona Time (think California Time)
Speaker: Neil Bair, Cresent Crown Distributing
April 16, 2024
6:00 to 6:20 - Networking
6:20 to 7:10 - CMA Night: Budgeting and Estimates in an Uncertain Environment, Speaker: Neil Bair, Crown Distributing
1 hr CPE: Finance (technical) Budgeting and Cost Analysis
Online Instructions: (Register below to get the Link to the meeting-mailed out 1 day and 2 hours before)
Speaker Bio:
Speaker: Neil Bair, CMA, CFM, Cresent Crown Distributing
Neil Baier is Chief Financial Officer for New Orleans-based Crescent Crown Distributing, one of largest beer and beverage distributors in the country with operations in Arizona and Louisiana. Neil has been working for Crescent Crown since 2008. Before that, Neil worked in financial management roles with Rexam Beverage Can Co., Intel Corporation, and ON Semiconductor.
Neil moved to Arizona from Long Island, NY in 1991 to attend the University of Arizona in Tucson from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1993. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in 1998. He now lives in Phoenix, AZ with Mara, his wife of 30 years, and has two daughters Raquel and Nora.
Neil is currently President of Mesa Country Club and is on the board of the Mesa Chamber Commerce. He formerly was the President of the Mesa Arts Center Foundation and served on the board of the Arizona Valley of the Sun chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants.
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