Valuation Research Corporation joins as silver sponsor
May 19, 2021
Larry Van Kirk heads VRC's regional efforts
FEI Louisville's newest sponsor is Valuation Research Corporation and Senior Managing Partner Larry Van Kirk.
Van Kirk is a practice leader for closely-held company valuations and financial reporting related valuations. He also specializes in the valuation of business enterprises, underlying intellectual property and financial opinions of fairness, solvency or capital adequacy. Mr. Van Kirk is a leader for industries including energy, healthcare, death care services, hospitality, lighting, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and amusement parks.
Prior to joining VRC, Mr. Van Kirk was manager with Arthur Andersen's Valuation Services Group. There, he was responsible for client development, and procurement and management of engagements and was on a team servicing global utility clients.
He holds a master of business administration degree in finance/accounting from the University of Pittsburgh, and a bachelor of business administration degree in economics from Xavier University.
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