On August 12, 2016 Kenneth F. Deon was appointed by the board to serve as an outside director. He grew up in Plattsburgh, NY and graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh. He is a retired CPA who worked for KPMG for most of his career. He was the managing partner of the KPMG office in Burlington, VT from 2004 to 2007 and the Albany, NY office from 2007 to 2015. Mr. Deon has more than 30 years of experience in providing audit and advisory services to clients in a number of industries. He has a thorough understanding of industry operations, processes and controls, as well as knowledge of technical accounting issues such as business combinations, regulatory accounting and financial reporting. His audit experience includes IPO/SEC experience, including Sarbanes-Oxley regulatory requirements. Through the years he has been involved in a number of professional and civic organizations. He has served as an Adjunct Professor in Accounting at Union Graduate School and at Saint Michael’s College. Mr. Deon retired from KPMG in 2015 and currently lives in Greer, South Carolina.
We are pleased to welcome Ken to the Yankee Farm Credit Team!
