AICPA Chooses New SVP
The American Institute of CPAs has hired Deloitte's Lawson Carmichael as senior vice-president for strategy, people and innovation. Carmichael will lead the AICPA’s strategic planning activities and oversee the Office of Strategy Management and Human Resources team. He will also be responsible for market research and product and services innovation.
Carmichael was previously the director of corporte strategy at Deloitte which he joined in January 2009. In his positions at the Big Four firm, he was responsible for leading business unit growth strategies, developing long-term corporate strategic positioning and maximizing profit opportunities, as well as building and sustaining talent. Prior to his work at Deloitte, he was managing director of consulting firm Proxicom.University’s Fuqua School of Business.
