Message from the CEO

This past May, myself and ASA International President, Douglas R. Krieser, have been busy sharing with various groups our latest insight and experiences on the impact of COVID-19 to ASA members and the profession. Below is a brief recap of our efforts.

Doug shared his personal COVID-19 experience and insight with 3,400+ Chinese valuers via an article published by the China Appraisal Society (CAS) and China Valuer International (CVI). He also shared similar perspectives on potential changes to aircraft travel with 25,000+ readers of Valuation Review.

Doug, as well as myself also participated in the recent 10^th Annual Houston Energy Valuation Conference, held virtually by our Houston Chapter and partner, Business Valuation Resources, where we provided opening remarks to the 205 attendees who joined from 13 states and 4 countries, including Brazil, Canada and Kazakhstan.

I similarly participated in a recent virtual meeting arranged by our Boston Chapter, where I spotlighted ASA’s COVID-19 efforts to support members, the profession and consumers.

As well as oversaw the efforts to partner with 10 other leading valuation professional organizations to send a letter to the IRS and Treasury questioning recent changes in the 6695A pre-penalty review process.

Last, I was recently appointed to the Events Industry Council APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force, a special global group assembled to curate accepted practices across the events eco-system and provide a framework for meeting face to face again safely. I’m looking to leverage new insights and relationships gained to help better position our International Conference and other future events for post-pandemic success.

To read more about my travels (through zoom) and other important news visit my Message from the CEO column on ASA’s Blog, or follow me on Twitter @johnniewhiteCEO and LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/johnnniewhiteceo for more ASA updates.