Presenter Spotlight: 2020 ASA International Conference – Machinery & Technical Specialties Sessions

The ASA International Conference is the leading event for the global valuation profession. Backed by nearly a century of continued success, the Conference attracts thought leaders, practitioners, allied professionals, vendor partners, government agency personnel and more from all parts of the world.

Unlike any conference before, this year’s offering will be completely virtual, promising a fresh and innovative experience, where valuers will learn and connect with results. Attendees will save time and money with our online format; explore the latest ideas, trends and best practices with leading presenters; interact and engage with fellow professionals via e-networking opportunities. Don’t miss this future-changing experience.

Below is a spotlight of the event’s Machinery & Technical Specialties session presenters*:

Douglas Krieser, ASA, FRICS, is Managing Director of Valcon Partners, LTD. He has performed and supervised valuations and consulting projects on an international basis for over 30 years. His expertise is primarily machinery & equipment/personal property. However, he has broad experience in performing valuations and consulting projects for a variety of purposes. Mr. Krieser has been a designated member of ASA for 23 years, an active volunteer and is ASA’s immediate past International President.

Ned Persons is a director in the Valuation Advisory Services practice, based in the Duffs & Phelps Philadelphia office. Ned is part of the Machinery and Equipment practice, focused on the domestic and international markets for the technology, information, communication and entertainment industries. Ned has managed multiple tangible asset valuations for financial reporting and tax purposes, mainly in the telecommunication and technology industries. Specifically, he has been involved in purchase price allocations under IFRS and US GAAP and property tax valuations

John Ray is a Senior Vice President at BVA Group. He has 20 years of experience in the appraisal of personal property and improvements to leased property for financial and tax reporting, ad valorem tax, and insurable value purposes. Mr. Ray’s experience covers diverse industries, including oil and gas extraction and processing, mineral extraction and processing, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and construction, as well as the electronics, transportation, agricultural, automotive, banking, consumer products, food and beverage, plastics and resins, primary metals, and pulp and paper industries.

Jack Young, ASA-ARM/MTS, CPA, is President/CEO of NorCal Valuation, Inc. He has over three decades of experience in equipment appraisal, expert witness and financial reporting services, including many years as an auctioneer and auction manager of business assets, machinery, equipment and personal property. Mr. Young has been a designated member of ASA for 11 years, an active volunteer, most notably serving as Chair of the Appraisal Review and Management Discipline Committee and President of the NorCal Chapter.

Larry L. Perdue, ASA, M.V.S., is Executive Director of Asset Appraisal Corporation. He has over thirty years of experience providing appraisals of a broad class of machinery and equipment asset classes, as well as providing services as a receiver/liquidator, expert witness, and related consulting. Mr. Perdue has been a designated member of ASA for 34 years, an active volunteer, most notably serving as Chapter President for the Oklahoma Chapter and as a member on the Machinery & Technical Specialties Discipline Committee.

R. Lee Robinette, ASA, is President of Collateral Evaluation Associates, Inc. He has over twenty five years of machinery & equipment and inventory appraisal experience. His firm specializes in appraising assets from a wide variety of manufacturing and industrial operations, as well as other more specialized or niche operations. Mr. Robinette has been a designated member of ASA for 32 years, an active volunteer and currently serves as a course developer and instructor.

Richard W. Gilmore, FASA, is a Senior Vice President at AgVisory. He has over four decades of experience in valuation and financial consulting, specializing in agribusinesses and agricultural related assets. Mr. Gilmore has been a designated member of ASA for 21 years, an active volunteer, most notably serving as Discipline Governor for the Board of Governors Committee and Chair of the Educational Foundation.

Jack Beckwith, ASA, is President of EAGI. He has over 44 years of broad experience in performing valuations and consulting in a variety of industrial, commercial and institutional properties, as well as being an expert witness. Mr. Beckwith has been a designated member of ASA for 24 years, an active volunteer and currently serves as ASA’s representative on the International Valuation Standards Committee.

Ryan Kinahan, ASA, CPA, is Managing Director of RK Valuation Advisory. He has over 13 years of experience in valuation, specializing in the valuation of fixed assets in a wide variety of industries. He has carried out valuations for clients across 35 countries and 45 U.S. States, including valuations for purchase price allocations, tax, financing, dispute and litigation, M&A advisory, restructuring, insurance, and impairments. Mr. Kinahan has been a designated member of ASA for 8 years and a volunteer, presently serving as Secretary on the Machinery & Technical Specialties Discipline Committee.

Raymond Moran, ASA, MRICS, is CEO of MG Valuation, LLC. He has 34 years of experience in performing valuations for financial and tax reporting, litigation support, bankruptcy and restructuring, and cross-border valuations. In his present role, he services clients in in fifteen countries with real estate, machinery & equipment, and business valuation capabilities in the Americas, EMEA and Asia/Pacific. Mr. Moran has been a designated member of ASA for 31 years, and a volunteer having served on the Machinery & Technical Specialties Discipline Committee.

Peter Philippi is Founder/Chairman at Strategex LLC. He has over 30 years of direct experience working with top level management to drive change, profitability, and growth. In his present role he manages a vast range of long-term client relationships and conducts 80/20 Seminars and Workshops across the country in both the manufacturing and service sectors. Mr. Philippi also works closely with client management teams to effect change, provide focus and ongoing direction for increased profitability and aggressive growth.

*Presenters subject to change, please visit www.appraisers.org/asaic20 for latest line up.

Register now at appraisers.org/asaic20 or (800) 272-8258.