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Centri’s Kristen Wik is Promoted to CFO

Philadelphia, PA – April 2^nd 2018 – Centri Business Consulting, LLC is proud to announce the promotion of Kristen Wik to Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) effective April 2, 2018.  Kristen started at Centri in March 2015 as Controller and then later also took on the role of Director of Human Resources.  Kristen manages all of Centri’s accounting and finance responsibilities including financial reporting, banking matters, forecasting, accounts receivable and accounts payable as well human resources matters including corporate governance, onboarding for new team members, talent retention including Centri’s Mentor Program, payroll and employee benefits.

Managing Partner Michael Aiello stated “I am very excited to announce the promotion of Kristen Wik to CFO. Kristen has been a key member of our team and has been instrumental to the firm’s success.  She has already made significant contributions to the firm as Controller and Director of HR and now she will certainly continue to add significant value as our CFO.  Kristen is a role model and mentor to our team and I am extremely proud to call her our CFO.”

Prior to her time with Centri, Kristen was a Senior Manager with Baker Tilley Virchow Krause, LLP (formally, ParenteBeard LLC) for over 7 years. Kristen was a member of their Healthcare Business Services group. She oversaw multiple healthcare and not-for-profit audit engagements where she managed multiple team members, prepared and assisted in the preparation of financial statements, reviewed and prepared workpapers used to support audit opinions. She also prepared and instructed multiple internal training sessions.

While at ParenteBeard, LLC, she participated in the Leadership, Entrepreneurialism and Achievement at ParenteBeard (“LEAP”) program. It is a three-year program led by Penn State instructors in which selected participants acquire the skill set necessary to become an effective leader in today’s competitive, global work environment. She was given the Rising Star Award voted on by her peers at the end of the program.

Kristen received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from West Chester University in 2002 and is a Certified Public Accountant. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.