Fall 2015 Issue of Horizons

WELCOME FROM THE MANAGING PARTNER

Ethics Education for Our Clients

E very year for the past 10 years, RubinBrown has offered ethics seminars. This is our way of educating our clients and colleagues on this important topic, as well as helping them fulfill their two-hour ethics requirement for CPA licensure. It’s interesting because of the 60+ seminars RubinBrown holds every year, the ethics seminars fill up the fastest and are, by far, the highest attended. While we do realize the interest is due in large part to the free CPE, we also take our role seriously in providing quality and thought-provoking education on this and other financial topics. This year, we’re excited to host Mark Whitacre as our keynote speaker for our ethics seminars. Many of you may have heard of Mark as he is the highest-ranking executive of any Fortune 500 company in the U.S. to become a whistleblower. He uncovered the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) price- fixing scandal in the early 1990s. While he wore a wire and helped the FBI over a three-year period, he was also convicted and imprisoned for fraud and tax evasion. Most notably, Mark’s role in the ADM case became the subject of a major motion picture starring Matt Damon (who played Mark). The film, The Informant , was released nationwide in 2009. Drawing from his unique experiences, Mark now provides insight into corporate ethics, accountability and the warning signs of flawed corporate leadership. RubinBrown is thrilled that Mark will serve as our keynote speaker for our 2015 ethics seminars. We have located the seminars at larger venues so we can accommodate as many of our clients and friends as possible.

John F. Herber Jr., CPA, CGMA Managing Partner

REGISTER NOW! at www.RubinBrown.com/Ethics for Professional Ethics: When Good Leaders Lose Their Way ∙ Denver November 10 Denver University ∙ Kansas City November 11 Overland Park Convention Center ∙ St. Louis November 12 Saint Louis Art Museum

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Pleasant reading,

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