WEBINAR REPLAY
What You Need to Know as an Internal ESOP Fiduciary
About This Meeting
As an internal ESOP fiduciary, you have substantial legal responsibilities. This Webinar will discuss what fiduciaries do, how they can deal with audits and avoid lawsuits, and how best to understand and work with appraisers.
You will learn:
- What are the key issues for inside fiduciaries to focus on?
- How can you best stay out of courts and unfavorable audits?
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This replay was recorded on June 12, 2012.
Program
Duties and Responsibilities of an Internal ESOP Fiduciary
Merri Ash and Kjersti Cory, First Bankers Trust Services |
Valuation and the Internal Trustee
Jeffrey S. Buettner, Stout Risius Ross |
Compliance Issues, Audits, and Lawsuits
George F. Cicotte, The Cicotte Law Firm, LLC |
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Presenters
Merri E. Ash
First Bankers Trust Services
Merri Ash is vice president of
First Bankers Trust Services. Merri has more than 34 years' experience in employee benefits services. Merri is a past chair for the administrative advisory committee of the ESOP Association, current board of governors member for the National ESOP Association, and current board of trustees member for the Employee Ownership Foundation. Merri has been with FBTS since 2002..
Jeffrey S. Buettner
Stout Risius Ross, Inc.
Jeffrey S. Buettner is a director in the valuation & financial opinions group at
Stout Risius Ross, Inc (SRR). His concentration is in ESOP and ERISA advisory services. Jeffrey has more than ten years of experience performing valuations and financial advisory services for a variety of purposes, including employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions and annual ESOP updates, fairness opinions, solvency opinions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate planning, post-acquisition purchase price allocation, business and security interest valuations, and financial restructuring. Jeffrey has significant experience in performing analyses for a broad array of industries. Prior to joining SRR, Jeffrey was a senior associate with a national valuation firm and an associate in the corporate value consulting division of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (now part of Duff & Phelps, LLC). In these roles, Jeffrey performed, supervised, and executed numerous valuation, financial advisory, and litigation consulting engagements. Jeffrey is a member of the NCEO,The ESOP Association, and is a frequent presenter at local, regional, and national conferences.
George F. Cicotte
The Cicotte Law Firm
George founded the Cicotte Law Firm, LLC in 2002. He has practiced law as an ERISA attorney since 1995, serving clients throughout the U.S. George's practice involves diverse issues including health and retirement plan design, health reform planning and compliance, labor relations, federal taxation, and advising on a myriad of employment and fiduciary responsibility issues. George began his employee benefits career in 1989 as a pension actuary with what is now Aon-Hewitt.
