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Gary S. Austin joined Beach First national Bancshares Inc. in August 2007 and currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer . Mr. Austin has over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea Ohio and holds a Masters in Business Administration from Cleveland State University.
He belongs to several professional organizations including Financial Executives International and the American Institute of CPAs. He began his career in Cleveland Ohio as a staff accountant at Kopperman & Wolf Company a local public accounting firm. Austin then joined National City Corporation also in Cleveland Ohio as a tax accountant in 1979. Austin remained with National City Corporation for more than 20 years advancing through the accounting finance and risk functions to reach the rank of senior vice president. He next served RBC Centura Banks Inc. in Rocky Mount North Carolina as corporate risk manager from 2000-2003. From 2003 to 2006 Mr. Austin joined Main Street Banks Inc. in Covington Georgia as executive vice president before forming a financial consulting firm in 2006 specializing in risk and financial management solutions. | 