CMA Nigel Jacobs named Firm Administrator of the Year by the Association for Accounting...

Nigel Jacobs, CMA, CEO of Taylor Leibow Chartered Accountants, has been recognized for outstanding achievement by winning the prestigious Firm Administrator of the Year award presented by the Association for Accounting Administrators (AAA).

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was founded in the United States when professional administrators became increasingly prominent in the administration and management of public accounting firms in the early 1980s. The A.C.E. award, which stands for Achievement, Commitment and Excellence, has been presented every year since 1989. Currently, the AAA has more than 600 members across North America from which Jacobs was selected. Jacobs is only the second Canadian to be presented with the award since its inception in the late 1980s.

Taylor Leibow is the Hamilton-Burlington area's largest independent accounting firm and one of the fastest growing firms in Canada. "We are ecstatic that Nigel has won this award and are pleased that his efforts are being recognized in this manner", said Stephen Wiseman, executive partner at Taylor Leibow. "The message of the AAA and its dedicated membership is this: professional management of today's and tomorrow's successful public accounting firms is the way of the future. As CEO of Taylor Leibow and the 2004 A.C.E. Award winner, Nigel Jacobs has delivered this message clearly." For more information on Jacobs' innovative work at Taylor Leibow read "Building Success," the cover story of the February 2004 issue of CMA Management--available online at www.managementmag.com.