Mark Crites
President and CEO of StempleCrites LLC
Experience
Working in valuation since 1991, Mark has been engaged by companies with facilities in Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. His experience encompasses areas such as automotive; consumer business; energy production, transmission, and distribution utilities; technology; financial services; food service; healthcare; hospitality; mining; plastics, pulp, paper, and converting; communications and media; textiles; transportation, et al.
Mark has provided valuation opinions for insurable values, allocation of purchase price, impairment analysis, fresh-start accounting, restructuring support, merger and acquisitions, due diligence, like-kind exchange and sale lease-back analysis, interest expense allocation, tax and financial compliance, property accounting, tax consulting, and liquidation analysis.
Mark’s litigation experience includes valuation analysis, deposition, and pre-filed testimony related to property tax litigation associated with functional obsolescence, property damage claims, authorization of the purchase and sale of assets, non-compete agreements in the International Court of Arbitration, and subrogation claims.
Before forming StempleCrites in 2017, Mark was the Valuation Global Practice Leader for an international insurance brokerage company. Prior to that, he held leadership positions with the valuation services practice of several of the big four accounting firms.
Current Responsibilities
Mark is the President and CEO of StempleCrites LLC and head of the Insurance Valuations Services Practice. He and his group provide clients with a wide range of valuation analyses related to building, improvements, contents (machinery and equipment) for insurable asset valuations and consulting. Along with this core competency his analysis supports clients in need of M&A and strategic planning, financial and tax compliance, and litigation support.
Education
- BS, building construction, Georgia Institute of Technology and undergraduate certificate in Land Development
- AS, mechanical engineering technology, Augusta Area Technical School
Affiliations
- Accredited Senior Appraiser, American Society of Appraisers
- Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors