Mr. Jones has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2010 and is Chair of our Audit Committee. Mr. Jones’ 36-year career in professional accounting at KPMG LLP included the role of Managing Partner at their Nashville, Tennessee office from 1999 to 2006. 

He served in various capacities during his career at KPMG which also included positions at their offices in Jackson, Mississippi, Washington, D.C., and Greenville, South Carolina. During his tenure with KPMG, Mr. Jones led a team of more than one hundred individuals providing accounting services for an extensive client base. 

Following retirement in 2006, he has served as an advisor as well as provided various consulting services to several companies, including acting as liaison between management and the board of directors of a long-term care facility and serving as interim CEO of a charitable organization. 

He is currently a board director and member of the audit committees of Argent Trust Company of Tennessee and Belmont University. Mr. Jones also serves as a member of our Audit Committee and is our Audit Committee financial expert. Mr. Jones holds an M.B.A from Mississippi State University and a B.S. from Mississippi College.  

The board believes Mr. Jones’ significant accounting background will strengthen Cumberland’s existing financial capabilities and play a key role as the company is subject to increasingly stringent accounting and auditing regulations as a public entity.