DHG Financial Services Welcomes Regulatory Compliance Leaders Michelle Nuckols and Ann Barrar
Richmond, Va. – DHG is pleased to announce Michelle Nuckols, Senior Manager, and Ann Barrar, Senior Consultant, joined the DHG Financial Services practice. Based in Richmond, Va., Nuckols and Barrar bring significant credentials in regulatory compliance to assist financial services companies with evolving regulatory requirements.
“In response to regulatory overhaul and scrutiny, internal resources at financial services companies are often strained to meet all of the compliance requirements,” said Walter McNairy, Managing Partner of DHG Financial Services. “Michelle and Ann bring a thorough understanding of the risks and supervisory requirements. With Michelle and Ann as integral members of our team, we look forward to helping our clients navigate the increasingly complex regulatory environment.”
“Michelle and Ann’s technical experience in the financial services industry is a testimony to DHG’s commitment to serving our clients with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals. We are thrilled to have Michelle and Ann in the Richmond office serving clients nationally with a focus on the Mid-Atlantic region,” said Gary Thomson, Regional Managing Partner.
Nuckols has 26 years of experience providing compliance consulting services and compliance audits to financial institutions, as an employee of a financial institution and as a consultant. A Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Nuckols was most recently the President and Owner of Pierce Compliance Consultants, Inc., where she provided regulatory compliance consulting services, bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) services and compliance audits to financial institutions throughout Virginia.
Barrar has more than 27 years of regulatory, loan production, mortgage lending and retail experience. She has worked with Nuckols for 12 years focusing on compliance. Barrar performs regulatory compliance audits to ascertain compliance levels with consumer protection laws and regulations.
About DHG Financial Services
DHG Financial Services, a national practice of Dixon Hughes Goodman, focuses on publicly traded and privately-held financial services companies across the U.S. Our 30 financial services partners and more than 300 dedicated professionals provide our clients with in-depth industry knowledge and a wide range of assurance, tax and advisory services to address issues facing the financial services industry in today’s challenging environment.
About Dixon Hughes Goodman
With more than 1,800 people in 12 states, Dixon Hughes Goodman ranks among the nation’s top 20 public accounting firms. Offering comprehensive assurance, tax and advisory services, DHG focuses on major industry lines and serves clients in all 50 states as well as internationally. Visit www.dhgllp.com for additional information.
