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Warren Averett’s Carol Phillips and Hanny Akl Achieve Prestigious Financial Designation – Certified Fraud Examiners

– October 14, 2009

Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino, LLC is proud to announce that Carol L. Phillips and Hanny N. Akl have obtained the designation of Certified Fraud Examiner.  Phillips has been with Warren Averett since 2004 and is a Member and Director of the Firm.  Phillips oversees the Firm’s Public Sector Practice Group and works primarily with not-for-profit, higher education and governmental audit clients.  Akl has been with Warren Averett since 2006 and works as a Manager in the Firm’s Audit Division.  Akl works primarily with technology, insurance, governmental and SEC clients. 

More than 24,000 CFEs are actively fighting fraud worldwide, making a huge impact in business and government.  As experts in the four major areas of fraud, CFEs are trained to see the warning signs and red flags that indicate not just actual fraud, but fraud risk – potentially saving organizations thousands of dollars in losses through prevention and detection before it’s too late.

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