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\"GeorgeWilson\"<\/a><\/p>\n

George M. Wilson, MBA, CPA Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

gwilson@pli.edu<\/a>; T: 646-734-1848<\/p>\n

As a Director of the SEC Institute Division of PLI, George teaches workshops dealing with a variety of SEC and FASB related topics.\u00a0 He developed the Institute\u2019s initial \u201cAdvanced Accounting and Reporting for SEC Professionals\u201d workshop, as well as workshops in a variety of technical areas including \u201cAccounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,\u201d and SOX 404 ICFR audits.<\/p>\n

Before joining the SEC Institute, George was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. He was director of the University’s Accounting MBA program and also taught in the undergraduate accounting department. He has received the AICPA’s Outstanding Discussion Leader Award and the Minnesota State Society’s R. Glenn Berryman Award. George also served as Senior Vice President, Operations of Security Financial, where he managed the organization’s initial public offering, and as a senior manager with KPMG.<\/p>\n

Bob Laux<\/strong><\/p>\n

blaux@pli.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Bob Laux is an Associate Director at SEC Institute and is responsible for conducting programs on various reporting and financial accounting topics. Previously, Bob was the North American Lead for the International Integrated Reporting Council. Bob also spent 16 years at Microsoft Corporation, most recently as the Treasury Controller.\u00a0 Prior to joining Microsoft, Bob was an Industry Fellow at the FASB where he was responsible for coordinating the activities of the Emerging Issues Task Force.\u00a0 And, prior to joining the FASB, Bob spent eight years at General Motors.<\/p>\n

Bob\u2019s external corporate reporting related activities include:<\/p>\n