CFOs

Bryan Bruich Nabholz

Nabholz CFO Bryan Bruich’s 15 years with the company have been marked by dynamic changes and growth. During his 10-year tenure as CFO, Nabholz’ sales have more than doubled, reaching the $1 billion mark last fiscal year. Over the same period, the company has increased its number of business units from 22 to 30, a feat made possible by doubling its number of employees to include over 1,500 people.

As CFO, Bruich oversees Nabholz’ accounting, human resources, legal and risk management groups as well as the company’s surety and banking relations, health-and-wellness program and clinics and equipment fleet. He also serves as the head crawfish and gumbo chef for employee and client cookouts.

Bruich currently serves on the board for Conway Regional Health Systems. He is a licensed CPA with the Arkansas Board of Public Accountancy, a member of the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants and an active alum of the University of Central Arkansas, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Joe Bumpers

Crews & Associates

Joe Bumpers serves as the chief financial officer for Crews. His area of responsibilities include preparing and reporting of the firm’s financial information, accounting, accounts payable, payroll, human resources and self-clearing operations (settlements, custody and customer transactions). He also manages the firm’s liquidity and facilitates credit as well as oversees the firm’s risk management policies and practices. Bumpers has been with Crews for 20 years as the firm’s CFO. Previously, he served for 10 years in similar capacities as the vice president of finance for Americana Foods, the manufacturing entity for TCBY Enterprises Inc.. In that role, he was responsible for the accounting, finance, human resources and warehousing and logistics for the manufacturing plant. He also spent nine years at Ernst & Young in the audit department as a senior manager and serviced a wide range of industries from aerospace, retail, transportation, franchising and manufacturing.

David R. Cobb

ArcBest

David R. Cobb is the chief financial officer for ArcBest. With more than 30 years of experience in finance and accounting, Cobb leads the team responsible for overseeing and managing the company’s financial activities to ensure ArcBest is well-positioned for financial success and long-term growth. His thorough knowledge of the company’s finances and operations and his experience working with multinational and publicly traded corporations make Cobb a critical part of helping develop and execute ArcBest’s growth-focused business strategy.

Cobb supports teams that manage external reporting with the SEC, tax reporting and filing, internal audits and all the transactional elements of generating a solid cash flow. He also oversees treasury management and communicating financial results to the investment community.

Jason Evins

C.R. Crawford Construction

Jason Evins joined C.R. Crawford Construction in 2016 as human resources and investment director. He advanced to his current position of CFO in 2019.

Prior to joining the company, Evins served as senior real estate manager and senior human resources manager for Walmart. With years of experience in real estate and finance, Evins lends his ability to steer the company’s financial systems and performance, which is reflected in C.R. Crawford’s growth and success. Under his financial leadership, the company remains debt free and well positioned to be aggressive but flexible as market conditions allow for future growth.

Evins holds a BSBA in accounting and MBA from the University of Arkansas. He is a graduate of Leadership Benton County, serves as a board member of the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust and is a member of the UA Walton College MBA Alumni Advisory Board.

Staci Gasaway

Seal Solar

Staci Gasaway serves as chief financial officer of Seal Solar, directing the company’s accounting, financing and human resources activities. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She enjoys living and working in North Little Rock, particularly the historic district of Argenta. Prior to joining the Seal Solar team, she spent most of her accounting and finance career at CFO Network providing accounting and finance services to more than 20 companies across multiple industries for over 10 years.

Gasaway found her niche in construction accounting and finance and has had the opportunity to focus exclusively in this industry since early 2021. Her passion is helping people by providing accurate financial metrics while contributing to a positive and enjoyable work environment.

Brandon Gorman

Arkansas Rural Health Partnership

Brandon Gorman is the chief financial officer for the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), an organization whose mission is to create and implement sustainable community solutions to improve the health care infrastructure and strengthen health care delivery in south Arkansas.

Gorman, a CPA, is responsible for promoting cost-saving and