Clayton Christian and J. Mark Livingston Re-elected as Officers for Triangle Benefits Forum

CPA Clayton Christian and Firm Partner J. Mark Livingston, both with Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP, the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, have been re-elected as officers on the Triangle Benefits Forum leadership team.

Christian is serving his second term as chief operating officer of the forum. Livingston continues as treasurer, a position he has held since 2005.

“The dedication and commitment that Clayton and Mark bring are a great benefit to the forum,” says Steven B. Long, president of the Triangle Benefits Forum. “We will continue to rely heavily on their expertise to help execute our mission.”

The Triangle Benefits Forum is a network of employee benefits professionals, including accountants, benefits administrators, insurance professionals, attorneys and others who help employers provide employee benefits plans. The group meets monthly between September and June of each year. More information is available at www.trianglebenefitsforum.com.

In addition, the forum also elected Steven B. Long as president. He is an attorney with the tax and employee benefits group of Williams Mullen. Denise Prince was elected as vice president. She is a vice president of Institutional Services with BB&T. The past president for 2008-09 was Greg Morrison, senior vice president of BB&T Institutional Services division. Melissa H. Weaver, of the Law Office of Melissa H. Weaver, served as the vice president.

About Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG):
HPG is the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as ranked by the Triangle Business Journal. Furthermore, Business Leader magazine ranked HPG as the fifth most successful small business in North Carolina in 2008. HPG is able to provide national and global accounting resources to its clients through the CPAmerica firm network of 701 offices worldwide. HPG offers a wide array of business accounting, auditing, corporate tax, and management advisory services. Specialties include serving owner-managed, investor-backed technology and life science, healthcare services, real estate development, manufacturing and distribution businesses, and providing ERISA audits, family wealthcare services and Sarbanes-Oxley internal audit services. More than just an accounting firm, HPG assists clients in looking beyond the bottom linesm by being the right people, right value and right firm to achieve each client's definition of success. Visit www.hpg.com.

About The Triangle Benefits Forum:
Founded in 1990, the Triangle Benefits Forum is a North Carolina professional group located in the Triangle. Outside speakers are often invited to present at the monthly meetings, including representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor and the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The forum consists of attorneys, accountants, bank trust officers, consultants, insurance professionals, paralegals, benefits administrators, and other employee benefits professionals. Visit www.trianglebenefitsforum.com.