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Article: Carl S. Smith: elevating the CMA.(Change Agent)(Biography)
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- Strategic Finance
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- August 1, 2005
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When you're around new IMA Chair Carl Smith, make sure you're backing his efforts to promote the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) credential. A CMA, CFM, CPA, and Ph.D., he's a firm believer in the value of the certification and is making its elevation his number-one priority this year. Running a close second are the rest of IMA's strategic imperatives that were passed at the Board of Directors meeting during the 2004 Annual Conference in Chicago and on which work was started last year: create a value proposition; attract, engage, and retain members; brand management; and corporate governance. If IMA members and leaders work together on these initiatives, he ...