Mentor Profile

Bio

Brad Ledford is the Managing Director of Forvis Mazars Executive Search, an executive search and recruiting service line of FORVIS, a Top 10 CPA and advisory firm. Brad has over 28 years of experience with the firm, the last 20+ years with Forvis Mazars and 6 years before that as an auditor.

His focus has been as a Trusted Recruiter and Advisor, helping a range of clients from small to fortune 500 companies recruit the top talent in Executive, Finance, Accounting, Audit, and Tax.

Brad serves a wide range of industries, specializing in Manufacturing, Distribution and Healthcare. Brad has a large client base in this arena and focuses on executive and financial placements.

Brad has served on many non-profit boards and industry associations. He is actively involved in community organizations and has served in the past on the IMA Carolinas Council, as President of the IMA and President of the local Greater Greenville Chapter. He also has served as a Loaned Executive for United Way. Brad is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant, and he a past Chair of the state board of the South Carolina Association of CPAs and serves as an IMA Global Board Director.

Brad is a graduate of The University of South Carolina Upstate where he holds a Bachelors with a focus in Accounting.

Brad leads the Forvis Mazars Executive Search team from our Greenville, SC location.

Prior Experience