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Mark L. Zyla is a Managing Director of Zyla Valuation Advisors, LLC, an Atlanta Georgia-based valuation and litigation consultancy firm.

Mark L. Zyla is a Managing Director of Zyla Valuation Advisors, LLC, an Atlanta Georgia based valuation and litigation consultancy firm.

Mark received a BBA degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA degree with a concentration in Finance from Georgia State University. Mark also completed the Mergers and Acquisitions Program at the Aresty Institute of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Valuation Program at the Graduate School of Business at Harvard University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation (“CPA/ABV”), Certified in Financial Forensics (“CFF”) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”), a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”), and an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers certified in Business Valuation (“ASA”).

Mark Zyla holds Important Positions in World's Top Associations
⚫ Mark is the Chairman of the Standards Review Board of the International Valuation Standards Council (“IVSC”).
⚫ Mark recently served on the AICPA’s Forensic and Valuation Services Executive Committee.
⚫ Mark is a member of the Business Valuations Committee of the ASA where he also serves as a member of the Business Valuation Standards and Technical Issues subcommittees.
⚫ Mark is on the Advisory Council of the Master of Science in Finance program at the University of Texas at Austin.
⚫ In 2013, Mark was inducted into the AICPA Business Valuation Hall of Fame.

Supporting Partner

The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is a not-for-profit organisation that acts as the global standard setter for the valuation profession, serving the public interest. The IVSC is unique in the role it plays as a valuation standard setter. It is not a valuation trade body. The IVSC is a leader in the mission to raise standards of international valuation practice and is overseen by an independent board of global leaders. Its core objectives are to: 1. Develop high quality International Valuation Standards (IVS) which ensure consistency, transparency and confidence in valuations throughout the world, and; 2. Encourage the adoption of IVS, along with valuation professionalism provided by Valuation Professional Organisations throughout the world. The IVSC facilitates collaboration and cooperation among its member organisations, who are valuation service providers, financial services businesses, regulators, international bodies and academic institutions. The IVSC consists of over 160 member organisations from around the world and is supported by numerous sponsors who are leaders in the valuation profession.