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Barbra Beaulieu joined Lodgian in 2003 from Ernst & Young LLP where she worked for 6 years in the Global Tax Operate practice. She led numerous multi-national tax outsourcing engagements where she was responsible for coordinating the worldwide tax function for mid to large cap publicly traded companies.
In June of 2004, Ms. Beaulieu was asked to assist with Lodgian’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) corporate governance compliance implementation project focusing on control over financial reporting and in January of 2005 she was promoted to Director of Compliance and Manager of Tax. In March of 2006, Ms. Beaulieu was promoted to Director of Tax and Compliance where she was responsible for the tax function and SOX compliance efforts of the company. In December 2006, she was promoted to Vice President of Internal Audit & Controls and currently is responsible for the Internal Audit, SOX and Tax functions of the company.
Ms. Beaulieu is a founding member of the SOX Council, a group composed of SOX professionals from publicly traded companies in the Atlanta area, focused on bringing practical business solutions to SOX and corporate governance compliance requirements as well as a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. She holds both a Bachelor of Accounting and Master in Taxation degrees from Florida Atlantic University, where she graduated Cum Laude. Ms. Beaulieu is a Certified Public Accountant licensed by the State of Georgia. | 