Mr. Ayers is a co-founder of the company. Prior to founding Romark, he spent seven years as a certified public accountant in the tax consulting practice of KPMG Peat Marwick in Tampa, Florida, and then five years as an investment banker, where he gained experience in working with the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Ayers studied accounting, economics and finance, graduating summa cum laude with a Master's degree in Taxation from the University of Alabama in 1981. |