Former CFA head sues for defamation, breach of contract
- March 31, 2017 |
- Walt Williams
Robert Trojan said he was fired for raising concerns about independence of association's auditing firm, seeks at least $3M in damages The former CEO of the Commercial Finance Association is suing the organization for allegedly firing him for raising concerns about the independence of its auditing firm. Robert Trojan was fired from CFA on Jan. 20 after leading the New York City-based association since 2012. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the former CEO maintains that he tried several times during his tenure to raise concerns that the accounting firm, Freed Maxick, could not act as an independent auditor due to undisclosed… Read More