JAMES STEPHENSON

CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA) has promoted JAMES STEPHENSON to CEO of CHA Holdings, Inc. and president of CHA Consulting, Inc., as of Jan. 1, 2020. He succeeds Michael Carroll, who transitions to chairman of the board for CHA Holdings. Stephenson joined CHA in May 2019 as executive VP and chief strategy officer, bringing more than 20 years of broad strategy, financial, and corporate-development experience. Prior to joining CHA, he was the chief strategy officer at a top 20 ENR ranked company, where he was responsible for structuring a five-year strategic growth plan focused on executing acquisitive growth and strategic investments that helped position the company as a leader in innovation and each of their operating sectors.