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In May 2005, ERG named Peyton Burch to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Peyton is responsible for leading ERG’s sales and consulting teams in addition to serving on the ERG executive team, which sets corporate and growth strategy. Prior to ERG, Peyton was President of Houston-based Burch Consultants. Burch Consultants was a top accounting and business management software application provider representing Sage Software’s products throughout the Gulf Coast. Under his leadership, Burch Consultants received numerous recognitions for outstanding levels of sales and service, including Sage Software’s prestigious Circle of Excellence award four out of the past six years. Their Authorized Training Center was consistently recognized as a top training center and the firm was a frequent member of the Technology Pacesetter list published by Accounting Technology. Committed to the highest ethical standards and continuing professional education, Burch Consultants played an active role in the ITA and AICPA. In May 2005, Burch Consultants was acquired by ERG. Peyton obtained his BBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and his Masters in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Burch Consultants in 1986, Peyton was a senior consultant in the Management Information Consulting Division at Andersen. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1989. He is a frequent speaker for the Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the AICPA and a guest columnist for Accounting Today. Peyton is actively involved with the Information Technology Alliance and has served on the AICPA Technology Conference Committee for the past three years. | 