Phil Moore worked his way through the ranks of public accounting over a period of 40 years. At age 30, he became a partner, serving a regional accounting firm before joining Nicolet National Bank two-and-a-half years ago.
Moore saw his previous firm through the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-2008, watching more than 40 of its bank clients shuttered by the FDIC. The firm pivoted, becoming a contractor with the FDIC, minimizing job losses and continuing to work with its remaining clients.
Moore also had the chance to be a part of all 10 of Nicolet Bank’s acquisitions as an outside advisor. In Moore’s first 14 months as CFO at Nicolet, “we added three $1 billion acquisitions,” he says, “which doubled the size of the company.”
“As Nicolet was one of my top clients through the years, I had the opportunity to be engaged as not only their audit partner, but to also understand their business philosophy, the importance of relationships and the unique culture created, and to be a trusted advisor,” Moore says.
