Chris Hight is the chief manager of KraftCPAs PLLC, where he oversees the operations and financial management of the firm and its affiliated companies. He assumed that role November 1, 2024.
Chris has more than 30 years of experience in public and private accounting. Prior to moving into the chief manager position, Chris was member-in-charge of the firm’s assurance services team, where he provided and supervised services such as external audits, reviews, agreed-upon procedures, merger and acquisition assistance, sale side/buy side quality of earnings calculations, due diligence, and litigation support.
Chris served as a practice leader for the firm’s manufacturing/wholesale/distribution (MWD) industry team. He has experience with MWD clients ranging from start-ups to large manufacturers with operations in foreign countries and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies. His MWD clients have included manufacturers of food, chemicals, medical equipment, firearms, furniture, trailers, clothing, agricultural equipment, luggage, and injection molds, paper product distributors, and stamping and metal fabricators/suppliers in the automotive and aerospace industries.
Chris also served as a practice leader for the firm’s employee benefits team, where he oversees more than three dozen employee benefit plan audits annually. He has extensive experience interacting with third-party administrators, plan custodians, and ERISA attorneys.
Prior to joining KraftCPAs in 2004, Chris was senior vice president and CFO of a cellular tower company, where he supervised the acquisition of the company in a transaction worth nearly $100 million. He also worked as an audit manager for a national accounting firm, where he managed audits of both public and private companies.
As a Columbia, Tenn., resident, Chris maintains an office in Columbia office as well as the Nashville location of KraftCPAs.
Involvement
Current Involvement
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Manufacturing CPAs
- Tennessee Tech University, Accounting Advisory Board
- Tennessee Tech University, College of Business Advisory Board and Executive Committee
- Association of Corporate Growth
Previous Involvement
- North View Church of Christ, Board of Directors and Deacon
- Columbia Academy, President’s Advisory Board
Other Professional Accomplishments
- The Smart Business Dealmakers Conference, Panel Moderator, February 2020