On November 29, 2017, Richard Russell, CPA, CGMA, joined LM Funding America, Inc. as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Russell, joined LMFA from his private consulting practice where he provides financial and accounting services with a focus on technical and external reporting, internal auditing, mergers & acquisitions, risk management and interim CFO and controller services since 2016. Previously, Mr. Russell, served as Chief Financial Officer for Mission Health Communities from 2013 to 2016.

Before that, Mr. Russell served in a variety of roles for Cott Corporation from 2007 to 2013 including Senior Director Finance, Senior Director of Internal Auditing and Assistant Corporate Controller. Mr. Russell began his career at Ernest & Young after earning a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Alabama. On November 22, 2017, Mr. Greg Gist resigned from LM Funding America, Inc. as its Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

Mr. Gist has accepted a position with a much larger company.