Smith + Howard Advisory, LLC, Adds Travis Shears, CPA, as Director in Tax Practice

Smith + Howard Advisory, LLC, is pleased to announce the addition of Travis Shears, CPA, as a Director in the Tax Practice of the firm’s Chattanooga, Tenn., office (formerly Market Street Partners).

Shears will join Smith + Howard on January 8, 2024, and will focus primarily on tax compliance and financial advisory projects specific to logistics and manufacturing businesses. He has spent his career in the large accounting firm arena, and most recently as a Vice President – Tax of a large transportation and logistics business headquartered in Chattanooga.

Kyle Bryant, Managing Partner of the Chattanooga office of Smith + Howard notes, “We are extremely excited to add Travis to our team. He brings years of experience and industry expertise that will help us continue our growth trajectory by serving the needs of our clients. His background in the transportation and logistics space is a great addition to our strong team and helps provide perspective that will bring immediate value to the firm and its clients."

Shears is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Management Information Systems from Tennessee Technological University.