Leadership

A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Giering was recognized as the Outstanding Member in Industry by The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants in 1990. He received the Outstanding Alumnus Award of the Omicron Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an accounting honorary, at The Ohio State University in 1992 and received the 1992-3 Alliance/NCR Partnership Award from the Dayton Area Chapter of The Alliance of Black Telecommunications Employees, Inc.

Mr. Giering served on the Board of Directors and was chair of the Audit Committee for a financial institution that had operations in Ohio, Florida, South Carolina and Colorado. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the holding company of that financial institution. He previously served on the Board of Advisors for a vision care company with offices in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Volunteering in the community is a high priority for Mr. Giering. He was recognized as the Outstanding Community Volunteer in 2003 by Dayton Culture Works and the Outstanding Company Chairperson of the 1990 United Way campaign in Dayton.

Mr. Giering served as Chair of the Board of Riverside Research from 2017 until 2021.

Mr. Giering holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Duke University and a master's degree in accounting from The Ohio State University. He is a resident of Marco Island, Florida, where he lives with his wife, Gloria.