Stout Welcomes Stephen Chipman to Its Board of Directors

Stout announced today that it has appointed Stephen Chipman as a non-executive, independent board member. This appointment brings the total number of directors to eight. 

Stephen has held senior roles at Grant Thornton for the past 20 years, most notably as CEO for the firm in the U.S. and China. In 2016, he became CEO of technology-enabled business services company Radius where he guided the organization to double-digit growth in sales performance and EBITDA, culminating in a successful sale of Radius to Vistra in 2018. He currently serves on the boards of Litera Microsystems (software), Prudential Financial Insurance Funds (insurance and investments), OneSky (nonprofit foundation), and Clyde & Co (international law firm).

"We are delighted to welcome Stephen to Stout's board,” said Stout CEO and Chairman Craige Stout. “We believe Stephen’s expertise will benefit Stout tremendously as we continue to shape and execute our long-term strategic plan"

"Stout has experienced impressive growth in recent years and I am excited to join the Stout board at this key point in the company's history,” said Chipman. “I look forward to working closely with the entire board and management team to advance Stout's position as a leading global advisory firm."