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41 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | AUGUST 23, 2021 Paul Millard Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? T he Millard Group celebrated our 25th anniversary this year. I am amazed and proud; amazed with how fast the time has gone by and proud of all the great things we have accomplished along the way. We have made a huge diff erence in the hundreds of technology companies we have served and in the lives of the candidates we have touched. Equally important, we have made an immense diff erence in the lives of so many past and present The Millard Group employees. I feel blessed that The Millard Group has been and will be the vehicle for so much goodness! I can't wait for the next 25 years! Year Won: 2001 Current Title: Managing Partner Company: The Millard Group Current Age: 52 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Drew Andrews CPA Year Won: 2002 Current Title: Managing Partner and CEO Company: Whittlesey Current Age: 58 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 team to develop a strategy to achieve operational excellence, deliver outstanding client service, attract and develop top talent, and achieve signifi cant growth. Through organic growth and strategic mergers, we've expanded our footprint into southern Connecticut and western Massachusetts and diversifi ed our service capabilities and industry and specialty practices to meet our clients' evolving needs. Today, Whittlesey is the largest Connecticut-based CPA and technology fi rm and one of the largest in New England. Although my primary responsibility is guiding the fi rm, after spending 37 years in client service, I still enjoy providing practical advice to help our clients reach their business goals and coaching and mentoring team members. I take great pride in having coached and mentored all of Whittlesey's 40 Under Forty awardees and look forward to doing the same for the fi rm's rising stars. Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? S ince receiving this award, my most signifi cant professional accomplishment is serving as the fi rm's Managing Partner and CEO since 2008. As Managing Partner, I've had the privilege to work alongside my Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? B uilding Whittlesey's technology division as a leading technology and cybersecurity resource in Connecticut and western Massachusetts, diff erentiated by a deep bench strength in cyber- forensics, managed technology services and accounting system consulting services is my biggest professional accomplishment. I received the award shortly after launching our technology division. Over the years, we've helped many clients optimize and secure their IT infrastructures. Recent global events have caused many businesses and non- profi t organizations to reevaluate their data security. I am incredibly proud of the amazing team we have assembled since being named a 40 Under Forty awardee. Daily, they support and protect our clients from cybercriminals and help businesses and organizations respond to attacks and successfully recover. Year Won: 2002 Current Title: Partner-in-Charge, Technology Company: Whittlesey Current Age: 54 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Mark Torello CPA, CFE, CISAM CRISC, CITP Gail Audibert Q: What is your biggest professional accomplishment since receiving this award? I ronically, I received the 40 under Forty (which I thought would have been the apex of my career) just as my business was about to go through the rockiest time of its 33-year history. My award was in 2001, just weeks after 9/11. The impact of that attack on our nation was devastating for the recruiting business. Literally, our work came to a halt and over the next fi ve to seven years we had to transform everything: staff size, offi ce space, technology, client focus and even a change in ownership when my business partner exited the industry. With the joint eff ort of a loyal team, my greatest accomplishment is that with each challenge we adapted, survived and thrived! And with each problem we faced, we became smarter, stronger and more successful. Time is a great teacher. I am thinking 60 under Sixty should be the new 40 under Forty. Year Won: 2001 Current Title: President Company: Gail Audibert Associates, Inc. Current Age: 58 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?