George Azih is LeaseQuery’s CEO and GAAP & IFRS leasing standards leader. In this role, he is responsible for leading the development of LeaseQuery’s accounting team and giving clients expert guidance on leasing transactions.
Prior to LeaseQuery, Mr. Azih worked in Technical Accounting and Accounting Research for a Fortune 500 company. In that role, he specialized in lease accounting, sale-leaseback transactions, build-to-suit arrangements, debt restructurings (modifications & extinguishments), asset retirement obligations and purchase accounting.
Prior to that, Mr. Azih worked in a CPA firm specializing in audits of financial institutions (banks and insurance companies). He holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Georgia and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and Georgia Society of CPAs.
Mr. Azih is a leading expert on lease accounting. He has been quoted in Bloomberg multiple times and asked to speak about this topic to numerous groups at different events, including the Georgia Society of CPAs, Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA), Financial Executives International (FEI), Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), Corenet Global Summit, and the National Conference for the Accounting and Finance Women's Association (AFWA).