LEADERSHIP

Kendyl is the principal partner and owner of Strickland & Company, P.C., a full-service CPA firm, and a partner and founder Strickland Davis Advisors, LLC, an SEC registered investment advisory firm.

Kendyl founded Strickland & Company in 1992 and the predecessor firm to Strickland Davis in 1997. He has a thirty-plus year track of serving as the trusted advisor to business owners, corporate executives, retirees, and non-profit institutions. His specialties are high-level tax planning, business advisory, retirement planning and transaction advisory services.  He has guided many business owners through the successful and profitable sales of their companies

Kendyl began his career working for Lanigan & Associates, P.C. in Thomasville, Georgia. After being promoted to partner, he opened the firm’s Atlanta office, and in 1992 purchased that office to form Strickland & Company.

Kendyl is a graduate of Valdosta State University with a degree in Accounting. He is a licensed CPA, a registered investment advisor representative (Series 65), and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Kendyl and his wife live in Marietta, Georgia and have two grown sons and five grandchildren.

Chip is a partner and financial advisor at Strickland Davis Advisors, LLC which he joined in 2016. He works with business owners, executives and high-net-worth individuals on investment management, estate planning, retirement planning, and risk management. Chip has over twenty-five years of experience in a range of financial disciplines including investment banking, private equity, and wealth management.

Before joining Strickland Davis, Chip was a Senior Vice President and Investment Counselor with Capital Group Private Client Services, a division of one of the largest investment management firms in the world. Prior to Capital Group, he held a similar role in the wealth management division of Neuberger Berman, another large investment management organization. At both firms, his focus was on creating and implementing investment plans for wealthy families and individuals, as well as foundations and endowments.

Chip began his finance career in 1999 as an investment banker with a boutique firm in Atlanta. For the next several years he helped advise on over twenty successful corporate transactions including private placements, recapitalizations, acquisitions and business sales.  He was also involved in several equity investments and sat on the board of a small apparel manufacturer headquartered in New York City.

Chip is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in Economics and completed the University of Georgia Financial Planning Certification program. He spent five years as a commissioned Field Artillery Officer. Chip and his wife have three sons and a daughter and are parishioners of St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell.