Advisory | September 3, 2026
CRI Names Former PCAOB Chief of Firm Inspections As Director of SEC Services
Timothy Sikes is expected to play a key role in strengthening CRI's capabilities to serve publicly traded clients.
Top 25 accounting and advisory firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram has announced that Timothy P. Sikes has joined the firm as Director of SEC Services. Sikes is expected to play a key role in strengthening CRI’s capabilities to serve publicly traded clients and in elevating assurance quality, helping the firm build on recent momentum and expand its presence in the SEC and Capital Markets assurance and advisory spaces.
Bringing more than three decades of experience in public company auditing and audit oversight, Sikes joins CRI as a partner and a member of the firm’s Professional Services Team. He previously served as Chief of Firm Inspections at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), where he oversaw all inspection activities involving audits of issuers, brokers, and dealers performed by registered public accounting firms across U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions.
This background provides Sikes with critical regulatory insight and an in-depth understanding of current SEC compliance and audit-quality expectations, positioning him to help strengthen CRI’s assurance practices, anticipate regulatory developments, and scale the firm’s capabilities to serve a growing base of public-company clients.
“Tim is one of the most respected voices in public company audit quality, and his years in senior roles at the PCAOB gave him a perspective few professionals can match,” commented Jon Heath, President of Operations at CRI. “Bringing that experience in to help lead our SEC and capital markets assurance quality initiatives is a deliberate investment in the future of our Capital Markets Group, and in the strength of the teams behind it.”
“After years on the regulatory side of the profession, I came to CRI to help shape a practice at a pivotal point,” said Sikes. “Right now, the regulatory landscape is changing rapidly, and public companies and their auditors are facing increasingly complex expectations around compliance, audit quality, and transparency. CRI already has relationships, talent, and capabilities to serve public companies at a high level. I’m looking forward to building on that foundation and working alongside our teams to strengthen and scale the resources needed to navigate this environment with confidence.”
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