We aspire to flawless execution and don't compromise on quality.

We are convinced that behavior and character are as important as skills and expertise and our professionals' integrity reflect that belief.

We share a personal responsibility to maintain the loyalty and trust of the people with whom we come in contact.

Above all else, we respect our clients and can only measure our success by that of our clients.

Chris Komarek, CPA
Senior Manager

Chris Komarek is a Senior Manager at AXIA Resources with 15 years experience in Big 4 and industry, focusing on risk control, derivatives mark-to-market activities and compliance.

Since joining AXIA in 2007, Chris has overseen the project management of Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance engagements. Responsibilities of these projects included scheduling, review, status updates, budget management, critical decision-making, coordination of the Audit Committee presentations and participation in Audit Committee meetings.

Prior to joining AXIA Resources, Chris managed the financial reporting function for subsidiaries of a Fortune 500 Energy Company. He also performed mutual fund administration and compliance for investment services firm's largest clients. Chris served as the Director, Risk Control, Risk Compliance at Reliant Energy where he directed the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort within the risk control group, created and presented Return on Value-at-Risk (VAR) model used for trading performance analysis, trading capital, allocation and created risk-related information for equity and debt rating agencies. Additionally, Chris worked as the Director, Transaction Support and Risk Analysis at Enron Corporation. While at Enron, he created and maintained the transaction database, noting risk and accounting issues and worked with external auditors to resolve EPS accretiveness and income recognition issues regarding Mark-to-Market and Fair Value accounting methods. Chris began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP where he advised clients in the areas of Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk Control and Valuation Analysis, recommended risk management and risk control options for companies and created financial models for business turnarounds and risk management.

Chris earned a Master of Business Administration, in Finance and Accounting from the University of Texas, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics from Dartmouth College. Chris is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of CPAs.