David S. Bates

David S. Bates, CPA, currently serves as Corporate Controller at Fitness Ventures, LLC (Crunch Fitness) since February 2024. Prior roles include Controller at Spartan and Senior Manager at Bureau Veritas Group, where responsibilities included managing payroll operations for the North America region. David held the position of Accounting Manager at Veritas Technologies LLC, overseeing payroll accounting for a global corporation. David also founded David S. Bates, CPA, LLC, focusing on tax preparation for various entities. Additional experience includes significant roles at Verizon, Power Grid Engineering, Maretti USA, Izea, and V2R Group, Inc., with a strong emphasis on financial management and accounting functions. David earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of South Florida.