Danny Markford

Danny joined Piper Aircraft in 1998, and has held positions of increasing responsibility within Finance during his tenure. He was most recently appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2022. Danny is responsible for leading the Finance, Information Technology, and Project Management departments. In his position, he supervises all financial reporting, treasury, budgeting, payroll, and cost accounting functions. He is extensively involved in product pricing, contractual activities, employee benefit matters, and other administrative functions.

Danny entered public accounting in 1996, where worked with O’Haire, Kmetz and Company (currently Kmetz, Elwell, Graham & Associates). During his time in public accounting, he worked in both tax and assurance services within a variety of industries, including manufacturers, governments, and nonprofits.

Danny attended the University of Central Florida where he received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He went on to obtain his Florida fifth year education requirement from Rollins College.