Michael Hickman promoted to CEO at Tarrytown’s Exactera

Exactera, the Tarrytown-based provider of corporate tax compliance solutions, has announced the appointment of Michael Hickman as CEO.

Hickman will also retain his current responsibilities as chief financial officer (CFO) as he replaces Walter Scott, who served as CEO since last July and is leaving the company to become chairman and CEO of Devo.

Hickman joined Exactera as CFO in 2022 from Perform[cb], where he was also the CFO. He is a certified public accountant with more than 25 years of leadership experience at companies including Roper Technologies, Deloitte, MetLife, and Switch and Data.