About Us
Company
Green Bar is a leader in the compliance and regulatory services industry. Our strength is in providing reliable, efficient, and reasonably priced compliance services for investment advisors, broker-
dealers, and mutual funds. We customized our service offering on a per client basis and work closely with our clients to structure a compliance program that is appropriate for their firm’s unique regulatory needs.
We’ve built our business on customer service and being responsive to our clients’ needs. We don’t talk at you; we work with you and the FINRA, SEC, and State Regulators to ensure that you’re in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
Green Bar offers services for some of Northern Ohio’s most prominent money management firms. Our staff takes great pride in its compliance expertise and we are dedicated to providing superior customer service. Our consultants include former regulatory examiners, compliance officers and other individuals with extensive hands-on industry experience. With this kind of history, you can be assured of a promising future.
David Kuhr – President & Founder
Prior to founding the Green Bar Group, Mr. Kuhr served as the Director of Compliance for The Ancora Group in Beachwood, Ohio for over 7 years. Before joining Ancora, Mr. Kuhr served as the Director of Compliance of Aris Corporation of America, a privately held financial services company in State College, Pennsylvania where he also served as the Financial and Operations Principal for Aris Securities Company. Prior to joining Aris, Mr. Kuhr was a Vice President and Regional Compliance Manager for the Institutional Sales & Trading Division of Comerica Securities in Detroit, Michigan, and the Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary for the section 20 broker dealer subsidiary of Mellon Bank Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Kuhr previously was a Compliance Officer for the Section 16 and Section 20 broker dealer subsidiaries of National City Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio. David also has attained the position of Senior Compliance Examiner with the Cleveland District Office of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (now FINRA).
Mr. Kuhr earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Kent State University. Mr. Kuhr is a member of the National Association of Compliance Professionals (NSCP). David Kuhr is a registered representative and principal and holds FINRA licenses 7, 24, 27, 4, 53, 63, 66 79 and 99. He is also licensed in the state of Ohio as a Life, Variable, Accident and Health Insurance agent as well as a Notary Public.
Personally, Mr. Kuhr has been married to Michele for 31 years. Together, they have 3 children, (two daughters and a son) and live in Brooklyn, Ohio. In his free time, David enjoys golf, theatre and is an Assistant Scoutmaster for a local Boy Scout Troop.