Gadsden, AL auctioneer joins exclusive ranks of auction industry's premiere designation program

GADSDEN, Ala. - May 5, 2016 - PRLog -- Rainbow City, AL

Rainbow City auctioneer, Mike Fisher, CAI, ATS, GPPA of Redfield Group Auctions, Inc. recently completed his training at the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI). CAI is the industry's premier training program developed by the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) for auction professionals. Fisher was also a panel speaker on leadership and development during the course at Indiana University.

Fisher joins an exclusive group as there are less than 900 current CAI designation holders in world as of March 2016 in an industry that estimates over 100,000 auctioneers in the United States alone. The three-year CAI designation program provides auction professionals the opportunity to earn the industry's most respected professional designation. CAI is an intensive, executive development program offering professional auctioneers with instruction and coursework in business management, ethics, finance, communications, strategic planning and marketing.

The NAA conducts CAI every March at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.  Mike Fisher, CAI, ATS, GPPA, has been in the auction industry for over 17 years attaining the designations of Auction Technology Specialist and Graduate of Personal Property Appraiser with the NAA. He is President of Redfield Group Auctions, Inc., which consists of: Redfield Auction Gallery - providing estate management services and personal property/asset auctions; Redfield Appraisals - providing appraisal reports for estate, insurance, donations, and divorce; and United Country | Redfield Group Auctions - providing real estate auction services to individuals, corporations, lenders and legal professionals.

Fisher has conducted auctions in over 40 states, Mexico and the Bahamas but still resides in Gadsden, AL.

To learn more about Mike Fisher, please call 256-413-0555, email: mikefisher@redfieldgroup.com or visit our websites at www.ucredfieldgroup.com and www.redfieldauctiongallery.com