James J. Grennen
Founder and Principal, MBA, CMEA, AVA
James Grennen, founder and principal of myCMEA.com, brings invaluable experience and credentials to his machinery and equipment (M&E) appraisal practice. He is a certified M&E appraiser, backed by full business valuation certifications and an extensive background in the financial industry. As a result, clients are ensured a fair, accurate and unbiased assessment of the specific piece or pieces of equipment and machinery, relevant to their businesses and industries.
Grennen brings a unique blend of education and career specific certifications to his M&E clients. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Fordham University. He received his Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA in Finance from Rutgers University Graduate School of Business. In addition to being a Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA), he is a Senior Business Analyst (SBA) with the NEBB Institute. He also has earned certification as an Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA) with the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), qualifying him to perform full business valuations/appraisals.
Grennen resides on Long Island in New York with his wife, Marina, a registered nurse, and their children, Ciara and Richard. He and his family enjoy the outdoors, sports and traveling, often visiting his wife’s native Ireland.
Our Appraisal Network
myCMEA provides industrial, commercial and institutional machinery and equipment valuations for clients ranging from local businesses and Fortune 500 companies to corporations abroad. myCMEA’s incomparable certifications and breadth of financial experience means hospitals, construction companies, corporations, refineries, transport and trucking outfits, and communications firms receive irrefutable value from the company’s assessments.
myCMEA understands that each business owner’s M&E appraisal situation is unique. As a member of the NEBB Institute, myCMEA has a working relationship with the Institute and its network of more than 300 CMEAs. This integrated, highly collaborative group affords myCMEA access to valuation databases and price information, unavailable through other sources. Moreover, it enables myCMEA to provide its clients with a possible market for selling their machinery or equipment.
myCMEA is a member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA). With over 5000 designees, it is the largest organization of valuation specialists certified to perform full business valuations. myCMEA’s relationship with NACVA allows it to deliver an exclusive valuation perspective, often missing in standard certified M&E appraisal situations.
A subsidiary of Grennen Financial, Inc., myCMEA appraises industrial, commercial and institutional machinery for national and international organizations. Headquartered in Bohemia, New York on Long Island, myCMEA has offices in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
