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PROVIDERS & PARTNERS

VP - Management Consulting & Integration
Kevin Blake
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Management Consulting ten years and member of the Board of Directors,
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Operating model for strategy implementation, organization design, post-merger integration (PMI), change management, and transformation.
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Organization Design
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Cost Management ​
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Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
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Culture and Change Management
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Post-Merger Integration
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People Strategy
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Business Resilience
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Private Equity experience

VP - Search, Placement & Advisory
Ashley Perkins
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Executive Placement & Onboarding
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Finance Team building & Retention
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Performance management
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Employee and labor relations
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Compliance and risk management
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HRIS and data management
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Workforce planning and reporting
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HR & Compliance audits
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Training and development
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Succession planning
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VP of Human Resources at Fortune 1000 company and experience with some of the largest finance recruiting companies in North America.

VP - Strategic CFO & Management Consulting
Kathryn Ahearn
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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CFO experience with multinationals up to $250 million revenue.
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Real Estate holding company's with over $100 million in portfolio assets.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
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Consolidations, Internal Controls & creditor covenant compliance.
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Big Four Audit experience
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Private Equity experience
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Raising capital and working with investment banks.
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Audits, Reviews and Consolidations​
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Board of Director and Executive committee experience.
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​Diligence and risk assessment

VP - Strategic CFO & Management Consulting
George Kyriakous
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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CFO experience with multinationals up to $250 million revenue.
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SAAS company's with over $100 million in revenue.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
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Consolidations, Internal Controls & creditor covenant compliance.
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Big Four Audit experience
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Private Equity experience
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Raising capital and working with investment banks.
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Audits, Reviews and Consolidations​
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Board of Director and Executive committee experience.
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​Diligence and risk assessment

VP - Strategic CFO & Management Consulting
Richard Howell
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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CFO experience with fortune 2500 and up to $250 million revenue.
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Construction company's with over $100 million in revenue.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
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Consolidations, Internal Controls & creditor covenant compliance.
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Big Four Audit experience
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Private Equity experience
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Raising capital and working with investment banks.
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Audits, Reviews and Consolidations​
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Board of Director and Executive committee experience.
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​Diligence and risk assessment

VP - Strategic CFO & Controller Advisory
Cheryl Thomasen
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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CFO experience with Healthcare facilities up to $100 million revenue.
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Services Industry experience with over $100 million in revenue.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
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Consolidations, Internal Controls & creditor covenant compliance.
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Big Four Audit experience
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Private Equity experience
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Raising capital and working with investment banks.
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Audits, Reviews and Consolidations​
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Board of Director and Executive committee experience.
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​Diligence and risk assessment

VP - Strategic CFO & Controller Advisory
Ray Kierem
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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Global CFO &/or Controller experience at North American subsidiaries of multinationals up to $150 million revenue and closely held private companies.
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Start-up Fractional CFO; designing of accounting systems & internal controls
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Financial Audits, Reviews. State and local tax audits
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Consolidations & creditor covenant compliance.
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Operational Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & Forecasting
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Manufacturing, Construction/Real Estate & E-Commerce industry experience
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Tax planning, contract review & negotiations
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Workers Compensation & Insurance Audits & ERP Implementation
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Big Four Audit experience

VP - Strategic CFO & Controller Advisory
Megan Stolzer
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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Controller experience at privately held corporations up to $50 million revenue and hotels.
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Start-up Fractional CFO; designing of accounting systems & internal controls
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Financial Audits, Reviews.
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Consolidations & creditor covenant compliance.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & Forecasting
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Retail, Professional services & E-Commerce industry experience
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Tax planning
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Workers Compensation & Insurance Audits
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Fortune 1000 Internal Audit experience

VP - Strategic CFO & Controller Advisory
Jerry Palmegiani
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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Controller experience at privately held contractors with up to $100 million revenue and closely held private companies.
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Start-up Fractional CFO; design of accounting systems & internal controls
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Financial Audits, Reviews.
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Consolidations & creditor covenant compliance.
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Plant Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & Forecasting
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Mining, Oil and Gas industry experience
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Tax planning
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Industry Expert

VP - Strategic CFO & Controller Advisory
Thomas Combs
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Fractional Strategic CFO advisory services
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CFO experience at trucking and logistics company with $100 million revenue.
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Start-up Fractional CFO
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Financial Audits, Reviews.
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Consolidations, Internal Controls & creditor covenant compliance.
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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
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Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics industry focus
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Tax planning
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Workers Compensation & Insurance Audits
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Big Four Audit experience

VP - Mergers, Acquisitions & Taxation
Daniel Katz
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise​
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Strategic advisory: Providing high-level advice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
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Due diligence and negotiation
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Transaction tax services: Advising on the tax implications of a transaction
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Integration planning: Creating detailed plans for integrating new systems, processes, and people after a merger.
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Separation and carve-out planning: Developing plans for separating a business unit when assets are being sold or spun off.
Divestiture and disposal: Managing the process of selling a part of the business. -
​Fairness opinions: Providing an independent opinion on whether the terms of a proposed transaction are fair from a financial point of view.
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​Diligence and risk assessment​
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VP - CTO Advisory, IT Security & Implementation
Devon Chang
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Key Experience​ & Areas of Expertise
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Experienced in providing strategic IT guidance, best practices, and technology roadmaps to support decision-making. Experienced in expert consulting, and tailored training to strengthen in-house IT capabilities.
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Secure technology implementation, cloud and infrastructure audits
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IT Audit & Assessment
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Post Mergers Integration and Acquisition Support​ Services
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ERP Implementation Support
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Contract Services
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Large-scale IT transformations, delivering secure, high-performance environments.
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Infrastructure projects, including new office setups, infrastructure refreshes, and managed distributed networks.​