Anna Williams Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, OK, US

Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

• NAUTILUS MARINE SERVICES PLC / GLOBAL ENERGY CORPORATION PLC / HARKEN ENERGY CORPORATIONFinance Director (CFO), Global Energy Corporation, Southlake, Texas (2010-2016)
• Define and execute strategy for this newly transitioned organization; includes leading and closing all merger and acquisitions (M&As), raising capital through debt or equity financing, and developing and implementing.
• Report directly to the Chairman of the Board; serve as main contact with United Kingdom shareholders, legal counsel, brokers, analysts, nominated advisors, public relations firm, auditors, and more.
• Engage with executive leaders such as Chief Executive Officers, Board of Director members, or equity owners of potential acquisitions.
• Present updates on strategic opportunities and business development to the Board of Directors during quarterly meetings; includes performing and communicating financial analyses as needed.
• Hold responsibility for investor and shareholder communications such as press releases, website content, publicly filed documents; author communications and marketing materials for investors and shareholders.

• Continued from above...
• Instrumental in the successful sale of the majority of the organization's properties, a sister company to HKN, after being chosen by the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of HKN to focus on divestiture efforts.
• Generated millions in cash proceeds by selling the bulk of the Colombian oil and gas properties prior to the 2014 decline in oil prices; led the efforts by negotiating deal terms, coordinated financial, executive, and.
• Subsequently assumed responsibility for the Colombian office; oversaw operations, legal, environmental, financial, and administrative functions in addition to serving as corporate Finance Director.
• Delivered a substantial reduction in general and administrative costs by analyzing and streamlining processes and functions in the Dallas-Fort Worth corporate office and in Bogotá.
• Enabled an increase of oil and gas production and reserves by negotiating and closing debt financing for capital expenditures.

• Continued from above...
• Successfully completed 10 annual audits and interim reviews working with United Kingdom auditors under IFRS standards; coordinated the execution of the audits and reviews, drafted all financial statements for public.
• Fostered strong relationships with the partners and managers of the audit firms.
• Authored Chairman of the Board Statements to the shareholders on behalf of the Chairman.
• Created investor and shareholder collateral, and presented the opening and closing pieces of presentations to investors and shareholders during quarterly road shows; participated in marketing presentations or industry.
• Drafted all of the organization's press releases; included discretionary and required announcements with approvals by the Chairman and Managing Director (United Kingdom CEO); developed and presented Board materials to.

• Continued from above...
• Promoted into this position after providing the means to save the company millions in budgeted capital costs; chaired a special committee that reported directly to the Chairman, CEO, and President formed to review and.
• Elected by peers to chair the committee comprised of operations, legal, and accounting team members.
• Recommended halting further projects based on economic and operations results to date.
• Reduced outstanding debt, which provided gains on debt extinguishments during this period; executed a capital restructuring program that addressed the near-term expiration of outstanding convertible notes.
• Ensured the company's bank debt remained out of short-term classification by negotiating with a Texas bank to waive or eliminate certain financial covenant requirements from existing debt facility.

• Continued from above...
• Facilitated a gain on investment by divesting ownership investment in a Canadian Energy company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
• Elected by the Canadian company's Board as a member of the Board and Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
• Led the divestiture through a negotiated private placement sale; negotiated terms, coordinated with legal counsel, prepared and reviewed definitive agreements for cash proceeds.
• Successfully completed 50 annual audits and quarterly reviews with United States auditors and in alignment with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); coordinated the events, drafted all financial statements.
• Presented results to the Board's Audit Committee, and fostered outstanding relationships with the partners and managers of the audit firms.

• Continued from above…Key Contributions
• Played a key role in transitioning the organization to offshore marine services from the energy industry by leading the mergers and acquisitions effort; formulated the new strategy, vetted investors and companies.
• Selected by the Chairman of the Board to lead this effort; partnered with the Chairman on determining short-, mid-, and long-term strategies and objectives; transitioned from the role of Finance Director (United.
• Drove potential acquisitions into non-disclosure agreements, and began due diligence and deal term discussions after engaging with executive leadership of multiple offshore global service companies; determined the.
• Closed acquisitions yielding numerous offshore service vessels and supporting equipment valued in the millions; served as point of contact with the sellers, completed due diligence, negotiated highly favorable deal.
• Added zero additional headcount to accomplish these goals.