Brett Witherell, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston

Managing Director within BRG’s Corporate Finance team providing professional consulting services focused on bankruptcy and corporate finance restructuring, non-distressed finance process improvement, finance and valuation, financial and accounting process design, treasury solutions, working capital management, and cash management. Experienced working in both consulting roles and in interim management positions across the financial services and retail industries.

Greater Boston Area

Boston, Ma

Finance Transformation:Led an engagement to redesign the overhead cost allocation process for an $11B transportation company. Identified existing allocations, determined allocations to eliminate, redesigned variable compensation plans, and redesigned the budgeting process to account for allocation removals. Eliminated over $3B of annual cost allocations which previously had required ~9 million allocation related journal entries annually.Led an engagement to identify $120M of… Show more Finance Transformation:Led an engagement to redesign the overhead cost allocation process for an $11B transportation company. Identified existing allocations, determined allocations to eliminate, redesigned variable compensation plans, and redesigned the budgeting process to account for allocation removals. Eliminated over $3B of annual cost allocations which previously had required ~9 million allocation related journal entries annually.Led an engagement to identify $120M of improperly classified fixed assets, determined appropriate useful lives and in-service dates, and recalculated depreciation expense over a 5 year period resulting in a $30M impact to the P&L.Bankruptcy Restructuring:Responsible for the forecasting and tracking of all post-filing cash flows and the proper segregation of collateral across 5 different secured lenders in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Residential Capital, a $15 billion mortgage servicing company. Show less

Boston, Ma

Interest Rate Derivatives and Foreign Currency Strategy:Developed and implemented strategies to assist medium and large corporations, private equity companies, and real estate investment companies in managing their interest rate and foreign currency risks.Commercial Real Estate Lending Workout:Managed and restructured a $1.1B book of distressed commercial real estate loans across the United States encompassing office properties, apartments, retail buildings, hotels, and… Show more Interest Rate Derivatives and Foreign Currency Strategy:Developed and implemented strategies to assist medium and large corporations, private equity companies, and real estate investment companies in managing their interest rate and foreign currency risks.Commercial Real Estate Lending Workout:Managed and restructured a $1.1B book of distressed commercial real estate loans across the United States encompassing office properties, apartments, retail buildings, hotels, and land/development portfolios. Show less

Hopkinton, Ma

Corporate Treasury:Responsible for a corporate foreign currency hedging and risk management program for a company with ~$12B in annual revenue and operations across ~35 different currencies. Modeled and monitored balance sheet and P&L currency exposure and developed and implemented trading strategies to reduce risk.Responsible for calculating exposure, creating accounting entries (FAS 133 / ASC 815, FAS 52 / ASC 830), performing Sarbanes Oxley testing, and maintaining banking… Show more Corporate Treasury:Responsible for a corporate foreign currency hedging and risk management program for a company with ~$12B in annual revenue and operations across ~35 different currencies. Modeled and monitored balance sheet and P&L currency exposure and developed and implemented trading strategies to reduce risk.Responsible for calculating exposure, creating accounting entries (FAS 133 / ASC 815, FAS 52 / ASC 830), performing Sarbanes Oxley testing, and maintaining banking relationships across 7 different banking institutions.Industrial Engineering:Created models and developed process improvements to optimize the capacity and throughput of the manufacturing facility while minimizing inventory and production down time. Determined expansion needs and developed a plan to phase in new capacity as part of a facility expansion Show less

Mba, Business, Finance

Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society

M.S In Finance, Finance

Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society

B.S. Industrial And Management Engineering

Activities and Societies: RPI Football, Theta Chi