Christopher Catania Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Key senior leader of global financial operations.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Large international casual sports-themed restaurant chain; assisted with purchase accounting, integration and sale transition activities.- Fortune 500 national food distributor; assisted with acquisition integration of accounting functions; project management for a restructuring project.

Minnetonka, Mn

Polar is a leading provider of propane, dry-bulk and liquid tank trailers and truck-mounted tanks, tank trailer repair and maintenance services and trailer parts. Responsible for financial operations, reporting and related functions including audit, tax and treasury for this private equity owned company. Dimensions include $500M in sales. Direct reporting relationship to the CFO. Shut down the corporate office in MN due to a relocation to TN.

Minnetonka, Mn

Key senior leader of global financial operations. Major accomplishments included moving the corporate headquarters from PA to MN and establishing a new finance organization and culture. All financial functions were transitoned without moving any legacy personnel. Served as a change agent to improve processes and organization structure to continually adapt to the needs of a company in growth mode. Integral member of various teams for activities related to acquisitions, divestitures, Chapter 11 filing, company sale process and corporate office wind-down. Dimensions included $150M in sales. Direct reporting relationship to the CFO.

Lead and manage all aspects of financial operations, reporting, strategic planning and analysis, A/R, treasury / cash management post-emergence from Chapter 11. Serve as liaison between German parent and affiliate companies. Dimensions include $90M in sales. Direct reporting relationship to the CEO.

Key senior management team member of Genmab MN, Inc / PDL BioPharma. Inc. leading the Finance and IT organizations in Minnesota. Led financial operations for all internal and external commercial and clinical manufacturing. Core team member of a successful end-to-end SAP implementation.

Responsible for all financial aspects and IT Operations for the Eden Prairie Hydraulics Plant.

Operations & IT Manager, Direct Marketing:Direct to consumer businesses that encompassed e-commerce, telemarketing, order processing, fulfillment, warehousing, inventories, customer service, internet site development / maintenance and business systems. Financial Manager, Equity Enterprises:General Mills Publishing (Cookbooks & Magazines), Corporate Licensing, Direct Marketing (housewares catalog businesses) and New Ventures businesses.Senior Analyst, Equity Enterprises:Senior Analyst, Consumer Foods Trade Marketing & Promotion:Financial Operations Manager, Packaged Foods Plant, (Vallejo, CA):Asst Financial Operations Manager, Cereal Plant (Albuquerque, NM)Financial Analyst, Consumer Foods Technology & Operations:Financial Analyst, Consumer Foods Information Systems:Senior Auditor, Corporate Auditing:

Mba, Marketing & Finance

Bs, Accounting