Christopher Morris Email & Phone Number

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Greater Detroit Area

Responsible for directing and delivery of higher level analytical support to Valassis leaders for Strategic Growth Initiatives (SGIs), M&A activities, and other ad-hoc strategic matters across all Valassis product lines.Oversee current SGI forecasting, planning, modeling, and tracking. Led 2018 SGI planning process. Provide leadership a single point of.

Greater Detroit Area

• Responsible for decision support activities including product profitability, dealer financial structures and incentives, evaluation of business development opportunities, acquisitions, and divestitures. Performed.
• Led key Financial Analysis and Reporting activities.̶ Responsible for Insurance division financial planning & analysis, including monthly actual reporting, monthly forecast, business plan, sensitivity analysis.̶ Led.
• Managed all Insurance Pricing Committee activities including governance, analysis and financial summaries, presentations, approval requests, etc., for all Insurance products and incentive programs.
• Developed presentations for senior management (Ally Insurance and Ally Financial Boards) and external audiences (A.M. Best Insurance rating agency, S&P, auto manufacturers, potential JV partners).
• Lead Insurance manager/director on all acquisitions and divestitures.̶ 2010 sale of GMAC’s Personal Lines insurance group ($1.8 billion total assets).̶ $140 million sale of GMAC RE reinsurance group including sale of.
• Led project to evaluate and restructure GMAC Insurance international insurance ownership structure and reinsurance operations after sale of majority interest in GMAC and conversion to LLC

• Provided Treasury support for GM’s unwinding of joint ventures with Fiat, including valuation / negotiation support • Evaluated funding requirements and recommended funding strategies for European subsidiaries; including capitalization requirements and impacts of potential work stoppages.

• Assisted Turnaround Office Director in coordination of initiatives and program support for GME’s Turnaround Program• Developed comprehensive longer range business financial model to understand GME operating profitability issues, develop alternative business strategies, model impact of planned operating improvements, etc.• Provided regional coordination.

• Lead Treasury manager for GM’s $251 million investment in General Motors Daewoo Automotive and Technology (GMDAT). Modeled potential investment and capital structure scenarios, pro-forma financials, sensitivities, covenant thresholds, valuations, and other assistance to support negotiation team. • Assisted GMDAT CFO and Treasurer with development and.

• Oversaw implementation of new accounting standard FAS-133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. After system vendor was unable to provide a working commodities system with FAS 133 accounting, developed systems infrastructure to value, post accounting entries, and provide reporting for GM’s entire commodities portfolio (several.

• Analyzed financing requirements for GM Argentina (GMA) and developed funding strategy• Oversaw bidding process for proposed $200 million combination sale/leaseback and bank financing proposal for GMA. Evaluated bid economics and feasibility, and recommended selection for lead bank

• Structured leasing transaction for $215m leasing transaction• Analyzed and assisted in structuring a $1.5b joint transaction between GM and GE Capital to provide trade financing to GM suppliers.

• The initial contact for EEI members, financial analysts, media and others for electric utility industry financial information. EEI is the association of investor-owned electric utilities (members have $550 billion in assets)• Prepared written analysis of the electric utility industry including quarterly financial statements, industry cash flow, annual.

• Researched, prepared and produced reports detailing endowment investment performance and asset allocation for client portfolios of $50 million to $1 billion. • Produced supporting tables, graphs, summary reports, asset shifts over time comparisons and other exhibits.