Christopher Scharff Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, United States

Management & Estate Planning associated with a substantial portfolio of Financial & Real Estate Assets located across the United States and Europe. Proactively working with Accountants, Wealth Managers, Estate Planning Lawyers and Real Estate Managers to maximize asset values across generations while engaging in effective management & decison making in a Post Pandemic inflationary environment characterized by rising geo political tension and rapidly rising interest rates.

United States

• Co-Founded a leading Intimate Apparel trade show company which produces the Altitude Intimates Show - the Largest and Fastest Growing Intimate Apparel & Wellness Trade Show (B2B) in the World. The next Altitude Intimates Show will be March 17-19, 2025 at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. • Participate in producing Las Vegas based intimate apparel and wellness trade shows with approximately 160 exhibitors & 2,500 attendees• Co-Founded the company and created its corporate financial, management & shareholder structure

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Acquired ownership of the DG Brands Company in 2003 and subsequently increased sales sixteen-fold from $3M to $50M and corporate structure from 14 employees to 500 employees worldwide• Reduced manufacturing costs 75% by transitioning US based supply chain to Asia over a five-year period • Led a strong management team in US, Asia & other countries; nurtured a talented product development team of a dozen senior specialists • Developed a global team of sales representatives and distributors in North America and 22 countries, growing the total number of accounts 300% to more than 3,000• Built organization into the number one vendor in its category to large retailers including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Party City and Spirit/Spencer and numerous European and Asian retailers.• Implemented a comprehensive global digital ecommerce strategy for B2B and B2C• Secured excellent legal and accounting advice and raised corporate accounting standard and implemented Audited Financial Statements from BDO. • Collaborated closely with Wells Fargo Trade Capital to secure a $25M credit facility and a seasonal over advance as high as $5M to finance internal sales growth• Successfully negotiated an all cash sale of DG Brands to one of two competing Publicly Held Companies realizing a substantial liquidity event for DG Shareholders and its Senior Management Team through the DG Brands Phantom Stock Option plan. • Continued as CEO of DG Brands and led the leadership and management transition between DG’s existing senior teams and its new corporate owners and managers.

United States

• Led the creditors committee and worked with other note holders, trade creditors, attorneys and the court in achieving a favorable creditor outcome in a bankruptcy case involving a national wellness retailer• Crafted a compromise solution leading to a favorable outcome for the organization, its employees, and its creditors

United States

• Achieved a surplus of over $1M working with other Halloween industry leaders• Collaborated on marketing campaign to increase the popularity of the Halloween holiday in the United States and internationally • Constantly forged compromise among fellow board members representing industry leading manufacturers

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Represented unsecured creditors, maximizing recovery amount by emphasizing pragmatic issue resolution• Instrumental in developing the Chapter 11 plan and served on the post confirmation advisory board to the liquidating trust for over 8 years• Negotiated with real estate lenders & tenants in order to maximize the revenues of the liquidating trust

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Led International Activities of Major Contemporary Apparel Manufacturer with retail stores around the world.• Assisted in raising financing to keep the organization solvent and helped bring in experienced financial leadership. • Participated in the brand’s international boutique expansion into Europe, Asia, Japan & South America.

Greater New York City Area & Switzerland

• Expanded International Watch Manufacturers sales in certain key markets within Europe, NAFTA & Asia.• Achieved annual 25% increases in international revenues.• Helped overcome serious internal management issues to create stability and profitability in the Watch Division.• Based in Bienne, Switzerland & New Jersey; worked in English, French & German.

Orange County, California Area

• Quadrupled international sales of American Luxury Apparel & Accessory Brand• Expanded international operations by setting up a successful joint venture in Japan.• Set up a successful and profitable Hong Kong Asian Sales Office.• Expanded distribution across the European Union.• Led expansion of the brand in Australia, New Zealand & NAFTA.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Sciences Economiques Et Gestion, Business/Commerce, General

Ba, Economics