Businesses leader able to create stockholder value using proven strategic, financial and operating processes in software, information technology or technology enabled services businesses.Areas of Expertise include: • Advising CEO, Board of Directors, executive teams and staff on strategy and alignment of business goals/objectives to create sustainable value and stockholder returns.• Securing private equity and debt capital required for business expansion, acquisition and shareholder liquidity.• Driving business growth and/or stockholder exits through acquisition; closed multiple M&A transactions. • Creating a financial environment that enables rapid business growth while maintaining fiscal discipline.• Optimizing relationships between the company, private equity investors, bankers, and other third party stakeholders. Accomplishments include: • Co-Founder of a private equity-backed marketing information services business that in three years acquired four companies, achieved 20%+ organic growth and increased profitability. As Board member and CFO/COO, negotiated and closed the sale of the business for $115 million returning an IRR of over 50% to its investors. • Served as CFO of a private international software company; with CEO created a new business model resulting in a two-year period of 40% growth. Negotiated stock merger with a public company for $45 million (2.5x prior equity value); shareholder proceeds increased to $75 million in six-month holding period due to acquirer stock increase.• CFO and key member of a new management team of a publicly held healthcare software/services firm that improved growth and profitability resulting in a public company merger at a 67% premium to initial stock value.• As President/COO of a private equity-backed marketing services company, developed a turnaround strategy and plan that resulted in a return to positive cash flow and subsequent sale of the business with a positive investor ROI.Specialties: Information, technology or technology enabled services businesses with an emphasis on marketing and healthcare
Listed skills include Strategy, Mergers And Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Private Equity, and 42 others.