Dave Baker Email & Phone Number

Arlington Heights, IL, US

Naperville, IL, US

Atlanta, GA, US

• Tatum provides on-demand senior executives to help companies manage critical initiatives in accounting, finance, compliance and transactions. We address challenges arising at any stage of the business life cycle, and.
• Interim Financial Consultant for a $100 million service company including M & A support projects.
• Interim CFO for a $100 million international manufacturer. Responsible for accounting, finance, tax, treasury, risk management and M & A activities.
• Interim CFO for a $300 million international media planning / buying agency. Responsible for accounting, finance, tax, treasury, risk management, legal, and audit.
• Financial / Accounting Consultant for a $1 billion global consumer products manufacturer. Provided leadership in financial reporting / cost efficiency projects.
• Controller for a $400 million division of a $1 billion private steel processing company. Provided leadership of the accounting function along with upgrading / improving the financial close process and the balance sheet.

• A private equity owned, multi-site printer and mailer of transactional statements. Responsible for all corporate-wide financial, administrative, treasury, risk management and human resources functions. Also served on.
• Provided financial, managerial, due diligence and post-close integration leadership for three acquisitions as well as the eventual sale of a major subsidiary.
• Upgraded the treasury / cash management function to support a highly leveraged environment.
• Developed an enhanced financial reporting, financial planning and budgeting system that provided better communication between the management team and the private equity sponsor. This included more focus on KPI metrics.
• Transitioned all reporting entities to common ERP platform.
• Negotiated new three-year credit facility and retired 65% of high interest mezzanine debt.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Engagement Partner in Financial Leadership Practice
• Interim CFO for a multi-site, $100 million container manufacturer. Provided financial leadership to complete the due diligence process during the successful sale of the company to a third party. Also provided.
• Provided financial leadership for a $50 million logistics company during their transition from a subsidiary to a stand-alone entity. Facilitated the effective separation from its former parent’s business included.
• Served as Interim Senior Financial Officer of a multi-site, $40 million, private equity owned manufacturing company. Supervised the sitting CFO and the Finance and Human Resources departments in acquisition integration.
• Served as Interim CFO of a private equity owned $25 million Colorado precision steel fabricator. Provided the Chicago-based private equity parent with assistance in acquisition related activities and post-closing.

Elgin, IL, US

• CFO of a large, multi-national manufacturer listed on NASDAQ stock exchange.Responsible for all corporate-wide financial, administrative, IT, legal, treasury, risk management and human resources functions as well as.
• Integral member of management team that increased shareholder value 10x over a 6-year period.
• Directed Middleby’s compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley public reporting requirements.
• Financed early payoff of high interest mezzanine notes and the elimination of associated stock warrants resulting in annual interest savings of $2.5 million.
• Redesigned / improved Middleby’s annual report as a tool to reflect the company’s dramatically improved operational results to potential investors, customers and employees. Also improved the quality and timeliness of.
• Successfully doubled Middleby’s size by acquiring G.S. Blodgett Corporation from Maytag Corporation in late 2001. This included due diligence and negotiation of the purchase with Maytag as well as raising $68 million.

Canton, Michigan, US

Various financial management positions for a large, national manufacturer listed on NYSE stock exchange.

Bba, Accounting

Mba, Finance