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Santa Monica, California, US

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, US

Selected to support the business transition after the acquisition of Redbox Entertainment Inc. by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, US

• Established strategy and drove all aspects of the stand-alone Redbox. Included transforming the business from a purely physical retail to a multi-pronged entertainment offering across physical and digital serving 40M.
• Product Expansion & Field Growth Product Expansion & Field Growth – Built and launched Redbox On Demand (a TVOD service) growing revenue to ~$47M, an increase of 32.8%. – Launched Redbox Free Live TV (an AVOD service).
• Marketing Revamp to Engage Customers – Redeveloped the Redbox Perks loyalty program, growing from 11M members in 2017 to 41M members in 2022, creating one of the only loyalty programs for digital entertainment.
• Drove Cost Efficiencies to Drive Cash Flow – Reduced G&A by $80M annually. Oversaw a technology transformation project that removed over $15M in annual costs.
• Generated Shareholder Returns – Returned $325M to Apollo Global Management through two dividend recapitalizations within the first 30 months. Took the company public through a de-spac in October 2021, and merged with.
• Led Negotiations to Drive Further Profitability – Negotiated new licensing contracts reducing product cost by $300M annually.

• Led all financial operations of this publicly traded company, investing in growth opportunities including strategic M&A, financial planning and analysis and investor communications growing the business to $2.2B in.
• Disciplined Capital Deployment Strategy – Introduced a new capital allocation policy to enhance investment in the highest return opportunities. Spurred growth through the acquisition of ecoATM, an automated recycling.
• Created Shareholder Value – Enhanced shareholder value by returning capital through buybacks and dividends including a $350M tender offer. In 2016, led the process to sell the business to Apollo Global Management for.
• Capital Structure Management – Reengineered the capital structure through the first two high-yield offerings raising $650M in addition to a new bank facility for $750M.
• Investor Relations Expertise – Built strong and trusted relationships with investors including successfully working with activist investors to avoid two proxy fights.

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, US

• Finance leader for fast growing movie and video games business growing to almost $2B in revenue and $400M in EBITDA, up 26% from 2011 overseeing the businesses’ $1.5B expense budget.
• Drove Continuous Improvement – Improved forecasting process and developed new analyses including targeted marketing through CRM and improved inventory turns. Led effort to lower billing and credit card expense.
• Led Business Expansion – Led strategic process into digital video delivery and negotiated joint venture with Verizon, which led to the launch of Redbox Instant by Verizon in 2012.

Bellevue, Washington, US

• Responsible for all Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasury, Mergers and Acquisitions and Investor Relations Functions for publicly traded company.
• Effectively Raised Capital – Led capital structure management including $625M credit facility and term loan renewal, increasing from previous total of $400M. Led $200M convertible debt offering, achieving one of the.
• Enhanced Annual Planning Process – Improved annual planning process, reducing cycle time by over a month. Led monthly business reviews with standardized reporting so each business could be managed by respective KPIs.
• Divested Non-Core Assets – Led the process to successfully divest non-core E-Payment services and Money Transfer businesses to focus on highest remaining business opportunities.

New York, NY, US

• Performed industry, strategy, valuation and financial analysis for consumer and retail companies including corporate strategy, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and equity and debt.
• Developed Compelling Financial Analyses and Presentations – Provided management teams and boards with financial analyses including DCF and M&A models, accretion / dilution and sensitivity analyses to help grow their.
• Executed Complex Corporate Transactions – Partnered with clients to execute complicated corporate transactions including the carve-out IPO of Mead Johnson, the first US IPO following the 2008 financial crisis in.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Economics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

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