Qualifications:A strategic, experienced Senior Financial Executive with Canadian, UK and USA work experience, working with entrepreneurs; Boards of Directors; regulators; rating agencies; lawyers; lenders; and investment bankers. Demonstrated ability to work closely with CEO's and other Senior Executives, to maximize the opportunities facing the company. Combined business acumen with vision, innovation and a passion to drive profitable growth.Career Achievements:Contributed to the complete re-write of the strategic plan of an underperforming company, as a key member of the executive management. Hired talented team members, re-engineered, re-structured, implemented new procedures and processes and focussed on the customer needs. As a result the company's revenue grew from $22 million to $229 million and from a $1 million loss to a $29 million profit, over a six year period.Modernized financial systems and processes.Implemented new general ledger system, improved internal controls, added new KPIs to help monitor and improve operations and ready the company for an eventual sale. As a result, as well as other measures that were implemented to the company's business strategy by other members of the executive management team, the company was sold for almost three times its original purchase price five years later and resulted in a great investment return for its shareholders. Managed the process, including integration of 12+ mergers, acquisitions and dispositions sucessfully.Contributed to complete successfully four IPOs including in Canada, UK and USA as a key member of Executive Teams or consultant to the companies. Initiated and led cross functional process team to decrease costs and to increase business profitability. Rationalized facilities, multi-countries corporate structure and processes over a three year period that resulted in $ millions of savings.