Gregory Kleffner Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Member of the audit and compensation committees

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Full breadth of CFO responsibility as well as responsibility for Real Estate and the Stein Mart credit card operations.

Significant Role in Transition to Private Equity OwnershipLed Significant Strategic Restructurings and Cost-ReductionsInvestor Relations - Earnings releases and conference calls, investor presentations.Acquisitions/Transactions - On committee that identified all acquisitions. Led due diligence and financial integration.Planning, Forecasting and Business Analysis - Annual and five-year plans, monthly results forecasts and weekly cash forecasts. Corporate Accounting and Reporting - All internal and external reporting.Corporate Governance - Responsible for Board financial reporting, Executive and Audit Committee agendas, internal audit and SOX compliance.Treasury - Debt issuance/management, cash management, banking and rating agency relationships and capital planning.Tax - Income (international, federal and state), sales and property taxes.Risk Management - All insurance including self insured workers compensation.

Audit and Advisory Partner 1988 – 2002Responsible for directing audit teams and leading overall engagement teams that delivered audit, tax and consulting services. Clients included publicly and privately owned companies in the retail, consumer products, services and manufacturing industries.