Gregory D. Waina is a CPA, a leader, and trusted advisor to Boards of Directors and to Chief Executive Officers on matters relating to governance, vision, culture, and financial outcomes. Known for his integrity, humility, and servant leadership, he challenges conventional thinking to handle complexity and ambiguity while negotiating consensus leading organizations to profitable growth. A strategic thinker and process oriented professional, Greg has over 30 years of diverse experience growing businesses by building highly skilled and motivated teams that deliver strong results.BOARD OF DIRECTOR AUDIT COMMITTEE QUALIFIEDIn 1984, Greg founded Waina & Company, a business transformation executive management firm assisting established and entrepreneurial organizations operate and manage their businesses more effectively. A graduate of The Ohio State University, he began his career at Ernst & Young analyzing the performance metrics of recognized global growth companies.An experienced chief financial officer and operating leader, Greg has strategic vision, strong operational focus, and solid executive team building skills. He has been the driving force in managing overall growth initiatives to operational, financial, and cash management functions. His hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach benefits privately owned and publicly traded companies in the retail, distribution, manufacturing, restaurant, service, franchise, and capital goods industries. Greg is recognized for executing and implementing value creation solutions for businesses of varying size, industry, product, or service.Greg previously collaborated on the boards of the COSE Advisory Committee, the Lake County Development Council, the Euclid YMCA of Greater Cleveland, the Community Improvement Corporation, and the Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce, in addition to providing oversight to the Technology Commercialization Office at The Ohio State University. Having the unique ability to bring together the needs of business owners, shareholders, equity investors and financial institutions, Greg inspires the confidence and willingness needed to create a positive atmosphere among leaders.A Certified Public Accountant, Greg remains active in the Securities and Exchange Commission Small Business Forum, the Association for Corporate Growth, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, and serves as a mentor to undergraduates at and alumni of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.
Listed skills include Executing Business Strategy, Operating Solutions, Growth Strategies, Business Initiatives, and 46 others.