An accomplished strategic business partner and leader with extensive financial services expertise. Quick learner with a proven ability to step into unfamiliar businesses and industries and build credibility. Known as a pragmatic, energetic leader who manages cross-functional teams to execute definitive action plans and achieve successful, innovative outcomes. An experienced negotiator with excellent analytical and communication skills.❒ Strategic Business Partner – Trusted advisor to all levels of an organization. Couples superior analytical abilities and a creative mind with diverse experience and intuition, to provide valuable insights and actionable ideas. Proven success in the design, management, and execution of definitive action plans to achieve successful, innovative outcomes.❒ Proven Leadership – Pragmatic, energetic, results-oriented leader able to develop and motivate diverse, cross-functional teams. A creative thinker who collaborates effectively at all levels and can assess situations quickly to seize opportunities. Known as a personable and highly respected leader with the ability to articulate ideas successfully.❒ Negotiating Expertise – A skilled negotiator and trained mediator. Highly successful at initiating and negotiating complex transactions, including acquisitions, partnerships, and debt restructurings. Ability to build consensus and skillfully resolve disputes. Experienced in mergers and acquisitions process, including due diligence, valuation, terms, and deal structure❒ Superior Analytical Abilities – Recognized proficiency in analyzing complex transaction structures and identifying essential credit and risk issues, with a particular emphasis on distressed companies. Superb financial understanding coupled with the ability to take complex financial and accounting principles and relate them to all levels of the organization