Finance executive with over 35 years of insurance experience - mostly with large, publically-traded companies. Held various senior finance leadership positions which provided world-class experience in financial and operational accounting / reporting / planning / analysis as well as exposure to complicated capital and other transactions. Experienced with various finance systems' design / implementation. Played key due diligence and integration/outegration roles in various M&A and divestiture activities. Initiated/led startup operations, and subsequent oversight, in Bermuda (Split Rock Ins, East Isles Re) and Investment Management (IIM-US).After executing as a key leader of OneBeacon's successful $1.7 billion sale to Intact Financial Corp, Canada's largest P&C insurer, assumed role as CFO, US and head of Intact U.S. corporate finance group. Previously, as OneBeacon’s CAO/Treasurer, assisted with the complicated sale of runoff business, managed oversight of all banking & rating agency relationships, and successfully migrated 50 corporate finance positions/duties from Boston to MN.In prior CFO roles, led successful sale of privately-held, reinsurance broker (JB Collins) to MMC; led Berkley Risk's shared service functions (Finance, Audit, IT, & HR) and its Bermuda captive company. Prior experience also included leading up to 350+ finance organizations at St. Paul Travelers and Zurich NA, which provided broad experience in training, organizational, leadership development. Career launched at Ernst & Young, serving audit clients primarily in the insurance and health care industries. Key attributes include: people-oriented, flexible, knowledgable, hard-working, contagiously energetic, and enjoy a good laugh.Specialties: GAAP, IFRS, Statutory, SEC, SOX, FP&A, and AuditComplicated IPO, Debt, and other Capital transactions.M&A and Divestitures (due diligence, transaction support).Integration of acquired companies and/or finance systems/software. Leader of numerous TQM, including financial closing improvements. Operational knowledge of Investments, Reinsurance, A/R, and A/P.Outsourcing to foreign service provider of AR and APPurchasing/Contract negotiations.
Listed skills include Finance, Insurance, Mergers And Acquisitions, Accounting, and 21 others.