Value Creation / Value Protection LLC is an investor relations & enterprise risk management consulting practice focused on helping public companies in, and related to, the automotive industry create and protect value. Specific services offered relative to value creation include development and oversight of all corporate investor relations activities including IPO and secondary stock offerings, earnings conference calls, annual meetings, non-deal roadshows, corporate presentations for investors, sell-side analysts and rating agencies and investor relations updates for senior leadership teams and Boards of Directors. Additional services include business and strategic planning and corporate finance. Specific services offered relative to value protection include development and implementation of comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programs including assistance to the C-suite and Board relative to identifying and mitigating Tier 1 risks to your company. Additional value protection services include global treasury management and oversight of all corporate risk management activities including insurance renewals, participation in insurance due diligence for acquisitions and performance of other risk management special projects.

CONTRIBUTION VALUEDeveloped and implemented comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program to ensure NYSE compliance and assist the C-suite and Board Risk Committee relative to identifying and mitigating Tier 1 risks.Responsible for overseeing KAR Global's enterprise risk management (ERM) program. Major activities in this regard included; 1) conducting and presenting results of the company’s enterprise risk management survey so as to identify the organization's Tier 1, 2 and 3 risks, 2) monitoring and reporting on the status of the company's Tier 1 risks to both KAR's leadership team (monthly) and Board Risk Committee (quarterly), 3) working with KAR's executive leadership and Tier 1 risks owners so as to identify potential risks to/from the company's strategy, 4) monitoring the competitive landscape for emerging risks from both current and early-stage competitors, 5) documenting all risk drivers and current and potential mitigations for all of the company's Tier 1, 2 & 3 risks, and 6) special projects, including but not limited to competitive risk assessments.Member of 401(K) Investment Committee.

CONTRIBUTION VALUERetooled KAR Global’s risk management function and established a new non-North American insurance program following the company's expansion into Europe.Responsible for overseeing KAR's global risk management program, including but not limited to the following; - Designing and implementing an overall risk management process for KAR, including leading the insurance renewal process for KAR's global insurance coverages. - Performed risk assessments on the underlying risk exposures in order to seek optimal coverage (risk transfer vs. risk retention) - Prepared risk management and insurance budgets for KAR's global insurance program - Provided risk reporting tailored to business unit senior management to educate them on the total cost of risk to the business - Assisted in business continuity planning table top exercises - Participated in insurance due diligence for acquisitionsMember of 401(K) Investment Committee.

CONTRIBUTION VALUEDeveloped / implemented post IPO IR campaign contributing to a significantly improved investor base, expanded sell-side coverage and 4 successful secondary offerings (90M shares / $2B) for KAR’s PE owners.Responsible for overseeing KAR Auction Services' (NYSE: KAR) IR and global treasury activities, including Reg. FD compliance, quarterly earnings & development of investor presentations and analyst days. Additionally, directed KAR’s IR target marketing program, assisted the general counsel in the annual meeting process & reported to the Board and executive leadership on investment community perceptions of KAR, its peers and industry dynamics. Corporate treasurer responsibilities included liquidity, cash and working capital management, debt compliance, arranging / negotiating credit and leasing facilities & performing special projects. Managed relationships with the company’s buy and sell-side analysts, rating agencies and commercial banks. Assisted in KAR's December 2009 IPO as well as ADESA Inc.'s April 2007 merger and LBO. While at KAR, I developed / implemented; i) a highly responsive post-IPO IR campaign contributing to an improved investor base and 4 successful secondary offerings for KAR’s private equity owners, ii) pre-earnings buy and sell-side surveys so as to ensure that KAR’s quarterly earnings calls address key issues of the financial community, iii) a sell-side rating system for determining how to best allocate management access to 12 sell-side firms that follow KAR, and iv) a post-earnings summary reporting so as to track the effectiveness of KAR’s quarterly earnings process. Prior to being promoted to Treasurer, from April 2005 - July 2006, I served as Vice President Investor Relations and Business Planning for ADESA, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) where I was responsible for development and oversight of all capital market activities (both debt and equity). Assisted in 2007 LBO.Member of 401(K) Investment Committee.

CONTRIBUTION VALUEAided ADESA Inc. in enhancement of investor relations function and SOX controls for their treasury function following the Company’s June 2004 IPO.Financial consulting company providing interim CFO advisory services, business plans for start ups, investment banking services and treasury and investor relations consulting. Following ADESA's June 2004 IPO, assisted in establishing its investor relations program and developing Sarbanes Oxley controls for treasury function. Successfully assisted owner of a $10 million roll-off trailer manufacturer in the sale of his business.

SVP - TreasurerSVP-Communications, Investor Relations & Business PlanningSVP – Communications & Investor RelationsCONTRIBUTION VALUEAssisted corporate turnaround via assisting in redefining C&A’s strategy, developing key messages for the strategy, expanding sell-side analyst coverage, selling non-core assets and identifying / overseeing select acquisition opportunities.Responsible for overseeing investor relations, global treasury management, risk management and oversight of the company’s relationships with equity analysts, rating agencies and commercial and investment banks. Assisted Chairman in growing the business via defining, implementing and communicating corporate strategy to all internal and external constituencies. Special projects for private equity sponsors, Chairman and CFO.

Director-Investor Relations & Business PlanningDirector-Investor RelationsCONTRIBUTION VALUELed investor relations effort relative to Lear's $1.7B in secondary stock offerings (and $200M senior notes offering) for financing the acquisitions of Automotive Industries, Masland and the successful exit of the firm's PE firms ($400M stake ).Responsible for assisting CFO in all investor relations activities/communications including capital raising, quarterly earnings conference calls and expanding equity analyst coverage following the company's 2004 IPO. Rebuilt corporate business planning function and performed special projects for Chairman and CFO. Managed relationships with equity analysts, investment bankers and rating agencies and supported M&A function.

Arbor Drugs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARBR) was a Michigan based drug store chain with revenues of nearly $1.0 billion that was acquired by CVS Drugs in 1998. Responsible for assisting CFO in increasing the valuation of Arbor’s common stock, maximizing cash flow and ensuring that adequate financial resource were available to support growth objectives. Oversaw investor relations, treasury and SEC reporting functions and performed special projects for Chairman and CFO.