Kevin Higgins Email & Phone Number

Manhattan Beach, CA, US

Los Angeles

Executive leadership of Glas, Inc., founded in 2018 with the goal of introducing a highly innovative cartridge-based electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) to provide a reduced-risk alternative for adult smokers, while eliminating any youth access and use. The Glas G2 ENDS, the subject of an exceptional premarket tobacco product application seeking FDA.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Leadership of a $300 million (revenue) private, business services and software enterprise operating across the consumer loyalty, B2B incentive and enterprise employee engagement industries.
• Originated and executed the sale of the business to multi-billion (revenue) strategic buyer
• Originated and executed the acquisition of LoyaltyEdge from American Express in December 2016 realizing a 3x cash-on-cash return over the first 2 yearsStrategic buyer exit

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Newport Beach, CA

• Management of administration, accounting and reporting, legal, HR, real estate and IT of $1 billion mid-market focused, private equity firm across 3 investment funds and 8 portfolio companies under management. In first.
• Conducted professional services bake-off replacing Big Four accounting firm with nationally recognized PE audit & tax practice while generating annual savings of nearly 25% or moderate six figures
• Negotiated office lease renewal and TI package generating over 6% annual savings while managing moderate six figure TI spend
• Performed quarterly valuation exercise across PE portfolio

Santa Monica

• Member of Management Committee and Partner of investment bank offering M&A advisory, private capital and public underwriting services to entrepreneur- and VC-backed growth companies worldwide. Leadership of.
• Managed two independent periods of cash & capital duress by executing a combination of operational restructuring and cost reductions coupled with liquidity and capital improvement, including:
• Consistently reduced combined overhead and G&A cost structure by 15% CAGR over a 5 year period, effectively cutting expenditures by half, most recently reducing monthly cash burn by 30%+.Strategic buyer exit & winddown

LOS Angeles

Executed acquisition and restructuring of branded consumer packaged goods manufacturer and marketer with over 200 employees across 3 divisions. Leadership of administration, finance and accounting, legal, HR and IT; substantial management of and execution on day-to-day operations.* Within 8 months of closing, entire initial risk capital was refinanced with.

Los Angeles

THE MARKET CHANNEL COMPANYResponsibility for and execution of start-up business plan involving digital media service to institutional investment community. Activities encompassed all aspects of operations, administration and finance including sales and business development, capital procurement, control and accounting and negotiation of all contracts.*.

Seattle & Atlanta

Member of Management Committee; directed, managed and executed all corporate finance, planning and analysis functions of $550 million NYSE-listed consumer products company. Activities involved all aspects of treasury, corporate finance, strategic and financial planning and budgeting, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and equipment.

New York & Los Angeles

(predecessor of JPMorgan Chase)Most recently managed the investment banking and corporate finance industry practice involving aerospace and defense manufacturers and airlines in the Southwest, West Coast and other select markets. Activities included senior client management and new business development, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.