Lawrence Francis Email & Phone Number

Westhampton Beach, NY, US

Livingston, New Jersey

Financial Advisor and licensed to write Insurance for Life, Automobile, Home, Accident, Health, Variable Products including Annuities in NJ, NY, CA, CT,PA, MA, FL

Paramus New Jersey

Upper Saddle River, NJ

CFO for multiple businesses between $2 and $80 million in annual revenue in a number of industries.30+ years experience working with business owners’, CEO’s and senior management teams developing strategies and plans focused on helping companies deliver profitable, sustained results with a focused strategy.My strengths as a CFO are with a hands on approach.

Ramsey NJ

• CFO & COO for six operating Companies Ramsey, New Jersey and Monterrey Mexico$100 Million annual revenues in Distribution, Fulfillment, Retail and Logistics Company.
• Direct the management of all financial disciplines and reporting including integration of sold enterpises into purchasing firm completed April 2013.
• Manage and consummated sale of entity including under-performing segments sale or liquidation.
• Responsible for presentations to Board of Directors, internal management, banks, loan committees, vendors, potential investors and external regulators.
• Completed restructuring of Debt through multiple bank and loan facilities.
• Managed Mexican and Hong Kong concerns including financing activities and eventual sale and wind-down of enterprises (divested business units in 2010).

Boston, MA

• Controller, $2 billion annual revenue National Accounts Division and Commercial Service Claims Products Division
• Manager for finance, systems, HR, training, real estate and administration units.
• Evaluated market and operating conditions to identify opportunities to grow revenues and reduce costs.
• Engaged management in re-assessing strategies to address issues of pricing and profit decline, shifts in product/customer mix and cash flow.
• Created and implemented new processes for strategic planning, budgeting, reporting, analysis and business profiling that was critically needed to support and enable Division’s rapid growth (+50% in 3 years).
• Managed and reported on successful restructuring of division; reducing headcount 45% integrating previously autonomous disciplines and business units.

Lynn And Beverly MA

• General Electric Corp. (EMLICO DIVISION). Beverly, Massachusetts 1988 – 1995 SBU of GE $400 million in annual revenue, $2 billion in assets and 120 employees. Controller -- Business Unit Financial Officer. Member of.
• Managed and reported on Company financial and operational results including compilation Company’s annual plan, goals, analysis, strategy and integration of detailed Human Resource and Information Systems group plans.
• Managed reporting and made presentation to GE management on results and initiatives.
• Managed and reported on major multi-year initiatives on “Change” and “Workout” all initiatives effecting workload and staffing focused on reduced expenses and increased productivity.
• Asked to join the Board of Director
• Responsible for Treasury Management and Investment portfolio of $2 billion

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers(f/k/a Coopers & Lybrand), Boston, MA Senior Audit Manager1979-1988(Coopers and Lybrand subsequently merged with PriceWaterhouse in 1998).
• Responsible for management of Audits for Public and privately held Corporations in:; Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Distribution, High Technology and Real Estate.
• Senior manager for Merger and Acquisition team compiling result analysis and presentations, due diligence, reviews for SEC and privately held Companies and including post merger integration assistance.Banking.