Mark Naude Email & Phone Number

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Orange County, California Area

Short term, part-time, consulting role for a growing company with immense potential. My work consisted of: - Preparing the company's Operating Budget - Margin Analysis and steps for Improvement - Daily strategy meetings with the owner and CEO - Retool the commission structure - Fine tuning the costing model - Forward looking profitability reporting - Sales.

Orange County, California

As a condition of the sale of Another Line, Inc., and the corresponding merger with the Lodis Acessories business, I was contracted to work for Lodis for 3 years in the capacity of CFO/COO of the Another Line division, while lending my expertise to the existing Lodis team, where necessary. During this time, I trained the Lodis team on the systems in place.

Orange County, California Area

In early 2003, I joined a small fashion accessories business with great potential, as their new CFO. A year later, I added the title of COO. With the owner of the company (who later became my business partner), we were able to grow revenues almost threefold in my first 4 years, while increasing gross margins by 10%. My role was broad based: - All financial.

Durban Area, South Africa

Progressed from Audit Junior to Senior Auditor for Grant Thornton in Durban, South Africa. Specialized in assisting small to medium sized companies with internal controls and processes.

Chartered Accountant [Ca(Sa)]

Post Graduate Diploma In Accounting (Hons), Accounting

Bachelor Of Commerce, Business And Accounting