• Responsible for identifying, initiating and overseeing financial, strategic and productivity improvement projects.Accomplishments• Coordinated and led: debt rating upgrade, comprehensive public bond restructuring/refinancing, establishment of internal bank and first ever commercial paper program generating $5m in annual savings.• Developed template for long range strategic financial plan and balance sheet optimization.• Established parameters for integrated cross campus performance improvement project.• Key financial interface with Chair of Board of Trustees, Audit Committee and Board of Regents Finance Committee.

• Oversaw global Treasury activities including: cash operations, corporate finance, M&A analysis, banking, capital markets, rating agencies, working capital, risk management, foreign exchange/derivatives, investment portfolio, capital structure, 401K, cash planning and forecasting, customer credit/finance, funding and cash repatriation, SOX compliance.• Responsible for all Treasury related interface with Audit Committee.• Supervised over 30 professionals. Accomplishments• Built out global Treasury organization into spin ready public company.• Led/structured 3-year unsecured covenant-lite revolver with top tier bank group (unprecedented as a shadow “B” rated corporation).• Established risk retention profile and negotiated global comprehensive insurance coverages. • Built cash flow forecasting system into dynamic, integrated process.• Created new cash management platform with daily global interactive reporting system.• Oversaw the set up of key risk control policies (processes/procedures) for Cash Operations, Investments, Corporate Finance, Insurance, Foreign Exchange/Derivatives, Customer Finance.Led Global Treasury/Risk integration during Google merger.

• Managed world-wide treasury activities including: funding, working capital, banking relationships, cash management, capital markets, corporate finance, risk management and derivatives, pension/401K, cash planning/forecasting, capital spending, M&A analysis, rating agencies, JV structuring, and Finance Committee full responsibility, SOX compliance. • Supervised over 30 professionals.Accomplishments• During peak of 2008 financial crisis repositioned capital structure by refinancing $2.7 billion of floating and fixed rate debt which lowered interest expense 30%, extended maturities and locked in long term low cost capital.• Supervised and was responsible for establishing guidelines, procedures, controls and reporting compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley for cash management, derivatives and pension.• Structured, negotiated and executed $1 billion in Chinese and Mexican joint venture off balance sheet project financing.• Designed comprehensive foreign exchange hedging strategy that reduced earnings volatility.• Restructured internal ownership of South American subsidiaries saving $8 million per annum.

• Advised founding CEOs of technology based start-up companies. Accomplishments• Built revenue models, determined valuations and created funding strategies.• Presented executive management teams to venture capital firms.

• Reported to CEO from 1996-1997 and responsible for all treasury, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions.• Reported to CFO from 1992-1996 and managed world-wide treasury activities including: funding, working capital, banking relationships, cash management, capital markets, corporate finance, risk management and derivatives, pension/401K, cash planning/forecasting, capital spending, M&A analysis, rating agencies, and JV structuring.• Supervised over 30 professionals. Accomplishments• Negotiated and financed $5.7 billion tax-free pooling merger generating $2.7 billion gain.• Structured and executed $1billion tax free spin-off and funded $600 million dividend.• Refinanced over $4 billion of public debt, private placements and bank credit agreements.• Strategically repositioned the company by divesting $700 million of non-core assets.• Negotiated and financed buy-out of $1.5 billion European joint venture generating $90 million in present value savings.

• Identified, and managed Fortune 500 corporate finance relationships across paper/forest products, communications and general industries.