Member TARAS groupPurchase Accounting Tax Provision for Media Enterprise

Member of IPO Readiness TeamInterim Tax Director - Developing Tax Function

Responsible for the day to day tax functional operations around the world. Focussing on worlwide tax provision including the UTP and tax compliance.Served as Officer and Director of several worldwide companiesRelocated Tax department from Massachusetts location to New JerseyEmployed Thomson Reuters Tax Provision, Compliance and Transfer Pricing SuiteInsourced Compliance and Tax provision functionality and hired staff accordinglyGenerating tax reorganization plans for corporate restructuringMember of Finance “Going Private” teamClosed 2011/12 and 2015 IRS AuditsPost acquisition Transition

Responsible for the International tax reporting elements of the Carve Out Financial Statements of Chartis, Inc. • Developed initial process and procedures for the analysis of the ETR views for both Domestic and Foreign reporting groups.• Managed creation of process flowcharts and documentation for SOX compliance.• Maintained historical Uncertain Tax Position data for financial reporting. • Coordinated data requirements with Deloitte team for Tax Footnote and Attribute model.

Primarily consulting for public companies to evaluate, assess and support ASC 740 (FAS 109) environment. • Successfully installed Tax Stream™ and reviewed historical deferred tax balances. • Reviewed, assessed and generated support for Uncertain Tax Positions. • Transitioned acquired Fortune 500 company within purchasing parent

Recruited to reinstate and reorganize tax function. Responsible for worldwide tax compliance, planning, accounting and reporting. • Remediated material weakness and instituted SOX/404 compliance. • Developed a plan to reorganize the legal/tax structure of foreign subsidiaries in anticipation of potential acquisition, changing strategic initiatives, and on-going foreign and domestic tax issues. • Effectively installed TaxStream™ solution for worldwide FAS 109 compliance. • Installed Vantage™ International Tax Compliance and Cross Border™ Global Tax Planning transfer pricing solution.

Recruited to establish a global tax function. Reorganized the legal/tax structure of foreign subsidiaries in anticipation of potential acquisition, changing supply chain initiatives, and on-going foreign and domestic tax issues. • Successfully merged Retail Group to maximize state income tax benefits. • Employed Cross Border™ solution for global transfer pricing project. • Initiated Bermuda financing structure for Ebel brand purchase. • Responsible for worldwide tax compliance, planning, accounting and reporting.

Reestablished and reengineered the company’s tax function. Installed new software tools to accomplish this mandate. Coordinated IRS audit with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. • Developed reorganization plan to segregate licensing revenue creating $ 3 million annual state tax savings.

Recruited to develop U.S. tax compliance practice serving Canadian companies with U.S. holdings. • Employing reengineering principles to structure staff and client controls. • Deploying new software tools to accomplish this mandate. • Primarily responsible for a staff of nine professionals. • Coordinating client’s IRS audits, including § 482 issues.

Selected to start-up and manage the US operation's tax function. Developed tax strategies in conjunction with global corporate goals and objectives. Responsible for all aspects of compliance, auditing, research and planning. Created an effective partnership between the US tax entity and the Canadian Tax Group. Closed and transferred function back to Montreal, Canada.• Achieved a $ 6 million refund through a carryback claim for a worthless stock deduction by directing the IRS audit and negotiating key issues.• Coordinated effort to reorganize the US group. Served as point person to implement plan according to schedule as developed with the Corporate Tax, Legal and Accounting groups. Developed US plan with the aid and coordination of Deloitte and Touche, LLP.• Implemented the Tax Director™ software system to computerize all Federal and State tax compliance.• Developed and implemented a strategy which protected the Delaware holding company status and coordinated and instituted a plan which insured proper legal determination. This approach has the potential of a $10 million state tax savings.