Randy Buseman Email & Phone Number

Lenexa, Kansas

▪ Joined Ernst & Young as Staff Accountant in 1977; admitted to the partnership in 1990. ▪ Lead audit partner for public, private equity and VC-backed companies, as well as foreign-owned companies including Garmin, O’Reilly Automotive, Inergy, BlueScope Steel North America, Freightquote, Informix and H.D. Lee (Lee Jeans). Additionally served many companies prior to acquisition including Puritan-Benntt (acquired by Nellcor), Innovative Software (Informix) and CD Smith Drug Company (Amerisource).▪ Developed new business and led growth of the Strategic Growth Markets practice in Kansas City, assisting high-growth, entrepreneurially driven companies from early growth through IPO or other liquidity events. Coordinating with other key service disciplines, drove successful pursuit of new clients including Garmin, O’Reilly Automotive, Inergy, Fishnet (top information security provider) and the Van Tuyl Group (largest privately held automotive dealership in the US), among many others.▪ Provided business advisory services in areas including banking relationship management, financing structure, horizontal/vertical integration, accounting and auditing, tax preparation, international expansion and regulatory matters (Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC and PCAOB regulations).▪ Recognized as an area thought leader and subject matter expert on strategies and tactics related to taking dynamic companies through all stages of growth, including strategic alignment, restructuring, M&A due diligence, divestitures, capital formation, financing transactions, IPO preparation and execution, SEC/SOX compliance, and more.▪ Led the Entrepreneur of the Year program for the Central Midwest Region, a highly respected program and part of Ernst & Young’s Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award program, driving the targeting process, growth of the program and development of positive relationships with distinguished companies across the Midwest. ▪ Recruitment Coordinator at Kansas State University for 30+ years

• Grew the Kansas City Strategic Growth Markets Practice into a robust organization structured to work with existing public companies as well as high-growth, early stage companies from startup through IPO or other liquidity event. Generated substantial revenue as companies grew acquisitively, attracted capital markets and matured.• Led E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Program for the Central Midwest Region for nearly 20 years, growing it to become a key part of the highly prestigious global program which involves companies from 25 regions in the US, 50+ countries and 1000s of entrepreneurs. • Lead Audit Partner serving numerous public and private companies including:GARMIN – served company from startup through its IPO to global leader in GPS technology products; assisted with international expansion, structuring for capital markets access and complex revenue recognition matters.O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE – assisted with expansion from family business to publicly traded national chain of auto parts stores, including IPO, additional securities transactions and acquisition of CSK Automotive. INERGY – assisted this retail propane, supply and logistics company through numerous acquisitions and complex accounting and reporting related to new MLP structure, leading to IPO and continued rapid expansion thereafter. CD SMITH DRUG COMPANY - assisted company with multiple acquisitions and execution of a dual track approach for liquidity exit, ultimately leading to the sale of this Top 10 pharmaceutical distributor to Amerisource.INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE - served this desktop software firm through several securities offerings and subsequent acquisition by Informix, then securing Informix as an Ernst & Young client.▪ Multifaceted career track included office leadership roles at various times in computer auditing and IT risk assessment, IPO readiness, software accounting and recruitment, among others, in addition to Strategic Growth Markets leadership responsibilities.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Education record

Attended Executive Leadership programs developed by Harvard University, Kellogg School of Management, and Babson College Graduate.