Rick Vanderwal Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis

Blackline Strategies, LLC is dedicated to increasing corporate enterprise value but it all starts with sound financial performance. We concentrate on developing the right metrics, assessing areas that require improvement and monitoring success continuously. More importantly,we do all this in a manner that motivates the entire management team and keeps them focused on the objectives. All our services are geared to helping the company grow and can include developing strategic growth initiatives, building flexible financial projection models, and assessing processes, systems and personnel, etc. Our focus is on privately held companies of any size and industry.

Leading national retailer of specialty healthcare apparel operating under two brand names. Revenues were generated through three venues; 200+ stores, catalogs and e-commerce. Responsible for all financial matters including investor reporting, banking relations, M&A, cash flow forecasting, etc.

Corporate mission was to assist entrepreneurs (primarily in franchising) implement growth plans or exit strategies.

Industry leading men’s formalwear chain manufacturing proprietary merchandise and selling in both the retail and wholesale channels. Retail channel consisted of 435 company owned and franchised stores. Directed the Accounting, Finance, IS and HR functions. Later assumed responsibility for Production and Distribution. Responsible for strategic and business planning, investor relations and M&A.

Holding company for a group of nine healthcare subsidiaries including hospitals and nursing homes. Responsible for the consolidation of all financial and budgeting reports as well as all Treasury functions which included issuance of bonds, monitoring covenants and cash management. Also started new franchising subsidiary for providing home health care services.

“Start-up” operator and franchisor of automotive service shops. Founded by three Midas operators with a total of 17 stores. Chain expanded to 100 stores before being sold to Tenneco Automotive.

World's largest public accounting firm. Member of the Regulated Industries Audit Division with exposure to manufacturing and consumer product firms. Audit clients included K-N Energy, Kraft Foods, Commonwealth Edison (now Exelon), Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and others.

Mba, Finance

B.S., Accounting

Activities and Societies: Student CouncilGraduated Magna Cum Laude from the school of Business. Also did extensive studies in History.