Steve Knoop Email & Phone Number

Nationwide

Management and Turnaround Management, Corporate Development Stategy / Corporate Finance Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Market Strategies, Enhancement of Share Holder Value• Interim COO & CFO, GLOBALCARE CLINICAL TRIALS, LLC - Completed international management buyout and reorganizing Company financially.• Interim CEO, TURTLE WAX, INC. / HEALY FAMILY HOLDINGS—reorganized Firm domestically/internationally--improvements in almost every area of operation, including: marketing, sales, distribution, finance, legal, & human resources. Significantly expanded exposure in social media - acclaimed by Ad Week (see below)• KRAFT FOODS—successfully completed/promoted highly novel consumer product financial structure/strategy • PARSONS CORP— over 15 assignments including one involving structuring 2 legally complex transactions with 5 entities across 3 country borders.

Greater Chicago Area

As Co-Head of U.S. M&A, represented U.S. expertise in international transactions with Canadian counterparts. Focused initially on transformational management and rebuilding skills within group; then initiated and led M&A effort in the consumer product, building material, and engineering/construction sectors. Member of the BMO Nesbitt Burns/BMO Capital Executive Management Committee and Harris Bank Executive Council.• Initiated 10 mandates in the first 12 months in these newly established sectors.• Executed and closed the largest ever engagements in the U.S. for BMO, including the firms first ever public unsolicited bid.

As Co-Group Head, Merrill Lynch Business Advisory Services, provided strategy for companies concerning shareholder value issues. Recruited to deliver transformational management for the existing group.

• Improved revenues by 25% through enhancing quality and size of engagements.
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Prior positions were with the following corporations in positions of increasing responsibility and demonstrated leadership:

• KIDDER, PEABODY, & COMPANY, INC., New York, NY: merger and acquisitions specialist

• SMITH BARNEY, HARRIS UPHAM & COMPANY, INC., New York, NY: corporate finance professional— only Associate to present transactions to Commitment Committee.

• CHEMICAL BANK (nka JP Morgan), New York, NY and Chicago, IL: AVP commercial lender—one of the top graduates of their year long formal credit training program which included instruction from Columbia Business School finance professors; relocated to help establish Chicago office; sole responsibility for some of the bank's most important Fortune 50 accounts as well initiated clients as small as the Fortune 2000.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing And Finance, Deans List

Activities and Societies: Created first internship at Allstate Venture CapitalFull time

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: President Sigma Chi; President Investment Club; Captain Hockey Team; Lacrosse Team; IFC

Education record

Activities and Societies: Class Treasurer and then Vice President; Tri-Ship Officer; Varsity Football, Varsity Hockey, Varsity Lacrosse