And Company is a privately owned award-winning creative agency that blends entertainment sensibilities with strategic insights and traditional design expertise.Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Major responsibilities include overseeing finance and accounting, human resources, IT, administration and production. Key accomplishments include:- Turnaround of the Financial Performance and Cashflow of the Company in the first year of hire. Exceeded all financial targets and expectations set by the two owners. Lowered overhead, defined divisional and company-wide budgets, realigned responsibilities and drove accountability across all groups. - Hired and established a Business Development team to streamline the Company’s business development efforts, rebrand the company and focus on companies outside of entertainment. - Assisted in the reassessment of the Company, who they are, what they do and how they present themselves as a Company. - Introduced companies to the owners for potential strategic alliances.

Prime Focus is a global Visual Entertainment Services group. Visual Entertainment Services is a new definition for an industry where technology, visual delivery platforms and content are converging and evolving. Employing over 3,500 professionals worldwide, working in 16 facilities across three continents, they provide creative and technical services to the Film, Broadcast, Advertising and Media industries. Major responsibilities include all aspects of the company's financial and management strategy including financial reporting, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, cash management, tax, and purchasing. Oversee financial, accounting and human resource operations in Los Angeles, New York, Winnipeg and Vancouver. In November 2007 Prime Focus Limited, the largest Post Production Company in India, which is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, acquired the company. Key accomplishments include:- Turnaround of the Post Production Company’s performance to enable the previous owner to sell the company in November 2007 to Prime Focus Limited. This sale occurred ahead of the expected timeline due to the speed of the turnaround. - Acted as a business partner to the CEO. Revenue of the Post business increased over 70% in fewer than 3 years and operating profits were achieved after years of large operational losses.- Raised over $17m in debt despite a challenging market and foreign ownership. - Maximized cashflow for over two years without any working capital lines during a very difficult period of time for the industry. - Introduced key financial and management reports to monitor the performance of the North American Operations and improve financial performance.

Move, Inc. is the leader in online real estate and operator of the Move Network of real estate web site for consumers and real estate professionals. Responsible for research related to US GAAP, preparation of SEC reports (including 10-Q, 10-K, etc.) and supporting documentation, preparation of data and other requested materials from auditors, monitoring and ensuring First-Time compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for documentation, testing and s.404 certification of internal controls. Key accomplishments included:- Changed approach to managing Sarbanes-Oxley from an outsourced internal audit managed project to an internally led project managed by finance and operations.- Liaised with eleven business units to ensure documentation of the company’s material processes and internal controls, identification of control gaps and development of related remediation plans. - Liaised with internal and external auditors to plan, execute testing and resolve issues arising from the testing of internal controls. - Reviewed, monitored and participated in the resolution of new issues arising from the testing of controls and the related remediation plans.

Pallotta Teamworks conceived and produced events for charity clients. In its nine years of operation the company raised a staggering half billion dollars for a range of charities. Responsible for the turnaround of the financial operations (company lacked a senior finance executive for more than six months), relationship with bank ($10 million in debt), establishment of procurement department, management of more than 60 employees in the finance, procurement, donations, human resources and administration departments. Key accomplishments include:- Turnaround of company’s history of budget overruns. Established internal budgets with departmental heads to significantly reduce costs. Actual costs for 2002 events were below budget.- Worked closely with the bank to provide frequent financial information including detailed cashflow projections. Ensured compliance with lending arrangements. Renegotiated $6 million of the loan package to extend debt repayment terms.- Together with the other members of the executive management team, secured a new client for the company’s major product (3-Day Breast Cancer Walks-netted $77 million in 2002) after notification from the current client of discontinuation of these events in 2003. - Assisted the CEO in a successful breach of contract claim against Avon and the defense of a subsequent $20 million counter suit against Pallotta Teamworks. In 2005 three years after the suit was filed an arbitrator ruled in favor of Pallotta Teamworks. - Created and managed centralized purchasing department. Implemented web-based requisitioning software. Achieved cost savings of over $6 million by managing on-going services and the supply chain.- Ensured successful outcome of poorly executed implementation of Great Plains accounting system.

Razorfish is a full-service agency with digital and technology at its core. They create experiences that build businesses, combining the best thought leadership of the consulting world with the leading capabilities of the marketing services industry.Built and managed an internationally based team, established and executed the M&A strategy, researched opportunities to fit the strategy, followed up on suitable leads, assessed capabilities and cultural fit, performed financial and operating due diligence, negotiated consideration and acquisition agreements, closed the deals and integrated the acquisitions into operations. Major accomplishments included:- $677 million acquisition and integration of International Integration, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICUB) headquarters in Boston. Because i-Cube was similar in size to Razorfish the integration involved reviewing all aspects of both companies operations and proposing new service offerings, processes and procedures. Other challenges included rebranding the company as Razorfish on the date the acquisition legally closed and physically merging offices in Los Angeles and London.- Completed (due diligence through integration) 6 acquisitions to acquire expertise in new technologies, gain access to professionals and expand into new geographical locations (Amsterdam, Boston, Frankfurt, Munich and Tokyo).- Managed Performance Initiative Program and a Retooling Initiative.

Responsible for financial planning and forecasting, control, accounting, SEC reporting and compliance, cash management, strategic planning, raising of capital, mergers and acquisitions, reporting, tax, investor relations, budgeting and analysis. Major accomplishments included:- Achieved strong financial metrics and revenue growth in a period of rapid growth and changing industry conditions (the company grew from 50 people in one office at the beginning of 1998 to 1300 people in 7 countries at the end of 1999). EBITA margins were in excess of 15% for fiscal years 1998 and 1999. Revenues grew from $4m in fiscal year 1997 to $170m in fiscal year 1999.- Successful IPO ($55 million raised) in April 1999. Prepared company for its Initial Public Offering, which involved extensive audits, SEC filings, financial modeling, and liaison with analysts and investment banks (lead underwriter Credit Suisse First Boston), including an international roadshow to potential investors. - Successfully completed 6 acquisitions to acquire expertise in new technologies, gain access to professionals and expand into new geographical locations (Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Los Angeles, Oslo, San Francisco and Stockholm).- Built up an internationally based finance team. Created management reports and online systems to monitor key business metrics.

Responsible for financial planning and forecasting, control, accounting, cash management, reporting, tax, budgeting and analysis. Negotiated client compensation agreements and budgets. Managed finance operations, IT and administration. Major accomplishments included:- Promoted to new management team, which merged two culturally different agencies (TBWA and Chiat/Day) into one. The merger involved layoffs, establishment of a new organizational structure and a reevaluation of processes and procedures.- Established corporate reporting department for TBWA Chiat/Day (North and South America).

Provided assistance and support across all areas to the CFO of TBWA’s worldwide operations. Major accomplishments included:- Assisted the CFO of North and South America on projects prior to the legal approval of the merger between TBWA and Chiat/Day. Reviewed quarterly budgets with local CFO’s in North America and prepared SEC filings related to the merger of TBWA and Chiat/Day.- Temporary transfer to Chiat/Day New York to fill role of controller pre-merger (TBWA and Chiat/Day merged in August 1995). Provided stability at a time when there was a high uncertainty of job security due to the merger and a history of high turnover of financial staff.- Provided evaluations and due diligence support in assessing target acquisitions. Negotiated consideration and acquisition agreements with sellers. Completed acquisitions in Denmark, Greece and Mexico. Performed due diligence review of Chiat/Day Inc.

Arthur Andersen & Co. was one of the “Big Five” Accounting Firms. Provided audit and other services such as due diligence support to clients. Key accomplishments were: - Promotion to Audit Manager within 5 years. - Impressive client list including Cadbury Schweppes plc, Coca-Cola & Schweppes Beverages Ltd., Gold Greenlees Trott plc and Haden Building Services.