Track Record Highlights

• Restructured several Finance and IT departments’ processes and implemented financial controls and procedures to produce timely, reliable, and accurate management information and KPI trends and to identify profitable growth to meet strategic long-term goals.
• Developed and executed a profit improvement strategy in six months to restructure operations and support services by reducing headcount and costs and by removing underperforming units that eliminated over $3M in losses and improved cash flow by $5M annually.
• Conducted multiple credit facility negotiations of up to $200M with various lenders in Canada, US and Germany for increased facility sizes, while reducing borrowing costs and covenant requirements.
• Led the implementation of several new integrated enterprise reporting systems to improve operating efficiencies, drive key economics of the businesses and reduce month-end close time by several days.
• Significant involvement in over 35 acquisitions and divestitures up to $50 million, including business valuations, due diligence process, agreement negotiation and emphasis on integration of the acquired businesses.
• Instrumental formulating and executing long term operational and strategic plans and in the launch of several new restaurant brands.