Colin Brown

CFO

A Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience in CFO roles, Colin Brown has built a proven track record of success in driving financial strategy and operational excellence. With 30 years of experience working with leading brands across British Columbia, he combines deep financial expertise with a passion for business growth and transformation.

Known for his ability to mentor founders and lead teams through critical turnaround and growth phases, Colin leverages his extensive experience to guide organizations towards long-term success. His hands-on approach and strategic insight have consistently delivered measurable results, helping businesses navigate challenges, optimize performance, and scale effectively.

Track record highlights

Grew top line revenue 80% in 4-years through improved access to cash in order to finance inventory required for growth.
2x EBITDA (company value) in 3-years by analyzing and finding opportunities in all components, including shutting down an unprofitable segment of a business that was a distraction from optimizing the profitable segment.
Improved gross margins 30% in 4-years through margin analysis that showed which products to concentrate on and which ones needed to be discontinued. This also showed where price adjustments were required to maximise the value proposition.
Worked with owners and executive teams to develop strategic plans to improve growth and profitability. Including: improving revenues by 80% over 4 years; reducing expenses by 20% and improving margins by 30%
Helped 3 companies get out of special credit with their bank by improving cash flow through increased margins, expense management and working capital improvements.

Sector Experience

Manufacturing
Apparel
Wholesale
eCommerce
Retail
Finance SaaS Credit Union

Colin's specialist skills

Strategic Planning

Worked with owners and executive teams to develop strategic plans to improve growth and profitability. Including: improving revenues by 80% over 4 years; reducing expenses by 20% and improving margins by 30%

Turnarounds

Helped 3 companies recover from covenant breaches and get out of special credit with their bank.

New Banking Relationships

Developed new banking relationships that better suited needs for growth

Budgeting

Creating budgets from scratch and improving existing budgets to better measure the company and take advantage of opportunities

Building Teams

Building and developing finance teams through mentoring, coaching and measuring

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