John has more than 30 years of management and consulting experience with companies experiencing the stresses of high and/or uncontrolled growth over-leveraged balance sheets rampant inflation poor cash management unfocused strategic planning and economic downturns. He is an experienced turnaround professional with expertise in investment banking mergers and acquisitions strategic planning cash flow management operational restructurings and financial restructurings.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Huron John was a principal with a national restructuring firm and a manager in the Corporate Restructuring Practice of a Big Four accounting firm. He also has over a decade of experience buying and selling companies both as a senior financial executive and as an investment banker.
John has been the chief financial officer (CFO) and/or chief operating officer (COO) of companies in the healthcare technology manufacturing distribution service and retail sectors. He has been a financial advisor to companies undergoing both out-of-court and court-supervised restructurings.
Early in his career he participated in numerous leveraged buy-out transactions and throughout his career has assisted with the restructuring of numerous debt facilities and the raising of additional capital for over leveraged organizations.
Representative examples of John's engagement experience include:
Interim COO/CFO for specialty chemical manufacturer experiencing extreme financial duress.
Interim COO/CFO for top tier national commercial bus distributor experiencing liquidity issues.
Advisor to distressed companies in the convenience store industry.
Financial advisor and interim COO for an insurance holding company placed on probation by state regulators.
Interim CFO for largest physician recruiting firm embroiled in acrimonious litigation.
Financial advisor to the formation of international joint venture in the nuclear fuels industry.
Education & Certifications
Master of Business Administration Amos Tuck School of Business Administration Edward Tuck Scholar
Bachelor of Arts Philosophy Dartmouth College
Professional Associations
Member Turnaround Management Association
Military Service
Veteran U.S. Navy
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