Milton H. Barbarosh - President and Founder Professional Experience Stenton Leigh Group, Inc. 1989 to present - President Full service financial advisory company with merchant banking capability. Activities include advising on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, public offerings, performing business valuations and fairness opinions, and implementing turnarounds, in addition to making select principal investments. Also, act as Director and Officer to various private and public companies. JW Charles Group, Inc. 1987 to 1989 - Chief Executive Officer This Company was a holding company which included a 200 person New York Stock Exchange securities brokerage company (JW Charles Securities, Inc.) an investment banking company (JW Charles Capital Corp.), a 200 person real estate brokerage company (JW Charles Realty, Inc.), a mortgage insurance company, a residential development company, combined annual gross transactions of over $1.75 billion. As CEO, a major restructuring was performed which involved selling core businesses, reducing staff, closing offices and enhancing revenues. JW Charles Capital Corp. 1986 to 1989 - President Commenced employment to establish a full service Investment Banking group providing acquisition, divestiture, valuation, corporate finance and financial restructuring services, and continued to oversee this area after becoming CEO of JW Charles Group in 1987. The Royal Bank of Canada 1983 to 1986 - Manager: Mergers & Acquisitions - Merchant Banking (Canada) Commenced employment as Assistant Manager and was promoted to Manager in early 1985 as a result of achievements and the comprehensive nature of duties performed. Instrumental in establishing The Royal Bank's Canadian M&A Group by applying professional and technical M&A expertise not previously available in this newly formed department. As Manager, responsible for conducting and directing all aspects of M&A assignment including acquisitions, divestitures, valuations, financing, leveraged buyouts, strategic planning, etc., for assignments in numerous industries with transaction values ranging from millions to billions of dollars, and being both domestic and international in nature. Ernst & Young (formerly Clarkson Gordon) 1980 to 1983 - Manager: Mergers and Acquisitions Services Commenced employment as Senior Staff Member and was promoted to Manager in June, 1981 in recognition of outstanding performance. This included handling numerous high profile mergers and acquisitions and business valuations assignments. Part of the founding team of Clarkson Gordon/Woods, Gordon Mergers and Acquisitions Services Group. Responsible for conducting and directing all aspects of business valuation acquisitions, divestitures, financing and Foreign Investment Review Act assignments in various industries, including: oil & gas; manufacturing; securities brokerage; and high technology. KPMG Peat Marwick (formerly Thorne Riddell and Co.) 1976 to 1979 - Audit Senior Accountant Responsible for the completion of all aspects of audits in a diverse number of industries. Given special assignment to the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Department receiving exposure to a large variety of clients and receivership and insolvency matters. Educational/Professional Designations 2003 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 1995 National Association of Certified Valuators 1989 National Association of Real Estate Appraisers (RPM) 1989 Certified Real Estate Appraiser (CREA) 1989 Florida Real Estate Commission Salesman's License 1987 The Institute of Business Appraisers, Inc., Member (IBA) 1987 Securities Licenses: (Inactive Series 7 - General license Series 63 - State license Series 24 - General principal 1987 American Society of Appraisers Senior Member of American Society of Appraisers Business Valuations (ASA) 1985 York University, Fellow Canadian Institute of Chartered Bankers (FICB) 1983 University of Toronto, Member Canadian Association of Chartered Business Valuators (CBV) 1980 York University, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Major in International Finance, with Distinction 1978 Canadian Chartered Accountant Member in Ontario and Quebec (CA) 1977 McGill University, Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting (DPA) 1976 Concordia University, Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.) Honors in Accountancy, with Distinction Gold Medal in Accountancy Program completed on full tuition scholarship on accelerated basis. 1974 Vanier College, Diploma in Business (CEGEP), Scholarship Winner Memberships & Affiliations The National Center for Employee Ownership - Consultant Member The ESOP Association Presidential Business Commission - State of Florida (Congressional Committee) Honorary Chairman - Republican Party Business Advisory Council International Association of Consultants, Valuers and Analysts (IACVA) Cenetec, LLC Board of Advisors Fleet Bank - Director on Florida Advisory Board National Association of Certified Valuators Young Presidents' Organization Chairman, International Mergers & Acquisitions Forum, Young Presidents Organization Association for Corporate Growth International Business Brokers Association Florida Business Brokers Association American Society of Appraisers The Institute of Business Appraiser Florida Real Estate Association York University Alumni Concordia University Alumni McGill University Alumni University of Toronto Alumni Institute of Canadian Bankers Boca Raton Golf Club & Resort National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) - Membership Committee - Former Member Treasurer and Board Member of Charitable and Religious Institutions Publications HARRIS-BENTLEY LIMITED, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN CANADA, founder and former editor THE ACQUISITION DECISION, book published February, 1985 by The National Association of Accountants (United States) and the Society of Management Accountants of Canada (co-authored). Author of numerous other short articles and frequent lecturer. |