SUMMARY
Senior Business Executive with 35 years international finance experience working for Wescott, Unisys, Kvaerner, Hydro and Resources Connection.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
15 years of Philadelphia based consulting experience, 2000 - Present
- Reorganizing and refinancing various Volvo subsidiaries / franchisees.
- Temporary Controller for Placers, Inc.
- Assisting Allied Waste Inc. integrating a new accounting system.
- General accounting work for various smaller and mid-sized Scandinavian companies.
- Assisting approximately 35 Scandinavian companies in the US market.
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Vice President Finance, Kvaerner, Inc., Philadelphia 1997-2000. CFO Kvaerner Oil & Gas, London 1992-97, Controller Hydro Aluminum Automotive, Inc., Michigan 1989-92, Controller various Kvaerner companies 1980-89, Accounting Manager Burroughs Corp. (Unisys) 1977-1978.
- Project Management major energy related ventures.
- Responsible for International Accounting and F/X.
- US Insurance Rep. for Kvaerner's captive insurance company.
- Administrator of US cash pool with SE Bank, New York.
- Acting President Kvaerner, Inc., July 1999 to March 2000.
- Responsible for accounting, treasury, internal & external reporting.
- CFO during merger between Hydro Aluminum Automotive and Bohn Aluminum & Brass.
- Negotiated $4 mill. multi-currency line of credit with Hambro's bank.
- Established Kvaerner Hydro Power Inc. in California, 1984-86.
- Negotiated $36 mill. ship pump contract in Croatia.
- Direct supervision of up to 45 employees.
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin, Masters Business Administration (MBA), 1979
Oslo Institute of Business A (BBA), 1977
Oslo Institute of Business A (BBA), 1977