SUMMARY

Senior Business Executive with 35 years international finance experience working for Wescott, Unisys, Kvaerner, Hydro and Resources Connection.
  • Senior Management experience from England, Norway and the US.
  • Considerable M&A and Project Management involvement.
  • Financial consulting for Domestic and International companies.
  • Cash Management, Insurance and Purchasing responsibility.
  • Established JF Financials, Inc. in 2006.

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