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Mark Brown, President


Since starting Mark's consulting practice in 1997, he has guided business owners through the process of creating a more rewarding business, from the start up phase to the growth phase to the eventual sale of their businesses.

His expertise is identifying his clients' key success drivers, and helping them focus their energies and resources on the core competencies they need to satisfy their target market.

Specialties:
* Getting small to mid-sized business out of financial trouble and back to profitability;

* Increasing profitability by streamlining operations;

* Preparing businesses to be sold in the next one to three years.

 

Organizations:
* Board member of the Triangle Chapter of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.

* President of the Cary Toastmasters Club.

* Membership chairman for the Triangle Chapter of USA Dance (ballroom dancing).

* Member of Society of Financial Service Providers

 

Past Experience:

CFO, Aavid Thermalloy, where he was a driving force on the team that took the company from near bankruptcy to profitability and financial health and a successful IPO in 1996. In his four-year tenure, the market value of the company grew from near zero to $350 million.


* Raised $22 million in new equity in an initial public offering (IPO)

* Purchased and installed a new integrated Enterprise system covering all aspects of sales, manufacturing, engineering and financial functions of the business.

* Negotiated several major acquisitions including three manufacturing companies and a software company.

Division Controller at Heroux Devtek

* Established the accounting and MIS departments, including hiring of new employees and creating policies and procedures, after the management purchase of the division of a public company.

* Developed new job cost reporting system, allowing operating management to monitor job progress on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

 

Finance Manager at Fotomat

Accounting Manager at ABA Industries

Systems Analyst at Arthur Andersen Consulting

 

Education:
B.A. in Accounting

MBA with a concentration in Marketing from the University of South Florida.