Experience

CapAcuity

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director at CapAcuity

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Newport Group

• Regional Director

  • Dec 2005 - Aug 2022

  Managing a team oversight position, working with Fortune 1000 clients and prospects of Newport's intemediary partners including UBS, Oppenheimer and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney located throughout the United States. Responsible for managing the entire team process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Direct the installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics.… Show more Managing a team oversight position, working with Fortune 1000 clients and prospects of Newport's intemediary partners including UBS, Oppenheimer and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney located throughout the United States. Responsible for managing the entire team process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Direct the installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics. Advising clients on the tax and accounting implications in restructuring and hedging of all types of executive compensation plans including, deferral plans, supplemental retirement plans, option and stock based plans, RSU and PSU deferral, SARs, phantom stock plans, split dollar plans and VEBAs. Show less Managing a team oversight position, working with Fortune 1000 clients and prospects of Newport's intemediary partners including UBS, Oppenheimer and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney located throughout the United States. Responsible for managing the entire team process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Direct the installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics.… Show more Managing a team oversight position, working with Fortune 1000 clients and prospects of Newport's intemediary partners including UBS, Oppenheimer and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney located throughout the United States. Responsible for managing the entire team process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Direct the installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics. Advising clients on the tax and accounting implications in restructuring and hedging of all types of executive compensation plans including, deferral plans, supplemental retirement plans, option and stock based plans, RSU and PSU deferral, SARs, phantom stock plans, split dollar plans and VEBAs. Show less



Newport

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

  David is responsible for new client development and works with Newport’s key strategic alliances, specializing in executive benefit plans. He has more than 27 years of experience in the executive benefits arena. David is responsible for new client development and works with Newport’s key strategic alliances, specializing in executive benefit plans. He has more than 27 years of experience in the executive benefits arena.



UBS

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2003

  Worked with clients and prospects of the firm through Financial Advisors located throughout the United States. Responsible for the entire process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Direct the process of installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics. Advising clients on the restructuring and funding of all types of executive compensation plans. Worked with clients and prospects of the firm through Financial Advisors located throughout the United States. Responsible for the entire process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Direct the process of installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics. Advising clients on the restructuring and funding of all types of executive compensation plans.



Balser Companies

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President, Managing Director

  • Aug 1998 - Jul 2002

  Worked with clients and prospects of the firm's joint venture partners, Merrill Lynch and Deutche Banc Alex Brown through their Financial Advisors located in all parts of the United States as well as the firms own clients. Responsible for the entire process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Directed the process of installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics.… Show more Worked with clients and prospects of the firm's joint venture partners, Merrill Lynch and Deutche Banc Alex Brown through their Financial Advisors located in all parts of the United States as well as the firms own clients. Responsible for the entire process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Directed the process of installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics. Advised clients on the restructuring and funding of all types of executive compensation plans including, deferral plans, supplemental retirement plans option and stock based plans. Show less Worked with clients and prospects of the firm's joint venture partners, Merrill Lynch and Deutche Banc Alex Brown through their Financial Advisors located in all parts of the United States as well as the firms own clients. Responsible for the entire process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Directed the process of installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics.… Show more Worked with clients and prospects of the firm's joint venture partners, Merrill Lynch and Deutche Banc Alex Brown through their Financial Advisors located in all parts of the United States as well as the firms own clients. Responsible for the entire process of design and funding of executive compensation and benefit plans. Directed the process of installation of new plans and the redesign of old plans in light of changing legislation, corporate merger and acquisition or changing demographics. Advised clients on the restructuring and funding of all types of executive compensation plans including, deferral plans, supplemental retirement plans option and stock based plans. Show less



Deloitte and Touche/ Thomatsu

• Senior Tax Manager

  • Aug 1996 - Aug 1998

  Worked with the firm's US and Japanese clients on a variety of tax saving ideas for executive stock based compensation. Utilized the resources of the firm to devise new ways to compensate executive with heavy emphasis on the tax and accounting aspects of these plans. Member of the team responsible for the creation of the "KeySOP". Developed an accounting and cash flow model for the illustration of the KeySOP and coordinated the third party administration of plans that were sold to… Show more Worked with the firm's US and Japanese clients on a variety of tax saving ideas for executive stock based compensation. Utilized the resources of the firm to devise new ways to compensate executive with heavy emphasis on the tax and accounting aspects of these plans. Member of the team responsible for the creation of the "KeySOP". Developed an accounting and cash flow model for the illustration of the KeySOP and coordinated the third party administration of plans that were sold to the firm's clients. Also responsible for the sale of other tax saving ideas such as Dividend ESOPs, 401(k) acceleration deductions and Stock option gain deferral. Show less Worked with the firm's US and Japanese clients on a variety of tax saving ideas for executive stock based compensation. Utilized the resources of the firm to devise new ways to compensate executive with heavy emphasis on the tax and accounting aspects of these plans. Member of the team responsible for the creation of the "KeySOP". Developed an accounting and cash flow model for the illustration of the KeySOP and coordinated the third party administration of plans that were sold to… Show more Worked with the firm's US and Japanese clients on a variety of tax saving ideas for executive stock based compensation. Utilized the resources of the firm to devise new ways to compensate executive with heavy emphasis on the tax and accounting aspects of these plans. Member of the team responsible for the creation of the "KeySOP". Developed an accounting and cash flow model for the illustration of the KeySOP and coordinated the third party administration of plans that were sold to the firm's clients. Also responsible for the sale of other tax saving ideas such as Dividend ESOPs, 401(k) acceleration deductions and Stock option gain deferral. Show less



Clark Bardes Consulting/Compensation Resource Group

• Senior Vice President

  • Sep 1991 - Aug 1996



Johnson and Higgins

• Vice President

  • Sep 1989 - Sep 1991



Golden Financial Group

• Vice President

  • Nov 1986 - Sep 1989



Prudential, New England Life

• Insurance Agent

  • Nov 1979 - Nov 1986