Experience

Kenilworth Media Inc.; a subsidiary of FORUM MEDIA GROUP GMBH

• Canada
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  • Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team• Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO/president and members of the executive management team• Identifying acquisition targets, contacting negotiating and closing major M&A delas• Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting• Advising on long-term business and financial planning• Integrating newly acquired titles, ensuring revenue and result targets are being met

• Director Of Finance And Operations

  • Nov 2014 - Jun 2019

  - Instrumental in negotiating asset deal that grew company revenues by 30 % and result by 40 %- Key role in ensuring financial integration of North American subsidiaries acquired by the group- Developing and maintaining timely and accurate financial statements and reports in accordance with ASPE- Ensuring compliance with internal financial and accounting policies, procedures and data formats- Reviewing and analyzing monthly results and variances- Implemented improved cash flow forecasting tool- Defined requirements and implemented automated reporting tool converting Quickbooks Enterprise data directly into required format for monthly foreign reporting package upload for parent company in Germany and for internal analysis in Excel- Identifying potential corporate acquisition targets in the North American market and providing preliminary valuation- Negotiating various M&A related documents, including, Expression of Interest, Letter of Intents and Agreements of Purchase and Sale- Ensuring compliance with Canadian M&A regulatory regime (Industry Canada/Canadian Heritage)- Negotiating acquisition and project financing- Preparing corporate resolutions and filings- Evaluating the need for new technology to meet organization's financial data processing, control and reporting requirements- Overseeing all payroll functions and ensuring compliance with withholding obligations- Negotiating employee insurance and benefits



Government of Ontario

• Senior Policy Advisor

  • May 2010 - Nov 2014

  - Led financial and policy analysis of various road pricing proposals and related revenue tools. - Developed and maintained multiple revenue forecast models - Participated in modeling of pro-forma Income Statement and Statement of Financial Position for proposed mergers of public entities. - Ongoing interpretation of various provisions in the Municipal Act and related legislation. - Developed and implemented standards under Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, requiring in-depth consultations with stakeholders. - Recipient of 2010 Divisional recognition Award in the Category “Interaction and Relationships”



Philip Hartung Consulting

• Managemant Consultant

  • Dec 2007 - Aug 2010

  - Supporting Canadian importers and agents for alcoholic beverages in establishing relationships with producers in Europe - Providing advice upon termination of relationships to ensure timely and smooth brand transfer while protecting importers'/agents' position - Analyzed Canadian sales and distribution network of a German brewery, recommended and implemented a substantially improved cost-efficient sales and distribution network - Supporting Canadian importers and agents for alcoholic beverages in establishing relationships with producers in Europe - Providing advice upon termination of relationships to ensure timely and smooth brand transfer while protecting importers'/agents' position - Analyzed Canadian sales and distribution network of a German brewery, recommended and implemented a substantially improved cost-efficient sales and distribution network



WARSTEINER Brauerei Haus Cramer Management Gmbh

• General Counsel

  • Jan 2003 - Nov 2007

  - Concurrently managed the day to day operations of both the Legal & Financial Services Department (loan volume of more than 120 million Euros) - Instrumental in the successful acquisition of more than ten companies, as well as three major Debt Restructuring Deals (including an unsecured 100 million US$ Debt Private Placement in the US) - Managed international strategic relationships with industry partners in the Netherlands, Denmark and Ireland - Participated in or led more than 40 M&A projects - Negotiated and closed a large variety of contract brewing, licensing, sales, distribution and procurement agreements in many jurisdictions, including Canada - Provided daily legal and financial advice to both senior management and day to day operations - Analyzed sales services and HR departments as member of process mapping and enhancement



P&S Treuhand Revision Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH

• Rechtsanwalt

  • Sep 1997 - Dec 2002

  - Participated in or led large variety of commercial, corporate and tax issues and transactions - Provided day to day legal and taxation advice to a number of corporate clients - Participated in a landmark case before the German Superior Tax court on withholding taxes for Sponsoring agreements - Successfully completed theory part of qualification as Certified Specialist in Tax Law (Theorie: Fachanwalt fuer Steuerrrecht) - Participated in or led large variety of commercial, corporate and tax issues and transactions - Provided day to day legal and taxation advice to a number of corporate clients - Participated in a landmark case before the German Superior Tax court on withholding taxes for Sponsoring agreements - Successfully completed theory part of qualification as Certified Specialist in Tax Law (Theorie: Fachanwalt fuer Steuerrrecht)