Senior operations and financial executive whose 30-year career includes serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Board Director of major global companies in the engineering/construction, hospitality, consumer products, manufacturing, power generation and energy sectors in the US and internationally.
Executive Summary of Gene Kemp, Managing Director
Selected Accomplishments
• Assumed a key role in performance turnaround of a leading global specialty mechanical and process piping contractor. Over a thirty month period the company improved from net operating losses to a substantial net income, retired all long term indebtedness and substantially increased shareholder value. Arranged for new lines of credit and bonding capacity as Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer.
• Restructured $800 million debt with 24 commercial lending institutions; led cost reductions and turnaround in the company's hospitality segments required after significant losses in revenue from September 11, 2001 events; reengineered accounting and information systems; streamlined financial reporting and made significant improvements in employee programs resulting in improved benefits and reduced annual costs, as Executive Vice President.
• Led global Power Generation supplier in achieving or exceeding budget for EBITDA and cash flow for 16 successive quarters; developed and implemented global merger and acquisition strategy, reduced cycle time for financial reporting and budgeting functions by 50% and supervised implementation of new business systems and cash management techniques as Vice President, Finance and Information Systems.
• Led a NYSE corporation in a successful balance sheet restructuring and a new issue of common equity that replaced over $100 million of publicly held debt and preferred stock and assumed the lead management role in the development and execution of a turnaround as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
• Restructured $800 million debt with 24 commercial lending institutions; led cost reductions and turnaround in the company's hospitality segments required after significant losses in revenue from September 11, 2001 events; reengineered accounting and information systems; streamlined financial reporting and made significant improvements in employee programs resulting in improved benefits and reduced annual costs, as Executive Vice President.
• Led global Power Generation supplier in achieving or exceeding budget for EBITDA and cash flow for 16 successive quarters; developed and implemented global merger and acquisition strategy, reduced cycle time for financial reporting and budgeting functions by 50% and supervised implementation of new business systems and cash management techniques as Vice President, Finance and Information Systems.
• Led a NYSE corporation in a successful balance sheet restructuring and a new issue of common equity that replaced over $100 million of publicly held debt and preferred stock and assumed the lead management role in the development and execution of a turnaround as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
• University of Texas --- Undergraduate in Economics
• Southern Methodist University --- Bachelor of Business Administration, Graduate Business School
• Duke Fuqua School of Business --- Executive Education Program
• New York Construction Financial Management Association --- President
• New York University --- Adjunct Professor
• University of Missouri --- Executive Leadership Institute
• Southern Methodist University --- Bachelor of Business Administration, Graduate Business School
• Duke Fuqua School of Business --- Executive Education Program
• New York Construction Financial Management Association --- President
• New York University --- Adjunct Professor
• University of Missouri --- Executive Leadership Institute
Education and Professional
• Tatum, LLC --- Partner, Contract Consultant leading due diligence teams prior to numerous acquisitions for private equity groups and major publicly held clients
• Frito Lay, Inc. --- Division Controller and Corporate Accounting Manager
• Ernst & Young --- Public Accounting
• United States Army --- First Lieutenant
• Frito Lay, Inc. --- Division Controller and Corporate Accounting Manager
• Ernst & Young --- Public Accounting
• United States Army --- First Lieutenant
Other Career Highlights
Financial & Operational Leadership --- Restructuring --- Mergers & Acquisitions
Raising Capital --- Turnarounds
Raising Capital --- Turnarounds
