Don Harnois

Don has over 20 years of experience as a senior financial executive and has held CFO, Vice President of Finance and Controller roles at a variety of industry leading organizations. Don's industry experience includes residential and commercial construction, real estate development, real estate investments, architecture, entertainment, transportation, travel information systems, internet advertising, market research, retail, manufacturing, and energy and telecom.As a finance executive, he put in place the people, processes and systems needed to achieve record-setting financial performance, and to overcome financial obstacles, including: •Built the financial infrastructure for an internet advertising firm to grow revenues from $18 to $40 million in two years •Completed the acquisition of two foreign companies to expand the business's international foot print •Reorganized a $30MM theater chain through Chapter 11 •Created a supply of working capital for a $5MM landscaping firm by structuring a transaction to sell non-strategic assets •Developed the strategy to turn-around the financial performance and increase the value of a $10MM construction services firmDon's specific skills and experiences include: • Developing business plans • Strategic planning & analysis • Securing bank financing • Raising capital from investors • Maintaining investor/banker relationships • M&A transactions on the buy side and the sell side • Implement accounting and internal control processes • Multi-year budgeting • Transaction specific financial modeling • KPI and management reporting • Audit preparation • Accounting systems implementation