15
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Years of Experience

7/15

Member Since


Experience

 
UBS Financial Services Other
Head of Risk & Supervision
02/2013 - 11/2014
Implemented comprehensive risk management framework to address significant operational and product risks affecting the Wealth Management & Investment Solutions business. Led numerous risk mitigation efforts to rectify operating and control deficiencies identified by regulators and auditors.
• Implemented enhanced training and supervision of exchange-traded funds, structured products, interest rate sensitive products, cross-border transactions and Reg. S Offerings.

Tower Hill Insurance Group Corporate Strategy & Development
Chief Financial Officer
12/2010 - 05/2012
Senior financial executive of one of the leading Florida personal and commercial lines insurance companies.
• Led the acquisition and successful integration of a troubled homeowners’ insurance company facing dissolution (Royal Palm Insurance Company).
• Spearheaded the implementation of Oracle Business Intelligence software to improve data quality, management reporting, predictive analytics, underwriting and catastrophe risk management.

Fadden & Co., LLC Management Consulting
Turnaround Professional
05/2003 - 11/2010
Provided turnaround consulting, interim, and crisis management to a variety of firms dealing with financial distress, regulatory challenges, capital raising, and/or management transitions.
• Chief Restructuring Officer of US commercial shipbuilding business exiting Chapter 11. | 2009-2010
• President/CFO of start-up financial guaranty insurance company. |2008-09
• Financial Advisor to distressed specialty finance company
• Interim CFO for the largest US manufacturer of aluminum/vinyl windows

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. Corporate Strategy & Development
Chief Executive Officer
02/2002 - 05/2003
Led IPO of the reinsurance division of St. Paul Insurance Companies with operations in New York, Bermuda, London, and Miami.
• Raised over $1.0 billion in IPO of common stock along with a private placement of equity with strategic investor.
• Hired new executive management team, executed substantial headcount and expense reductions, developed new operating platform, and led the regulatory approval process across several international jurisdictions in preparation for IPO.

Paine Webber Group Corporate Strategy & Development
Chief Financial Officer
10/1999 - 02/2002
Senior financial executive of one of the largest publicly traded full-service securities firms in the U.S.
• Key participant in financial team executing $620M acquisition and integration of J.C. Bradford and Co. and merger and integration of PaineWebber Group with UBS AG
• Led RFP process to evaluate new accounting systems and commenced firm-wide implementation of Oracle GL system.
• Responsible for financial reporting, rating agency relationships, capital management and risk management.