TIMOTHY ALLEN BARTON, CMA, MBA

**** ********* ***** • Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Mobile (615) 810 - 1001 • accin9@r.postjobfree.com • www.linkedin.com/in/timbarton1017

SENIOR DIRECTOR & CONTROLLER • GLOBAL FINANCE DIRECTOR •

DIRECTOR, PLANNING & ANALYSIS • TREASURER • CFO

Proven financial and operations executive with broad-based leadership experience over a highly successful,

progressive career in the Big Four public accountancy, Fortune 500 global media & entertainment, global

manufacturing, sports entertainment, and higher education industries. Experienced with SEC compliance,

acquisitions, & refinancing. Delivered consistent growth in profits, cash flow & working capital efficiency.

Strategic and Operational Planning Budgeting and Forecasting IFRS/Global Reporting

GAAP, SEC & SOX Compliance Financial Modeling Project Management

Due Diligence Reviews Capital Expenditure Analysis Leadership development

Mergers and Acquisitions Performance Measurement Entrepreneurship

CINRAM GROUP, INC. – Huntsville, AL March 2013 - present

Senior Director and Controller

Provide financial and strategic planning leadership at a flagship manufacturing and distribution division of one of the

world’s largest providers of multimedia products and supply chain solutions to the home entertainment industry.

GIBSON BRANDS, INC. - Nashville, TN

Interim Treasurer

June 2010 – March 2013

Director, Planning and Analysis

Global Finance Director

Provided financial and strategic planning leadership for a $600 million privately-held global iconic brand in the musical

instrument manufacturing and professional audio industries with US and international manufacturing and sales locations.

Directed global strategic planning, MD&A, and key performance analysis efforts.

Implemented process improvements to reduce the preliminary month-end closing time to three days.

Significantly improved corporate finance resources by hiring more talented, experienced staff.

Coordinated insurance and legal claims support efforts after the historic May 2010 Nashville flood that recovered

$25 million for destroyed equipment/inventory and lost profits at two manufacturing locations.

Key member of senior team that performed due diligence for several acquisition opportunities, and then led the

transition and financial reporting integration following two successful acquisitions in 2011 and 2012.

Key member of team that restated quarterly financials and implemented procedures for SEC compliance.

TENNESSEE PARADISE CORP. d/b/a VILLAGE DAY SPA – Hendersonville, TN 2008 – 2010

Entrepreneur, Owner and Franchisee

Planned, designed, built and managed all business operations as a franchisee and sole owner of an upscale day sp a during

an historic and extraordinarily challenging economic environment. Completed construction and furnishings in late 2008,

held a business grand opening in early 2009, and sold the spa in early 2010.

SEEK PUBLISHING, INC. – Millersville, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama 2007 – 2008

BIRMINGHAM BARONS, LLC – Birmingham, Alabama

Chief Financial Officer

Directed the financial operations of two organizations owned by a former Time Inc. CEO - a $12 million revenue

publisher of nostalgic retail products and the Chicago White Sox affiliated AA minor league baseball team.

Successfully led the publisher’s financial group through a transitional period following the CFO’s retirement and

company’s relocation from Millersville, TN to Birmingham, AL.

Financial reporting and cash management during the baseball team’s ownership transition.

TIMOTHY A. BARTON • accin9@r.postjobfree.com • (615) 810 - 1001 • Page 2

1982 – 2007

TIME INC. / SOUTHERN PROGRESS CORPORATION - Birmingham, Alabama

$1 billion revenue Time Warner, Inc. subsidiary, one of the world’s largest branded media companies.

Vice-President, Finance and General Manager, Southern Accents magazine (2004 – 2007)

Provided strategic, financial and operational leadership to a $22 million division publishing two niche magazines.

Directed highly successful showhouse advertising program, building two beautiful homes annually with very tight

deadlines to be featured editorially in the magazine and showcased in public tours; the program comprised 30% of

$15 million annual total advertising revenue.

Organized the Southern Accents magazine show house building teams comprised of developers, builders,

architects, landscape architects, interiors designers; worked closely with staff and sponsors to consistently

increase advertising revenues.

Led the Neiman Marcus joint-partnership to custom-publish their InCircle Entrée magazine.

Vice-President, Finance, Southern Progress Corporate Accounting Group (2003 – 2004)

Director of Finance, Southern Progress Corporate Accounting Group (2000 – 2003)

Directed all corporate financial activities for a $1 billion revenue company.

Led a corporate-wide implementation of PeopleSoft ERP system.

Implemented a comprehensive cost reduction initiative, saving $12 million in expense.

Significantly upgraded the professional staff by recruiting, hiring and training exceptionally talented people, most

of whom later assumed significant leadership roles throughout the entire organization.

Controller, Oxmoor House, Inc. (1990 – 1999)

Business Manager, Southern Magazine Group (1989 – 1990)

Subscriber Marketing Director, SPC Corporate Circulation (1987 – 1989)

Circulation Manager, Progressive Farmer (1987 – 1989) and SouthPoint magazines (1989)

Corporate Financial Planning Manager, SPC Administration (1986 – 1987)

Business Manager, Cooking Light magazine (1985 – 1986)

Business Manager, Creative Ideas for Living magazine (1985)

Accounting Manager, Southern Progress Corporate Accounting Group (1982 – 1985)

Prior positions

Assistant Controller, COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED - Birmingham, AL (1981 – 1982)

Staff Accountant, ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP - Birmingham, Alabama (1979 – 1981)

Intern, ERNST & YOUNG LLP - Columbus, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama (1977)

ADJUNCT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Auburn University - undergraduate financial accounting courses within the School of Accountancy

Faulkner University - undergraduate and graduate accounting and management courses

University of Alabama at Birmingham – adult studies accounting courses

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Auburn University

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Auburn University

Member, Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma scholastic honoraries

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Auburn University School of Accountancy Advisory Council

Auburn University MBA Advisory Board

The Financial Executives Networking Group

The Institute of Management Accountants

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Hyperion Financial Management, TM1, AS/400

MS Great Plains/AX, FRx Report Designer, PeopleSoft, QuickBooks

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