ANTHONY R. (Tony) GUARASCIO

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Executive Impact

Develops Strategic Direction and Risk / Reward Assessment through

Data Analysis and provides Operational Excellence, and Execution of

Objectives through Business Judgment and Fostered Team Dynamics

COMPETENCIES:

A proven, analytical, and confident financial executive that can help an organization construct

and execute its strategic initiatives. C-Level Chief Financial Officer of publicly traded and private

equity international companies that have shown continuous revenue and profit improvement from

start-up operations to $500 million firms. I have significant knowledge in all pertinent business

areas, specifically:

Acquisition, Divestitures, & Turnarounds

Extensive experience in the acquisition arena, including Valuation, Capital Structure, Due

Diligence, and Documentation. Negotiated and integrated over 50 Acquisitions / Divestitures

ranging in value from $5 million to $500 Million. Combined operations in an acquisition that

depicted a Pro Forma loss of $40 million that was turned into a $4 million profit in the first year.

Strategic and Operational Modeling, Planning and Analysis

Rationalized financials to view operations by business units. Prepared Peer Analytics and Analyses to

formulate strategic direction and plans for future growth areas, investment and acquisitions for the various

units. Efforts lead to improved profitability models for contribution margin exceeding 50% and overall

profits to 30%.

Initial Public Offering, Public Speaking, Investor Relations and Road Shows

Lead, developed, and presented critical company analytics for outside investor, board decisions, IPO S-1 road

show, investor conferences, and management reviews

IT Initiatives (Software and Infrastructure Development

Installed Business intelligence systems to improve financial reporting, planning and analysis. These efforts

fortified the strategic and operational planning efforts to provide a data warehouse of information accessible

by management to enhance business direction and decisions

Other Competencies

1.

• Financing Transactions (Debt & Equity)

• Distribution & Licensing Agreements and other Contract Negotiations

• Business Re-engineering

• General Management, including Sales, R&D, Client Support, and Marketing

• Manufacturing, Distribution, and Inventory Operations

• Facility, and Human Resource Management

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BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:

Owner / Operator March 2012 – Present Charlottesville VA.

Walnut Tree Hill Associates, LLC - Financial consulting involving operational analysis and business strategy. Land

& Business Development projects in the Charlottesville and surrounding areas

Chief Financial Officer February 2010 – March 2012 Charlottesville VA.

SNL Financial LC - a sector-specific research and information firm dedicated to providing coverage of the banking,

thrift, insurance, financial services, real estate, energy, and media & communications industries.

Recruited by Owner and networked with a Private Equity Firm to restructure the financial operations and provide

strategic guidance to prepare the company for a transaction. A Recapitalization was consummated, where we received

a significant valuation.

• Prepared Peer Analytics and Analyses to Rationalized the company financials to view the operations by

business units to formulate strategic direction on investment and acquisitions for the various sectors.

• Closed three acquisitions, inclusive of valuation, diligence, documentation and successfully integrated them

into current operations.

• Installed a Business Intelligence System that has become the source for all the company’s internal

management information

• Transformed the financial organization that was significantly understaffed in numbers and quality personnel

and had a history of significant turnover; to an organization that is stable, proficient and excited about their

accomplishments, providing valued and relevant information for operations as well as the due diligence for

the recapitalization.

Chief Financial Officer October 2005 – October 2009 New York, NY.

Fortent Inc - a leading provider of enterprise wide risk, compliance, and information solutions to over half of the

world’s top banks.

Recruited by Warburg Pincus to orchestrate the formation of the company from Private equity funding along with

negotiations of several Acquisitions that fashioned the company.

• Changed the financial model from a perpetual license model to an annuity model including term licensing and

ASP operations which improved consistent predicable revenue streams from 15% to 75%

• Built a financial function in the US from a zero base and transferred the entire function from the UK, which

included a two year audit and an accounting change from UK to US GAAP.

• Implemented a Business intelligence system to convert an Excel based system to a more robust reporting,

analysis, and modeling function that would accommodate acquisitions easily.

• Negotiated and executed the sale of the company to a competitor in the industry

Chief Financial Officer April 2003 – June 2005 Hamden, CT

HSS Inc - a software company that develops and deploys knowledge driven methodologies that enhance the decision

making and effectiveness of healthcare delivery by assisting providers and payers with the complexities of coding,

compliance, and revenue cycle management

Recruited by the Owner to enhance to company growth and ultimate sale transaction

• Orchestrated a sale of the company for a revenue multiple of 5.5 and an EBITDA multiple of 25 to a $25

billion public company.

• Negotiated Financing arrangements for the purchase of Acquisition Candidates.

• Responsible for the Strategic negotiations in all major Sales, Business Development, Vendor and Acquisition

contracts.

• Implemented systems to improve Finance and Consulting operations and contract management.

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Senior Vice President & CFO October 1998 – April 2003 Windsor, CT

SS&C Technologies, Inc. - SS&C is a leading provider of financial software solutions, services, and expertise to asset

managers worldwide to manage, in aggregate, more than $3 trillion in assets We conduct business under two methods

of delivery, the traditional license sale and installation or ASP/FSP.

Recruited by the CEO to reorganize the financial operations which were in a triage condition. I t took 30 days to close

the books, the company had 120 days in receivables, the foreign operations were not set up as subsidiaries, and there

were three acquisitions that were not assimilated into the organization.

• Rebuilt the entire staff including foreign operations. In 9 months we implemented new systems, reduced

receivables to 55 days, set up subsidiary ledgers for the foreign operations, mainstreamed the acquired

companies and closed the books in 5 days, while reducing the staff by 30%.

• Developed and implemented a Strategic and Operating planning process, including a benchmarking study

which led to my direct management of a program that increased the margins in the consulting business by 10

Points

• My position was a dual role consisting of the CFO duties (Finance, Human Resources, Information

Technology (IT), Product Distribution, and Facilities) and responsibility for the Hedge and Family Office

Business Unit (Consulting, Client Support, R&D, and Sales).

• Implemented a new G/L with Business unit reporting, time tracking and CRM systems to improve billing and

provide operational analysis for consulting, client support, R&D and sales operations.

• Conduct quarterly earnings conference calls with analysts, including public speaking at several Technology

Conferences.

Chief Financial Officer August 1984 – October 1998 Milford, CT

EXECUTONE Information Systems, Inc. - designs, manufactures, and is a leading distributor of Customer Premise

Equipment and Network Services to solve customers’ telecommunication needs. Executone services these markets

through its Direct Sales and Independent Franchised Distribution networks.

Recruited as part of the growth strategy in Revenue from $800 thousand in 1983 to $300 million in 1995. Led the

project to acquire and assimilate our largest distributor in 1986 and coordinated the Initial Public Offering with the

Investment Bankers, Lawyers, and Accountants in 1987.

• Led operational assimilation of a $210 million acquisition and Quasi-Reorganization of ISOETEC, VODAVI,

and EXECUTONE. Combined & sized 45 sales offices and 7 regions in order to achieve optimum market

penetration and profit, including a reduction in force of 400 people. The combined operation in the

acquisition depicted a Pro Forma loss of $40 million that was turned into a $4 million profit in the first year.

• Responsible for manufacturing of an in-house facility producing $12 million annually and outside vendors

purchases of $45 million annually.

• Built a finance organization from a start-up department to an organization that included six regional offices

• Reduced debt from $100 million in 1988 to $25 million in 1994. Negotiated several Asset Based and

Commercial Banking Agreements, including a debt for equity exchange that reduced our debt by $15.0

million and reduced interest expense by $1.8 million.

• Negotiated two major divestitures of the company. Sale of the VODAVI Division for $12 million in 1990, and

the sale of our Direct Sales and Service Operation for $65 million in 1996.

• Developed and implemented separate plans which reduced inventory by $10 million and increased service

margins by six margin points.

Division Comptroller June 1983 - August 1984 Stamford, CT

ITT – RAYONIER - Responsible for accounting, analysis & internal controls for two divisions

Manager of Financial Analysis Sept. 1980 - June 1983 Trumbull, CT

RAYMARK INC. - Industrial Division - Responsible for financial analysis and accounting controls for a $250

million division comprised of four domestic & three foreign manufacturing operations.

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Senior Financial Analyst May 1979 - Sept. 1980 Waterbury, CT

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD - Responsible for the operational and cost accounting analysis of the Brass Manufacturing

process at five locations, including the approval of capital expenditure requests in excess of $100 million.

International Financial Analyst May 1975 - May 1979 New Haven, CT

OLIN CORP. - Winchester Group - Responsible for the consolidation, reporting, operational and cost accounting

analysis of the Arms & Ammunition Manufacturing process for domestic and international operations.

BOARDS: Board of Directors -- Boys Village Youth & Family Services

Board of Directors -- WealthMetrics.com, Inc.

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

Bachelor of Science Degree. Accounting, May 1975

PERSONAL: Selected as the 1997 Financial Executive of The Year for the New York /

Fairfield County Chapter of the IMA. Received full tuition scholarship &

varsity recognition for football at Univ. of Bridgeport. Member of Alpha

Gamma Phi Fraternity.

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