BRANDON PFEFFER

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SUMMARY Results-driven corporate finance & treasury professional with diverse experience to handle a wide range of organizational needs. Instrumental in driving gains in revenue and shareholder value. Expertise includes:

• Budgeting / Forecasting • Financial Modeling / EVA • M&A / Capital Markets • Strategic Planning

• Accounting / Treasury • DCF / IRR / NPV Analysis • Due Diligence / Negotiations • Business Optimization

• Financing / Revolvers • Variance Analysis / KPIs • Finance Systems / Software • Pricing / Structuring

EXPERIENCE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT • New York, NY

Senior Advisor / Consultant • Finance & Treasury Advisory • 2014-Present

Provided financial advisory, capital markets guidance, M&A transaction structuring, and due diligence services.

Advised corporate treasurers on the efficient use of debt financing, optimal capital structures, and revolvers.

Developed detailed financial projection models to evaluate strategic corporate development opportunities.

Consulting clients have included Loop Capital Markets, and other financial services and private equity firms.

COVANTA • Morristown, NJ

Manager • Corporate Finance & M&A • 2011-2013

Provided strategic financial advisory and analyzed operational issues impacting business units for CFO.

Created monthly, quarterly and annual business units financial reviews, variance analysis and KPI reports.

Improved firm’s financial policies and procedures and streamlined firm’s cash management & financial systems.

Structured over $1B in business development, corporate M&A, and asset acquisition opportunities for CFO.

Identified new strategic joint ventures growth opportunities and created detailed business development plans.

Conducted strategic reviews of operating units to assess divestment opportunities vs continued investment.

Performed special financial projects to facilitate quarterly earnings calls and analyst meetings for CFO and CEO.

CIT GROUP • Livingston, NJ

Vice President • Treasury • 2010-2011

Worked closely with business units to recommend capital investment strategies for firm’s $30B asset portfolio.

Evaluated strategic asset divesture opportunities to reduce distressed assets & improve firm’s credit risk profile.

Created long-term strategic financing and operational risk valuation plan for firm’s 5 key strategic business units.

OSG • New York, NY

Manager • Financial Planning & Analysis • 2005-2010

Conducted quarterly and annual financial forecasting and budgeting, monthly KPI reporting, CapEx analysis, developed financial systems and management discussion and analysis (MD&A) reports for senior management.

Analyzed & executed over $2B strategic investment, asset acquisitions, & corporate M&A transactions for CFO.

Supervised the development & creation of financial reporting packages and presentations for Board of Directors.

Benchmarked operational performance and business practices against business units from peer companies, developed strategic action plans and recommendations to improve corporate processes & reduce inefficiencies.

Evaluated offshoring options & developed implementation plan resulting in a 30% reduction in corporate OpEx.

Managed equity raising, debt issuance, financing, and corporate revolver executions to ensure adequate capital.

Maintained relationship with major bank and credit rating agencies for capital funding and credit rating reviews

Supported financial / management reporting including accounting, external investor relations and SEC reporting.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP • Houston, TX

Manager • Capital Markets - Business Advisory • 2002-2003

Performed strategic advisory, valuation, financial analysis, and structuring services for firms in the commercial finance, pharmaceutical, energy, transportation, chemical, private equity, I-banking, and hedge fund sectors.

Worked with clients on strategic cost reduction initiatives and identified corporate savings in excess of $500M.

Advised corporate client including board of directors and CFOs on finance and business analytics best practices.

Developed models for clients used for budgeting, forecasting, KPI measurement, strategic planning, company comparables, acquisitions/divestitures, transaction advisory, bankruptcy, and restructuring applications.

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MIRANT CORPORATION • Atlanta, GA

Senior Associate • Structuring, Asset Management & New Projects • 1997-2002

Structured DCF, IRR and RAROC valuation models of new projects and assets for project finance, asset acquisitions, corporate divestitures & business development transactions ranging in size from $250M to $2.65B.

Developed integrated financial statement models utilized for forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning.

Worked with accounting & investor relations to develop reporting documents & financial models for firm’s IPO.

Managed strategic cost reduction initiative and identified savings in excess of $50M by consolidating operations.

Provided senior management with evaluations and reviews of a wide range of corporate finance transactions including: pre-IPO investments, bank loans, bridge loans, corporate revolvers, asset leasing and debt financing.

Analyzed financial statements, pro-forma projections and other financial metrics for firms in various sectors to develop structured financial products, to minimize revenue volatility and improve long-term capital liquidity.

Prepared detailed sensitivity & break-even analyses to evaluate asset leasing versus buying financing decisions.

Conducted strategic equity research and financial analysis of energy, technology, chemical, transportation, industrial, and natural resources sector companies for new investment and strategic acquisition opportunities.

UBS • New York, NY

Associate • Capital Markets & Treasury • 1993-1995

Evaluated corporate & institutional client FX requirements for cash flow and corporate treasury liquidity needs.

Analyzed foreign exchange transactions for risk management, daily settlement and credit limit applications.

EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY • Tepper School of Business • Pittsburgh, PA

Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MBA) • Majors: Finance & Strategy •1997

CORNELL UNIVERSITY • Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Science • Major: Business Management & Economics • 1992

MEMBERSHIPS • American Finance Association (AFA) • Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)

SOFTWARE • Excel • Bloomberg • LexisNexis • Oracle / PeopleSoft • @Risk

• Word • FactSet • FirstCall • Cognos / TM1 • Crystal Ball

• Power Point • Thomson One - Eikon • EDGAR • SAP / Hyperion • VBA

• Access • S&P Capital IQ • Visio • Workday • SQL

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