Manager Six Sigma

ROBERT A. BROWN, CPA (inactive)

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TREASURY EXECUTIVE

Treasury executive with extensive experience in corporate finance. Career

includes Fortune 100, public accounting and a private equity portfolio

Company. Recognized as expert in accounting and credit matters with ability

to design, implement and communicate financial plans. Innovative problem

solver focused on continually driving process improvement into every aspect

of daily activities and transactions.

Core competencies include:

Credit relations M & A due diligence Cashflow modeling

Hedging strategies Acquisition integration Six Sigma, lean

Debt compliance Financial engineering International finance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Fairlawn, OH 2007 to 2011

Manufacturer of engineered rubber products with revenue of $1.9 billion.

Formerly Goodyear Engineered Products - sold to private equity firm, The

Carlyle Group.

Assistant Treasurer

Headed global treasury operations, global benefit plans, supplier and

customer credit relations, rating agencies, real estate transactions, and

treasury transaction accounting.

. Directed treasury start-up for business spin-off from Goodyear, including

banking structure, cash position and investing, payables check write

automation, staffing, debt compliance, hedging, intercompany loans and

repatriation for 10 foreign subs.

. Named chairman of Benefits Committee with fiduciary responsibility for

$325 million assets in retirement plans in USA and Canada.

. Directed design and implementation of pension plan investment strategy

$125 million assets in US and Canada.

. Consolidated, optimized North America cash management annual savings

$300k.

. Directed benefit plan regulatory compliance in US and Canada, 10 benefit

plans.

. Managed Canadian pension plan partial wind-up and asset immunization

strategy.

. Directed design, implementation and global education for web-based debt

compliance.

. Managed credit relations during recession to maintain or improve working

capital.

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Akron, OH 1980 to 2007

Tire and rubber products manufacturer with $20 billion in revenue, 80,000

associates conducting business activities in over 80 countries.

Finance Quality Leader (2005 to 2007)

Charter member of finance quality & process improvement team with mandate

to drive finance process improvement, standardization, quality and

leadership across the Company. Completed Six Sigma Blackbelt and Lean

training. Assignments focused on working capital improvement initiatives.

. Led initiative to drive down working capital $200 million by focusing on

best practices scorecard, standardized measurement process.

. Identified opportunity and managed specific purchase order project to

improve working capital by $7 million.

. Design, directed two process improvement workshops attended by over 100

associates.

Director Treasury (2001 to 2005)

Reported to Vice President, Treasurer. Headed capital markets activities,

corporate treasury, financial risk management strategy, and credit

relations. Managed 10 direct reports and had oversight of regional treasury

centers in Luxembourg and Singapore. Managed 30+ bank relationships, $5

billion debt portfolio and $300 million interest expense.

. Directed $3.3 billion refinancing during period of business restructuring

and credit downgrade environment.

. Completed $140 million sale-leaseback of six warehouse properties.

. Received Chairman's award for capital funding plan that exceeded target

funding 20%.

. Implemented capital structure and liquidity plan shifting uncommitted

bank credit sources to committed long-term credit sources.

Manager Global Capital Markets (1998 to 2001)

Directed capital markets, banking and foreign exchange activities.

. Directed diversification of short term funding strategy with commercial

paper program to reduce concentration in overnight bank market.

. Completed $1.6 billion long-term bond acquisition financing which

included Euro denominated bonds to hedge of Europe asset base.

. Managed foreign currency hedging strategy, which resulted in four

consecutive years of net currency gains on income statement.

. Recommended not implementing various SPV off balance sheet debt

structures before Enron and SOX.

. Directed stock buyback strategy and utilized risk management approach to

avoid selling put options saving money based upon actual drop in share

price.

Manager International Treasury (1995 to 1998)

Headed international treasury activities, regional treasury centers in

Europe and Singapore and foreign currency risk management.

. Completed cross border $100 million hybrid structured financing.

. Developed foreign exchange net hedge strategy to reduce hedging cost $

1.5 million.

. Directed minority share acquisition programs for international

subsidiaries.

Manager International Tax (1987 - 1995)

Directed annual $300 million dividend, interest, royalty repatriation

strategy

Tax staff positions at Goodyear (1980 - 1987)

TOUCHE ROSS & CO. - Auditor, Cincinnati, Ohio 1977 to

1980

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant, Ohio

BS, Business Administration, Major Accountancy, Miami University, OH 1973

- 1977

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Business Black Belt . Global Business Leaders Program,

Thunderbird University (150 hours) . Management Development Program -

Mahler (160 hours)

Presentations: Institute of Management Accountants, Six Sigma for Finance .

EuroFinance, International Treasury, Effective Use of Regional Treasury

Centers

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Samaritan's Purse New Orleans Rebuild Project in 2010

Board of Trustee, Chairman of Finance Committee, The Chapel, Akron, Ohio

Treasurer, Stow Band Parents Association[pic]

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