Kevin J. Cloonan
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SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE
Extensive Organizational Leadership and Business Development Experience
PROFILE:
Senior-level executive with comprehensive accounting, administration, and business management experience in
a wide-range of organizational structures within a variety of industries. Strong emphasis on financial reporting,
budgets, cash forecast, strategic planning, and risk management.
EXPERIENCE:
Rural Media Group, Inc. 2005 to 2013
Vice President - Business Manager
Rural Media Group, Inc. is an international media company dedicated to serving the interests of the rural market,
through two television networks, a magazine, and a theatre.
Formulated business plan that defined objectives and implemented a company-wide budgeting.
Instrumental in improving operating losses to a profit of over $10,000,000.
Established and implemented accounting controls to comply with FCC and IRS not-for-profit regulations.
Designed financial reporting system to meet requirements of various stakeholders.
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 2002 to 2005
Vice President and General Manager
ConAgra Foods is a leading branded, value-added food company, with a significant presence in both consumer
and commercial food products.
Direct all strategic planning initiatives and complete P&L responsibility for the
nutraceutical division of ConAgra Foods.
Developed and implemented a business plan that resulted in sales increasing in excess
of 200% and net income increasing over 1,900% in three years.
Introduced process improvements to maximized profit margins while reducing product cost and waste.
American Gramaphone, LLC 1987 to 2002
Chief Financial Officer
American Gramaphone is one of the most successful independent music labels in the United States.
Conceived and implemented procedures that saved over $3,000,000 in state and federal income taxes
over a four year period.
Responsible for all investment decisions. Recommended investment strategy returned 900% in three
years.
Negotiated contract with largest vendor that resulted in an increased margin of 33%. Negotiated
distribution contract that increased sales by 11%.
Godfather’s Pizza, Inc. 1978 to 1986
Chief Financial Officer
Godfather’s Pizza is the franchisor of Godfather’s Pizza.
Active in all aspects of the company’s successful initial public offering, from drafting prospectus to road
show.
Responsible for the support departments for an 800 unit franchised restaurant chain,
including Operations, Training, Architecture, Real Estate, Construction, and Quality
Control departments.
Successfully integrated numerous acquisitions resulting in company-owned restaurants increasing by
400%.
Coopers & Lybrand 1977
Staff Accountant
Coopers & Lybrand is one of the Big Eight Public Accounting firms.
Prepared work papers for numerous clients’ audit.
EDUCATION: M.A. in Accounting University of Nebraska
B.S.B.A. Creighton University
AFFILIATION: Board of Trustees Children’s Hospital
Board of Directors Godfather’s Pizza, Inc.
Member American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants