N icholas G. Hahn
** ********* ***** *********, ** 43062 216-***-**** E-mail: *****@***.***
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER * CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER * CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Dynamic Leadership * Accomplished COO/CFO * Collaborative Management Style * Strategic Visionary
ACCOMPLISHED C-Level Executive (COO, CFO, CAO) Seasoned financial, operational and administrative strategic
executive with integrity and ethics. Broad management and board of directors reporting experience with ability to lead
organizational change and direct performance enhancement initiatives. Devise and execute strategic plans, organize and focus
operational units on key business drivers, and deliver and monitor operating results in a cost effective manner. Public company
and capital markets operation. Entrepreneurial-minded work ethic. Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Ohio, and
Chartered Global Management Accountant (“CGMA”).
CORE COMPETENCIES
• •
Strategic planning/tactical implementation Culture enhancement/integration
• •
Forecasting, modeling, budgeting Team building; mentoring; grooming
• •
Financial and administrative infrastructures Leadership development
• •
Cash management, lines/funding facilities Compliance and risk management
• •
Internal controls and SOX Capital raise and debt financing
• •
Mergers and acquisitions; integration Bank and investor relations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
C-LEVEL INTERIM MANAGEMENT ADVISER/CONSULTANT, Dec 2009-present
Provide COO/CFO, board reporting, treasury, strategic planning, and investment banking services in the banking,
insurance, and mortgage origination, servicing, direct mail, and loan origination systems industries.
Provide initial capital raise, strategic planning, and financial management and modeling services to a start-up
insurance venture.(Oct 2013-current)
Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Residential Finance Corporation (Dec 2012-Oct
2013), a privately held mortgage banking company headquartered in Columbus, OH.
Manage and develop financial and administrative infrastructure to facilitate company growth.
Created financial infrastructure to manage agency (Fannie) and government (Ginnie Mae)
securitizations.
Interim Chief Financial Officer of Capitol Bancorp Limited., (July 2011-December 2012) a publicly traded $2.5
billion multi-bank and financial services holding company operating in ten states.
Acting Chief Financial Officer of Chrysalis Holdings, LLC and NewDay Financial, LLC (Dec 2009-March
2011), a national government guaranteed lender and provider of analytical marketing, mortgage lead
generation, loan servicing, and loan origination system application services.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Senior Lending Network (a wholly owned subsidiary of KBC Bank N.V., Belgium) New York, NY, Feb 2006-Dec
2009. Marketing, lead generation and mortgage services company offering reverse mortgage origination and
servicing.
Direct all financial functions, including treasury, cash management, bank and investor relations, secondary
marketing, business unit P&L management, investor, regulatory and management information reporting.
Raised over $10 million in equity capital through private placement.
Created financial and administrative infrastructure to facilitate entering into two new business lines and
doubling of revenue in less than two years. Resulted in company being largest independent organization of its
kind in the reverse mortgage industry.
Managed the due diligence and successful sale of the company to an international bank achieving multi-million
dollar liquidity event for two principal shareholders.
Executed Ginnie Mae (“GNMA”) securitizations of $600 million reducing financing and asset/liability risk.
Page 2 of 3
Nicholas G. Hahn, Resume
Negotiated and implemented a $1.5 billion funding facility, enhancing the structure, terms, and corresponding
cash management process, saving 160 basis points and over $500 thousand in funding costs annually.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DeepGreen Financial, Inc., 2004-2005 (Cleveland, OH)
Private equity owned and internet based home equity line mortgage bank offering second lien mortgages (HELOCs
and HELOANS) to super-prime borrowers.
Direct all finance and accounting functions, including funding operations, cash management, investments, bank relations,
financial accounting, board reporting, taxation, and secondary marketing.
Negotiated and closed on a $450 million debt facility as primary funding source for all production.
Re-engineered and implemented new cash management process to facilitate daily funding of mortgages saving over
$100,000 annually. Negotiated, cultivated, and nurtured new banking and investor relationships.
Negotiated and closed a $500 million loan sale agreement that resulted in a $15 million annual revenue stream.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE
Countrywide Financial Corporation, 2003-2004 (Calabasas, CA)
Publicly traded mortgage bank offering first and second lien mortgages to prime and sub-prime borrowers,
mortgage servicing, capital market distribution of mortgage securities, and full service retail banking.
Coordinate all production accounting and finance activities supporting four channels of mortgage origination.
Manage planning, budgeting, and reporting for all production division heads.
Conceptualized, designed, and established a centralized production accounting structure to support three
production channels. Devised the organization structure and hired new accounting professionals.
Managed the redesign and development of a new fee system that resulted in significant risk mitigation for the
company.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE CONTROLLER
Associated Banc-Corp, 2001-2003 (Green Bay, WI)
$20 billion multi-state, full-service publicly held bank with commercial, consumer, and mortgage lending
portfolios, bankcard origination/processing, and wealth management services
Organize and lead accounting and internal control functions of a regional bank with $15 billion in assets. Coordinate financial
and administrative policy formulation, budgeting, financial analysis, SEC and regulatory reporting, financial and regulatory
audits, and management accounting.
Conceptualized, designed, and established a centralized corporate finance team structure to support five strategic business
units. Generated annualized $280,000 of savings versus decentralized finance structure.
Coordinated and performed due diligence on $1.1 billion bank holding company. Identified operating and back office
synergies that will help make the transaction accretive in the first year of ownership.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER
CoBank, ACB, 1996-2000 (Denver, CO)
$70 billion Government Sponsored Enterprise (“GSE”) cooperative bank that finances rural America’s largest
agricultural, rural electric and telecommunications companies, and exports of commodities through the USDA.
Direct all accounting and control functions, including investments, debt and derivatives back-office operations, management
reporting and taxation.
Advised executive management on strategy formulation and merger and acquisition activities. Conceptualized and
established a strategic joint venture to provide trade credit financing.
Page 3 of 3
Nicholas G. Hahn, Resume
BIG 4 AUDIT, CONSULTING, CONTROLLER, CFO (Public Accounting, Brokerage, Retail) 1982-1996
(Chicago, IL)
EDUCATION
University of Chicago
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Concentrations in Finance and Policy
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, (BSc), Major: Accounting; Blue Key National Honor Society, Delta Mu Delta
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) registered in State
of IL; licensed in State of OH. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”); IL and OH CPA
Societies. Financial Executives International (“FEI”).