Robert McDonald CPA, CFA, CA

adhztv@r.postjobfree.com

PLANO, TX, 75025 Cell : 214-***-****

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Results oriented strategic finance leader with over 25 years of successful experience in corporate treasury, capital markets, investor relations, corporate finance, credit and collections, risk management and information systems with strong leadership, communication, team development, management and organizational skills including contract negotiation, problem solving, planning and project management, complemented by knowledge, experience and skills in:

Corporate Treasury

Capital Markets

Capital Structure optimization

FX Risk Management

Interest Rate Risk Management

Investor Relations

Corporate Finance

Financial Planning & Analysis

Business Analytics

M&A (financing, due diligence, valuation & integration)

Risk Management

Corporate Governance and Internal Controls / SOX (COSO, COBIT)

Project Management

External Audit management

Tax Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION (https://www.howardhughes.com/) – Dallas, TX

$5.8 Billion Award Winning World Class Real Estate Developer of hotels, condominiums, multi-family and MPC’s.

ASSISTANT TREASURER, FINANCE August 2016 – Present

Treasury, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

Capital Structure Planning and optimization (internal and external - debt, equity, share repurchase)

Debt financing (40+ loans) – construction and permanent financing, corporate credit facility & bonds and compliance reporting

Interest Rate hedging (SWAP: plain vanilla, forward start, roller coaster; OPTION : collar-accreting, bullet) valuation and reporting

FX Risk management – risk identification, measurement, risk strategy, hedging and reporting for Japan operations

Responsible for Treasury Department vision, strategy and operations (debt, bank relationships, working capital, Cash, A/R, A/P)

Cashflow forecasting and capital planning.

Investor Relations – Analyst Coverage monitoring, Sell-Side analyst review, trading volume and institutional ownership % monitoring and communications.

Implemented Chatham CDM Debt Management System for a portfolio of 40+ Real Estate loans

Designed and prepared a matrix cash budget reporting structure of segment, business unit and multi-location asset level reporting with budget-actual cost structure review and variance analysis against key performance indicators enabling cost control of capital expenditures and all P&L line items.

SEC Reporting and Accounting – prepared month, quarter and annual reports and statements and journal entries for external and internal reporting.

Audit management and internal controls

CFO SUITE (https://cfosuite.com/) – Dallas, TX

CFO advisory services May 2015 – July 2016

Asset Backed Lending Loan Compliance certificate preparation and borrowing base certificate report preparation (TaxEase)

Financial Planning & Analysis : designed budget, forecast and management reports using FRx (TMX Finance)

Credit & Collections : Documented Policies & Procedures and designed AR reporting dashboard in SSRS (Learfield)

GameStop Corp. (https://www.gamestop.com/) – Grapevine, TX

$10 Billion Global video game, consumer electronics and gaming merchandise retailer

DIVISIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT TREASURER November 2011 – April 2015

Treasury, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

Performed integrated (external & internal) Strategic Capital structure analysis and optimization

$400M ABL Credit Facility management : prepared monthly ABL and compliance certificate and directed annual audit

350M Notes issuance (indenture review, rating agency, FAS 157 – MTM, debt accounting entries – interest, DFC)

Accounting and Financial Reporting

SEC Reporting / Accounting – reviewed 10K and 10Q GAAP Financial Statements, prepared and reviewed financial statements and reports with variance analysis for 5 departments, prepared and entered JE’s, reviewed JE’s, reviewed account reconciliations.

Responsible for Global Treasury operations

Global Cash Management (prepared rolling annual, quarter and daily cash forecast and executed funding strategies via external borrowing, notional currency cash pools and in-house banking and invested excess cash)

Managed short term investments and borrowings

Managed Letters of Credit portfolio : issuance and amendments

Responsible for Corporate Billing, Credit and Collection Department

Directed all aspects of the corporate credit department for online advertising credit customers

Implemented Great Plains Credit and Collection module

M&A - represented Treasury department on numerous M&A deals for due diligence, financing and integration

Treasury team development – for 4 direct and 14 indirect reports I developed organizational structures, developed job descriptions, recruited staff and trained staff.

Risk Management and Tax

Audit relationship management for 5 departments of $10B company.

Furmanite Worldwide (www.furmanite.com) – Richardson, TX

$500 million Provider of technical engineering services for plant and pipeline maintenance services.

ASSISTANT TREASURER / DIRECTOR OF CREDIT August 2010 – November 2011

Global Cash Management (North America, Europe, Asia)

Prepared consolidated cash flow forecasts and managed global liquidity via intercompany loans & FX hedging

Managed credit facility & prepared compliance certificates.

Risk Management direction

Responsible for Corporate Credit and Collection Department

Performed customer credit review and approval, monitored DSO reporting and directed collections department

Implemented customer risk based credit monitoring system resulting in timely identification of credit risk deterioration

Managed customer credit issues (credit agencies relations, legal intervention, liens) and reported thereon.

McAfee. (~2.1B www.mcafee.com) – Plano, TX

$2 billion Global computer security software company

ASSISTANT TREASURER April 2010 – June 2010

Treasury, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

Prepared presentation for Rating Agencies to obtain credit rating related to financing for planned acquisition of Verisign (subsequently purchased by SYMANTEC in 05/2010)

Met with investment banks to obtain financing for planned acquisition of Verisign.

Managed two share repurchase programs (10b5-1) totaling $150M - legal review, settlement, reporting and VWAP monitoring.

Responsible for FX risk management (balance sheet hedging, month end mark to market review, compliance with FX policy)

Managed $900M investment portfolio’s compliance of funds managed by asset managers using Clearwater (FAS 157 reporting).

REXEL (INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORP) (www.rexelusa.com & www.gexpro.com) – Dallas, TX

$12 Billion Global electrical parts distributor

CORPORATE TREASURER / INVESTOR RELATIONS June. 2001 – March 2010

Treasury, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

Partnered with marketing, FP&A and legal on Investor Relations program development and messaging.

Advised on IR Related US corporate governance and regulatory compliance, planned annual investor meeting calendar and met with analysts.

Developed and documented US corporate IR Policy.

Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization Program management

oManaged a 175M Societe Generale (Barton Capital Corporation CP Conduit) Securitization (CDO) program – negotiation seller reports, audits and amendments.

oRefinanced the 175M program with CALYON (Atlantic Asset Securitization Corporation CP Conduit) structure, pricing, covenants leading a cross-border team (Canada, USA & France) RFP, analysis and presentation to Private Equity Consortium for cross-border USD-CAD Securitization program bid on by HSBC, CALYON, BNP Paribas and Chase (Rexel US was the only company “worldwide” in Rexel group to arrange it’s new Securitization program on time post LBO eliminating requirement to refinance under a Bridge loan at 2% increased margin saving 780,000 per in 2 months)

oIntegrated General Electric Supply (acquisition) AR into Securitization program increasing notional amount to 470M while structuring deal to solve complicated lien issues. Closed deal on time saving $220,000 in closing fee reimbursement costs

Assisted in arranging Senior Secured multilateral, multi-currency 2.1 Billion Global Credit facility (IPO related) and Senior Secured multilateral, multi-currency 5.4 Billion Global Credit facility (acquisition / refinancing related)

oPrepared investor presentations and financial projections for banks

Co-arranged Senior Secured Credit Facility (Term, BBF, Revolver) multi-borrower, multi-currency 2.4 Billion Global Credit facility (LBO financing regarding sale of Rexel to Private Equity Consortium)

Arranged 5 bi-lateral unsecured uncommitted credit facilities and 1 secured credit facility

Intercompany Loan Management - Arranged global upstream and downstream intercompany loan facilities

Arranged local country credit facilities in countries with currency convertibility and repatriation constraints.

Worked with tax department to determine thin capitalization, tax treaty, withholding tax, transfer pricing and repatriation issues

Managed Interest rate hedging program (stack vs. strip hedging) 14 Interest Rate Swaps & 9 Interest Rate Options, counterparty risk analysis & monitoring, in-house Bank Interest Rate allocation among Rexel & Gexpro via hedge participation agreements.

Lead the Treasury and Capital Markets due diligence and integration for 5 acquisitions including GE Supply (2 billion in sales with international operations in Asia, Latin America & Europe)

Set up 13 week cash flow resulting in improved liquidity management permitting the elimination of a $20 million committed line of credit saving the commitment fee of $500,000 per year at 250 bps.

Prepared department annual budget and quarterly forecasts.

Risk Management – risk identification and mapping, renewals, TPA vendor relation management

Performed valuation 8 divisions for divesture saving $300,000 in Tax.

Managed Letters of Credit portfolio : issuance and amendments

SNC-LAVALIN GROUP, INC. (www.snc-lavalin.com) – Montreal, QC, Canada

$3 Billion International Engineering Procurement Construction Management Company operating on over 90 countries

ASSISTANT TREASURER Nov. 1997 – May 2001

Treasury, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

Financing of 407ETR (100 mile Electronic Toll Route in Toronto, Canada) - assisted in arranging acquisition financing (Capital Markets Platform, Master Trust Indenture, Bond Prospectuses) for complex capital structure including bank and public debt instruments : 2.3 B Senior Bridge Facility, 150M Junior Bridge Facility, 175 M Subordinated Bridge Facility, Real Return Bonds, Real Return Amortizing Bonds and Real Return Discounted Amortizing Bonds)

Prepared analysis for debt (duration, convexity, yield curve roll-down analysis)

105 million public debenture issuance

Prepared presentation to rating agency and managed relationship with analysts

Managed FX Risk - risk identification, measurement, strategy development and execution of hedging strategies for all international projects using combinations of forwards, options, natural hedges and customer contracts with mainly deliverable (including non-deliverable) engineering contracts in 20+ currencies for turn-key, BOOT, BOT and service project contracts

Managed capital tax planning strategy and execution.

Prepared annual Budget and two Quarterly Forecasts of PCAE (Project Current Assets Employed) for all company projects.

TREASURY MANAGER Oct. 1997 – Sept. 1999

Managed short term diversified investment portfolio (415M+) analyzed and selected investments for safe risk adjusted returns

Prepared Treasury reports - monthly interest revenue and expense, debt, excess cash and 3 month rolling cash flow forecast.

Coopers & Lybrand (Price Waterhouse Coopers) (https://www.pwc.com/) – Montreal, QC, Canada

Global professional services firm providing assurance, tax and consulting services.

AUDITOR / CONSULTANT Jan. 1994 – Oct. 1997

Planned and executed financial statement audits.

Designed and implemented financial reports on J.D.Edwards for CBG (Bauxite mine) Guinea, West Africa - 9 months

Designed and implemented financial reports on SUN Systems for SMB (Zinc & Lead mine) Tunisia, North Africa - 3 months.

Designed and implemented financial reports on Smart Stream for Norcen Energy Resources (oil & Gas) Calgary - 3 months

Designed and implemented financial reports on Quasimodo for the Montreal Casino - 3 months.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1991 - Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Accounting) Concordia University. (Montreal, Canada)

1993 - Graduate Diploma in Accounting, Concordia University (Montreal, Canada)

1995 - Member of Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec

1998 - Certificate in Systems Analysis & Design, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

1999 - Formerly a CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) and member of the Information Systems Audit & Control Association

2002 - Member of Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts

2019 - Business Analytics Certificate – Wharton

2020 - IRC “Investor Relations Charter” candidate – in progress

COMPUTER SKILLS

J.D.Edwards, Hubble,Tableau, Blackline, SUN Account / Business, Smart Stream, ORACLE, HYPERION, Great Plains 2013 (FRx)

ICMS (SunGuard), Treasury Manager (Selkirk), ORACLE Treasury, Kyriba, GTreasury (current implementation)

On-line banking systems (HSBC Net, Bank of America CashPro, Wells Fargo CEO, Citi, Chase, Wachovia)

BLOOMBERG, MYSIS, EURONETTING, FIRST (FX EXPRESS)

OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION

Presented at National AFP Corporate Treasurer Council conference on Capital management

Languages : English & French

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