STEPHEN P. CASARI, CPA, CGMA

Matawan, NJ ***** 201-***-**** adjlir@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/stevecasari FINANCIAL AND OPERATING OFFICER

Corporate Finance, Accounting, Operations Leadership, and Advisor to Board of Directors

Trusted and Strategic Partner: Member of executive teams in roles ranging from CFO, Chief Audit Executive, Assistant Controller to Head of Investor Relations. Leader and key member of strategic and technical committees and advisor to Boards and Private Equity. At Cognizant, entrusted to develop and lead audit team and ERM function.

Technical Expertise: Classical accounting and audit foundation facilitates leadership in areas of finance, controllership, mergers and acquisitions and process improvement. CFO for operating subsidiaries at Omnicom providing business and communications strategy, and financial oversight and integrity. Participated in 70+ buy and sell side transactions.

Team Leadership and Mentorship: Known for growing and developing effective and efficient teams throughout career. Turned around internal audit team to increase breadth and depth to effect change at Cognizant. Reconstructed and lead skills development as Chief Auditor at Cognizant. Effective mentor within finance and across the organization. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Teaneck, NJ 2008–2020 Leading provider of information technology, consulting and business services. NASDAQ 100 (CTSH), Fortune 200, S&P 500. Revenue

$16B+. Employees 280K+.

Vice President, Process Improvement, Robotic Process Automation Center of Excellence Leader (2018–2020) Lead initiation of robotic process automation (RPA) to cut costs and save man-hours across company. Designed and established internal governance framework and processes to evaluate, coordinate, implement and track individual automation projects. Formed and oversaw global team of 30+ with 2 direct reports. Reported to CFO.

• Facilitated change management processes and partnered with and lead multiple stakeholders evolving skills and knowledge to assure realization of benefits of automation projects.

• Saved $1.5M+ and 40,000+ hours annually within first 12 months, neutralizing initial investment and exceeding project implementation goal by 50%.

Chief Audit Executive – Vice President Enterprise Risk Management & Internal Audit (2012–2019) Hand-picked by Audit Committee Chairperson to turnaround internal audit function and build enterprise risk management team from scratch. Supervised global team of 60+ with 6 direct reports and 25+ indirect within business units. Reported to Audit Committee Chairperson and CFO.

• Grew and developed team of 15 into team of 60+ incubating additional enterprise risk management (ERM) capabilities. Advocated for women in leadership – 50% of team leaders were women.

• Awarded “Best in Class ERM Program” by RIMS India and “Best Risk Management Framework and Systems” by CNBC TV18-India and ICICI Lombard. Recognized by CFO as top performer in CFO Magazine.

• Trusted by board for critical role in an 18-month investigation and to drive remediation effort addressing “Tone at the Top” material weaknesses identified during the FCPA (“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”) investigation. Assistant Controller – AVP, External Reporting and Accounting Research (2008–2012) Prepared SEC filings, including Form 10K, Form 10Q, Proxy, 8K’s, comment letters and XBRL. Designed and implemented accounting policies for global operations, including revenue recognition guidelines for complex transactions and impact analysis for GAAP and Non-GAAP disclosures. Managed global team of 10 with 4 direct reports and reported to Controller.

• Led global merger and acquisition due diligence, post-acquisition integration and net working capital adjustments.

• Procured and implemented global real estate management system to enhance financial and operational controls and reporting.

• Hired, trained, retained and promoted 4 directors in areas of external reporting, accounting policy, revenue recognition and M&A into VP or AVP roles.

STEPHEN P. CASARI, CPA, CGMA 201-***-**** adjlir@r.postjobfree.com Page 2 of 2 OMNICOM GROUP, INC., New York, NY 2001–2008

Fortune 200 company providing marketing communication services through a global network of 600 agencies operating in more than 100 countries with $12B+ in revenue and 65K employees. Director of Financial Reporting and Investor Relations Prepared SEC filings, including Form 10K, Form 10Q, S-3, 8-K, press releases, investor presentations, comment letters and Convertible Debt filings. Later requested to head up first-ever investor relations function. Managed daily investor communications. Mentored 1 direct report and initially reported to controller and then CFO. Investor Relations

• Identified potential investors to expand and diversify investor base, contributing to increased shareholder value

~$10/share in first 12 months.

• Attracted new investors worth $750M (~5% of market value) in two years.

• Coordinated and participated in sell-side and buy-side analyst conferences and road shows to raise company profile and increase and diversify investor base.

Financial Reporting

• Acted as interim CFO for 3 newly acquired entities providing integration and financial reporting oversight, established controls and processes and supported overall business strategy.

• Co-managed $1B 10-year Note public offering and filing.

• Analyzed assets’ performance to determine which needed to be impaired ahead of critical audits.

• Researched and prepared disclosure and impact analysis for newly issued FASB standards to ensure compliance. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, New York, NY 1999–2001 Director, Transaction Services – Merger and Acquisitions Due Diligence Financial deal advisor for private equity and strategic buyers. Managed financial and operational due diligence for acquisition projects ranging from $20M to $2.4B within the consumer products, advertising and marketing services, manufacturing, retail, professional services and logistics industries.

BLACKWELL’S INFORMATION SERVICES, New York, NY 1997–1999 Chief Financial Officer, North America, South America & Asia Pacific Turned around $100M subscription services agency (division of Blackwell’s Bookshops–UK) by implementing financial rigor and integrity and operational effectiveness to become profitable and positioned for acquisition in just 15 months. KONE NEW YORK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES, New York, NY 1992–1996 Chief Financial Officer, VP of Finance and Administration Recruited to lead and perform all financial activities for $35M division, reporting into parent company. Grew division revenue to $65M in less than 5 years organically and through acquisitions. COOPERS & LYBRAND, New York, NY 1988–1992

Senior Auditor

Served Fortune 500, FTSE 500 and other clients (Unilever PLC, KONE Corporation, AT&T and other retailers). EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration – Public Accounting, Pace University, New York, NY – 1988 CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant – State of New York

Chartered Global Management Accountant