CFO
Resume:
CHRISTOPHER B. CALL, CPA
**** ******* ***., ***** ****, CA 95405
******@*****.***
Summary
• Wide-ranging responsibilities across all functional lines of business.
• Multi-state, national and international experience.
• Extensive history with merger and acquisitions.
• Seasoned in high-growth environments, start-up organizations, restructuring.
• Worked closely with regulators.
• Board and governance experience.
• Entrepreneur, innovator, initiator.
Professional Experience
Oct. 1992 – May 2012 American AgCredit- Chief Financial Officer
Assets - $5.8 billion, Revenues - $250 million
• Responsible for directing the development and management of fiscal policies and operations including accounting and data processing, strategic business planning, financial reporting, cash management, funding and internal controls. .
• Led the acquisition of institutions with assets of $280 million, $450 million, $700 million, $1.0 Billion and $1.1 Billion, respectively, over a thirteen-year period. Coordinated the integration of disparate MIS and accounting operations.
• Pioneered the restructuring of the institution into a holding company with two subsidiaries to save over $4 million per year in taxes. This structure had never been done before within the Farm Credit System.
• Implemented real time data portal management reporting system.
• Instituted automated expense claim system and accounts payable function.
• Managed finance/accounting department staff of 30.
• Managed monthly billing and account maintenance process for over 8,000 customers.
• Led the creation and implementation of a Preferred Stock which generated $100 million in additional capital and improved capital ratios by over 1%. Also guided the marketing of the stock to customers.
• Initiated review and replacement of $1 million MIS system resulting in annual cost savings of $300K.
• Extensive SOX 404 certification implementation experience.
• Served on national Accounting Standards Work Group for the Farm Credit System.
Oct. 2000 - present Call Capital, Inc. – CEO
Diversified holding company for a full-service co-ed gym and rental real estate properties throughout California and Arizona.
• Established Anytime Fitness (national franchise) club in Windsor, CA. Oversee operations and manage all aspects of the business. Club currently supports 700 members.
• Real estate acquisition, disposition, financing and management experience.
March 1989 - October 1992 GMAC Capital Corporation - Comptroller
Assets - $100 million, Revenues - $12 million
• Responsible for corporate accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting as well as corporate security, personnel activities, facilities management and internal audits.
• Developed an accounting system de novo including comprehensive internal controls, management reports and accounting procedures.
• Introduced new product - Business Credit Card - to over 20 GM units.
• Implemented turn-around strategies to achieve profitability in all business segments.
September 1983 - March 1989 Deloitte Haskins & Sells - Senior Consultant
• Supervised external audits of companies in a variety of industries.
• Extensive SEC reporting experience. IPOs, shelf registrations and numerous 10K and 10Q filings.
• Selected to provide on-site consulting services for publicly held companies in West Africa and the West Indies.
Published business/finance articles in the following publications:
Publications
• Journal of Accountancy
• Succeed Magazine
• The San Jose and Silicon Valley Business Journal
• The Baltimore Business Journal
• Journal of Bank Cost & Management Accounting
• San Francisco Examiner
• Anchorage Press
• Across the Board
• CEO Refresher
• Sonoma/Marin Business Journal.
• Farm Times
• AgriFinance
• Vancouver Sun
• Business Journal of Central New York
• San Francisco Business Times
• American Banker
Certified Public Accountant - License Number 43609E State of California
Education and Related Training
Licensed Real Estate Agent – License Number 01357469 State of California
Speak conversational German
2006 Stanford Executive Management Program Stanford University
1991 - 1992 Westminster College Salt Lake City, UT
Masters of Business Administration
Completed one year of study before relocating with a new job
Course emphasis: Corporate Finance
1978 - 1983 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Accounting, August 1983
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi
Sept. 1988 Businessman's Exchange Program Scotland, United Kingdom
One of six businessmen in the state of Utah selected by Rotary International to study various Scottish businesses.
2002 – present: American Arbitration Association arbitrator
Professional Affiliations and Community Service
2002 – present: California Society of CPAs’
2002 – 2006: Board of Trustee member, Bennett Valley Union School District
1985 – present: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
1985 – present: California Society of Certified Public Accountants
1998 Agriculture Cluster Co-Chair - Sonoma County Economic Vitality Project
1995 – 1998: Board member and treasurer - CARE Children’s Counseling Center
1986 – 1987: Fundraising Chairman - American Cancer Society - Utah Division
• Received Farm Credit Council national BioStar award for the company’s 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 Annual Reports.
Awards
• Received 2002 National Gold Ink Award for the company’s 2002 Annual Report
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