Brian Deck

Serve as CFO for a private industrial holding company. Dual role as senior financial executive for parent company portfolio management and investment advisor as well as operational CFO for five underlying portfolio industrial companies. Responsible for all financial functions as well as IT.

a $4 billion commodity metals processor / distributor); Responsible for Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasury, Investor Relations, M&A, Credit, International Finance; Extensive investment bank, commercial bank, investor and rating agency interaction; Serve on Ryerson China Board of Directors; also served on board of Ryerson's Indian and Mexican JV subsidiaries prior to divestiture; Substantial Board of Directors interaction.

Managed corporate financial planning and analysis department: accountable for managerial financial reporting and analysis, strategic financial planning and budgeting, investor relations support, treasury support, mergers and acquisitions, international support; Provided all financial information to public board of directors and regular board meeting participant; Served as lead finance contact to company bidders during company sale due diligence and execution (company sold to private equity Q4 2007); Results: Primary finance resource in successful Public to Private transaction Successful investor proxy fight resulting in defeat of obstinate hedge fund shareholder; Engineered and implemented a cross-platform financial reporting database via Cognos environment; Managed all financial integration and reporting to new private equity owner; Managed successful divestiture of plastics and energy products businesses as well as execution and integration of two strategic acquisitions.

Managed an $800+ million portfolio of GE Capital corporate debt exposure to commodity clients, and led team of professionals responsible for the underwriting, risk control and income management of the portfolio; Managed all aspects of underwriting and portfolio management including transaction structuring and negotiation, financial analysis, industry research, due diligence, risk assessment, legal documentation, income management, workout and bankruptcy as necessary; Approved and recommended new investments including hold levels, pricing and syndication; Direct experience in distressed, workout and bankruptcy situations; Interacted directly with buy/sell desk and other financial institutions; Extensive manufacturing/distribution and commodity exposure;

Lead deal team in the underwriting and management of asset-based and enterprise value-based senior debt investments; Managed transaction structuring, due diligence, financial analysis, research, documentation, syndication and portfolio risk and income management. Worked directly with company senior management and other financial institutions.

New business credit underwriting for national asset based lending group for senior debt investments for corporate acquisitions, LBOs, and recapitalizations; Managed underwriting group

Reviewed and assessed prospective and existing clients' books, records, property and operations. Recommended approval or rejection of prospective credit facilities based on quality of collateral. Analyzed general financial performance, accounting systems, GAAP adherence and controls. Recommended borrowing base structure and reporting control;

On site inspection of prospective and existing borrowing customers for the purpose of analyzing accounting and financial controls and identification/verification of collateral;

Administered daily bank / client relations in a business credit environment. Managed loan-borrowing capacity and administer daily commercial lending and demand deposit account transactions;