Brian Glaze, CPA

➢ Currently manage accounting organization with over 125 finance and accounting team members including corporate accounting, SEC and management reporting, operations accounting, corporate tax and procurement ➢ Led centralization of accounting functions to Houston from more than 100 locations nationwide, creating centralized operations and escrow accounting functions from ground up ➢ Managed integration of multiple complex acquisitions concurrently ➢ Led finance and accounting implementation of ERP system (Lawson), transitioning from more than 300 financial databases to one, implementation of multiple integrations with ERP system, implementation of wire management system for escrow accounting ➢ Led cost management initiatives reducing home office costs by more than $25.0 million annually through efficiency gains from technology and offshoring transactional processing ➢ Implemented complete restructuring of management reporting system to produce fully-burdened financial results ➢ Reduced Procurement Operations group staff by 25% and budget by 40% ➢ Manage relationship with third-party vendor for offshoring to drive additional cost optimization and automation in the finance function ➢ Liaise with Audit Committee to review quarterly and annual SEC filings and earnings releases ➢ Respond to activist shareholders and interaction with directors representing activist shareholders ➢ Manage relationships with and participate in management meetings with credit rating agencies

Responsible for managing complex litigation matters relating to financial issues including development of financial models in support of clients’ claims, performing forensic accounting analysis of issues, fraud investigations and writing expert reports filed with courts. Managed projects through all phases of litigation including discovery, deposition and trial (mediation, arbitration and state and federal courts). ➢ Complex engagements in the chemicals, energy, real estate and investments industries requiring application and analysis of financial and SEC reporting issues, restatements of financial statements, detailed analysis of operations of companies, analysis and interpretation of contracts and agreements, application of SEC and current technical accounting rules (including SOX compliance issues) ➢ Communication and presentation of findings to clients which included top- tier law firms in Houston and significant corporate clients ➢ Drafting of expert reports setting forth opinions and findings regarding complex commercial disputes. Clients include companies with revenues in excess of $1 billion annually

Financial executive (reporting to CFO) responsible for leading all aspects of accounting including operations accounting, SEC and internal management, reporting and corporate tax. Developed and maintained accounting policies and procedures. ➢ Implemented and managed corporate cash management system, including banking relationships and management of cash and investment portfolio ➢ Assisting outside financial advisors responsible for disposing of non- performing assets, including sale of assets and liquidation of inventory. Prepared financial impact analyses of multiple offers on certain operations ➢ Appointed by board of directors as internal plan agent – responsible for compliance with the terms of the plan of reorganization and overseeing claims administration process

Financial executive (reporting to CFO) responsible for leading all aspects of accounting including operations accounting (including customer accounting and credit/collections), SEC and internal management reporting, financial planning/budgeting, corporate tax. Developed and maintained accounting policies and procedures. Managed banking relationships and management of cash and investment portfolio. Led ERP implementation for finance & accounting ➢ Operations management initiatives – management team member of committee responsible for increasing efficiency of order management and distribution processes, resulting in significant decrease in product shipment time ➢ Risk management, including selection of property and casualty broker ➢ Successfully reorganizing departments under management increasing efficiency and substantially reducing general and administration costs ➢ Integrated acquisition of U.K. subsidiary ➢ Implemented risk management program for property and casualty and professional endorsement contracts, increasing coverage and reducing premiums

Progressed through staff and senior roles before early promotions to manager and to senior manager responsible for audit engagements of large publically-traded clients in the retail, restaurants, manufacturing and chemicals industries with domestic and international operations. Implemented complex accountings standards. Experience with IPOs, debt offerings and private placements. Assisted significant textile client with due diligence and acquisition integration of $1.0 billion acquisition.