Jim Meyers

As Vice President of Finance & Operations, I owned full accountability for all accounting, treasury, manufacturing, HR, legal and IT functions as well as acted as the company’s Board Secretary. I had oversight of the preparation and evaluation of annual/monthly financial statements, weekly operating reports & reconciliations, budgets and present findings and recommendations to ownership. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Completed the monthly/annual financial package in accordance with GAAP - Created weekly operating reports and reconciliations - Ownership of the annual budgeting process - Developed manufacturing and sourcing plans - Key member of the company’s executive leadership team - Coordinated and prepared the annual audit files and reports of the company - Prepared routine financial reports and ad-hoc reports for operational review and decision making - Complied with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements - Interacted with private equity owners and shareholders as necessary

Management Resources of America (MRA) offers "turnkey" administrative and logistics services to companies (primarily Italian food companies) looking to set up a subsidiary in the USA. As Chief Financial Officer, I reported to the President and had a key role in the overall management of the company. My primary day-to-day responsibilities were planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial activities of the company, including direct responsibility for accounting/finance, forecasting, banking, corporate/legal, tax, and insurance. Specific responsibilities included: Accounting/Finance - Managed department (set priorities, provided accounting guidance, resolved issues, etc.). Reviewed monthly financials. Supported/assisted in budget and financial forecast development. Banking - Banking relations management, check signing, wire transfers, and foreign exchange purchasing. Corporate/legal - Annual report filings, maintained corporate records, trademarks and employee, client, and broker agreements. Tax - Managed tax issues, including quarterly and annual tax filings, and client specific tax matters. Insurance - Managed general and product liability policies, insurance certificates, and credit insurance management. Managed 6 people.

As RSV USA Finance Director, I was responsible for the financial consolidation and management reporting of the entire USA business, providing clear financial understanding of the USA business to the Executive Team and shareholder. I was also responsible for financial planning and provided financial/analytical support to the CEO and the Americas Business/Marketing Director on new business opportunities in South America, Mexico & Caribbean markets. Additional Responsibilities: o Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of sales, inventory, samples, sales adjustments, cash disbursements, chargebacks and cash receipts and transfer to RSV USA financial system. o Validated & reviewed all supply chain related expenses. o Forecasted cash collection efforts. o Managed the overall chargeback process for RSV USA. o Analyzed YTD spend for discounting, commercial activity, and supply chain and prepare required accruals. o Analyzed all MHW activity and communicate monthly to parent company (RTL) all financial expenses and the impact to their P&L. o Extracted all financial and depletion information for MHW & RSV USA activity into the Microsoft Access database. o Prepared all consolidated final reports, analyze results and resolve discrepancies. Financial reports included: P&L, margin analysis, pricing analysis, spend analysis and other ad hoc information. o Prepared the monthly financial presentation with commentary for the Executive Team. o Liaised with all cross-functional teams to determine all budgetary assumptions (i.e. depletions, shipments, pricing, spend, etc.) o Prepared 5 year business plan. o Assisted in preparing the production needs model for Russia to plan supply at the plant in St. Petersburg. o Maintained Commercial Spend Database and prepared various spend versus budget analyses. o Worked with Sales Division Managers & Business Managers to manage commercial budgets. o Implemented New ERP System (Microsoft Dynamics GP)

Leblon is an award-winning, natural cane cachaça from Brazil. This spirit is the key ingredient to a caipirinha (the national cocktail of Brazil). Leblon was acquired by Bacardi USA. My key responsibilities included managing all of the financial functions, accounting, reporting, vendor negotiations, budgeting, analysis, and collections. In addition, this position required the ability to: o Provide reporting, analytical and measurement tools to the business to support the objectives within the prescribed deadlines. o Maintained, and controlled the budget/plan program including direct and indirect expenses, ensuring all budget/plan reporting requirements were met. o Assisted management with financial and economic decisions and participated in the development of long-range and annual business plans by analyzing and making financial recommendations. o Prepared all necessary financial information for accurate monthly closings within the prescribed deadlines and in accordance with GAAP. o Evaluated current systems and processes and recommended appropriate value-added changes to enhance financial systems tools and information. o Represented the company in its relationship with vendors, suppliers and similar groups. o Performed special projects and ad-hoc financial analysis as required o Liaised with other internal departments (Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, etc.) on all financial-related matters. o Responsible for Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, Shareholder Relations, Human Resources

Responsible for developing and managing the annual and long-term financial business plans for a $100M division, in support of the strategic business plan. Dual report to President, mark.® & Avon US Finance organization

Business performance reporting and financial modeling for new business opportunities.

Consultant providing comprehensive database solutions for process automation, from SQL to Lotus Notes.

Financial statement auditing for Fortune 500 consumer products companies.