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Bill Mackenzie, Managing Director

Bill brings executive management experience in finance, operations and marketing with particular expertise in managing mature and emerging companies operating in rapidly changing environments. Bill has been the CEO of a national retail rental company while over seeing and negotiating the sale of its key operating divisions; advised a nationally dominant sub contractor in a construction related firm; a national jewelry retail company; a CRO in a publicly held telecom rollup; CRO for a telecom “over builder” with invested capital exceeding $400 million, overseeing a successful a Chapter 11 “363 sale” of the assets of the company. He also served as interim CFO of a DSL/Broadband company with capitalization exceeding $125 million. In addition, he has managed, on a day-to-day basis, a pharmaceutical distribution company and its subsequent sale; directed the financial, operational and marketing restructuring of a major metropolitan residential homebuilder; a CEO of an emerging healthcare software company leading to the growth and eventual sale of the company; and has successfully run numerous other companies in manufacturing, semiconductor, distribution, retail and service sectors.

Bill led the problem lending divisions of a major regional commercial bank, where he served as a voting member on the two senior loan committees. Additionally, Bill has extensive experience in consumer products, having served as a marketing executive with Bristol Myers, Sara Lee Corporation and the Quaker Oats Company.

Bill Mackenzie earned his MBA at the Wharton School and a BS in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Email: wsmackenzie@cloyses.com

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Richard Schick

Rich devoted more than half of his career with the world’s preeminent eye care products and sports optics manufacturer and distributor, serving executive roles in human resources, manufacturing, quality and sales. There he led a complete reengineering effort resulting in a 90% reduction in production lead times; a restructuring of consumer returns policies; and a strategically refocused $150M sales organization, resulting in customer-aligned, disciplined sales processes leading to improved corporate performance.

In the mid 1990’s Rich transitioned his career to serving in executive roles at privately held and family owned companies, where his professional experience led companies to improved financial performance, growth, stability.

Later, as CEO of a $65M construction materials distributor and steel fabricator, Rich led a highly successful financial and managerial turnaround resulting in economic survival through the downturn of the late 2000’s, including: consolidation of operations prior to the residential market collapse; building expertise in new product segments; and orchestrating an informal merger agreement to add much needed revenue and gross margin.

Rich has worked in restructuring engagements for over 10 years, including advisory positions or as a CRO for family operated businesses. These engagements have included a large furniture retailer; a construction materials distributor; aggregate and granite quarry distributors; a steel service center; an oil and gas pipeline firm; and a niche home delivery meal provider for seniors. All assignments resulted in enhanced enterprise value.

Mr. Schick is a board member of the Denver Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York and has completed graduate study at the University of Rochester, Columbia University and Cornell University. An accomplished public speaker, he has conducted workshops in "Achieving and Sustaining Breakthrough Results". He is APICS certified in Materials Requirements Planning and JIT. Mr. Schick also serves as Board President for Health S.E.T., a non-profit agency supporting the elderly and disadvantaged in the Denver metropolitan area.

Email: rschick@cloyses.com

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John Nadalin – Managing Director

John is a senior financial executive whose career includes domestic and international experience as a CFO, VP/Finance and Controller in the manufacturing, construction and hospitality industries, working with both private and public companies, in start up, high growth and turnaround situations.

John’s areas of expertise include banking, private and equity fund raising, mergers and acquisitions, business planning, strategy and analysis, developing and overseeing turnaround plans and creating key performance indicators and business metrics.

John spent several years in senior financial positions with an international brewing company based in Golden, CO as an integral member of the team that started up a new major manufacturing entity, and subsequently led a successful acquisition and merger than doubled the size of the new subsidiary.

John served as CFO for a diversified worldwide ski and sporting goods manufacturer and distribution group, where he led a successful turnaround of the company’s operations through a financial restructuring and equity fundraising, and a subsequent newly established ecommerce business.

Later, John served as VP/ Finance for a large ski resort in North America that was owned by a major publicly traded ski operator where he headed up all financial functions including purchasing, IT and several operational areas.

As a consultant, he served as an interim CFO for a national general construction company; as an interim CFO for a national equipment manufacturer; and as an interim Controller for a technology manufacturer. At Cloyses, among other projects, he has been involved in a business assessment of a technology manufacturer for a lender; an orderly wind down (including the sale of ongoing business units) and liquidation of a national construction company; and a restructuring of a building supplies business.

John began his career in public accounting with Ernst & Young and is a certified public accountant; he earned his BS in Accounting at the Pennsylvania State University.

Email: jnadalin@cloyses.com

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