OUR TEAM

Multi-disciplinary Business Executive: CEO, CFO, Legal and Accounting skill

M&A:  Chris’ M&A experiences comes from his time as CFO and In-House Legal at Vermont Castings, CFM Majestic and The North Face, plus 5 years as a member of an M&A Advisory Services team for $2.6B PacifiCorp Financial Services and 19 years+ at ClearPath.  Overall, 105 Buy transactions; 68 Sale transactions and 140 M&A projects – total 312.

The Right Thing:  “We have a business model, compensation structure and set of core values that provide maximum assurance that we will do the right thing for our clients.  Whether that means we advise our clients to sell, keep or walk away from a transaction.  Our ultimate goal is to help our clients create a salable business, whether they want to sell or not.”

Community Service:  Board Chairman for Blue Oaks Church. Treasurer and Board member for Teen Esteem.  Active fundraiser for the National MS Society and participant in the annual Bike MS event. Previously, Chris acted as a Board member and treasurer for the Red Window Project.

Multi-disciplinary Business Executive: COO, CFO, General Manager, VP Sales, Marketing and Distribution with additional experience in HR, Product Development, and Legal counsel.

M&A: More than 50 transactions — 43 buy-side and 7 sell-side.

The Right Thing:  Developed financial and business plan growing one client from $1.9 to $20M in sales over four years; facilitated owner buy-out to make one company 100% ESOP; helped another company secure LOC and grow business 50% and also walk away from an acquisition that wouldn’t deliver the right value.

Community Service:  Patrick is a Board member for Contra Costa Umpire Association and for the Betty Ross Foundation, supporting athletic and academic enrichment for less fortunate inner-city students from middle school through college.

Multi-disciplinary Business Executive: President and C-Level roles with expertise in Finance, Operations, Strategy, and M&A Advisory.

M&A: End-to-end management of more than $450M in M&A enterprise value; experience with hundreds of PE firms, buyers and sellers.

The Right Thing:  “It is always all about the client first and foremost. Our dedication to their goals and heartfelt care to their prosperity means we are regularly considered an integral part of their overall team.”

Community Service:  Mark participates in youth sports coaching, as well as being an active homeowner’s board member.

Multi-disciplinary Business Executive: Experienced leader in Sales, Operations, and HR.

Organizational Health: As VP of HR for a services company, the focus on Org Health moved from theory to action.  3 consecutive years of “Top Workplace” awards combined with 11 quarters of increasing employee satisfaction scores.  Believing that people are the only lasting differentiator is a core motivation.

The Right Thing: “Our core value of Service is evident in everything we do. To us, putting the client’s needs above our own is how we live this value.  While there are times when this can be difficult, we understand that our long-term success comes as a result of our clients’ success.”

Community Service:  Dan is the Director and Co-Founder of the non-profit, Active Charity, since 2005.  The organization has raised over $4M for various community organizations since it’s inception.

Multi-disciplinary Business Executive: Founded, developed and transitioned three successful start-ups; also served as Vice President/General Manager and Director of Operations roles.

M&A: Two sell-side acquisitions and a merger prior to joining ClearPath.

The Right Thing: Drove ERP replacement based first on process mapping finance and control systems to optimize leverage; also helped create inventory control and move client to cycle counting with future state process maps. Set up client to manage go-forward process.

Community Service:  Kevin acts as an Advisory council member with his wife, Kate, for Agape Villages foster family placement agency.

Multi-disciplinary Business Executive: Experienced executive and senior leader in Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Sales, Operations and Leadership Communications.

M&A: Has seen M&A from the inside. Played a major role as part of team responsible for securing approval in California for the SBC-AT&T merger; Led all aspects of executive & internal communications integration planning for Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

The Right Thing: Developed a strategic partnership plan between a Fortune 20 technology company and a major global e-commerce company across functions and business units, facilitating success for the two companies as a whole instead of just the business unit he led.

Community Service:  Brad is a Board member and the Corporate Development Chair for JDRF Bay Area. JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our strength lies in our exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end T1D.

3+ years as Sr. Consultant : works closely with the ClearPath executive team members to provide support on M&A transactions and high level financial and strategic analysis to CEOs.

Prior Experience / Education:  Master of Business Administration

The Right Thing:  Aligning our past experiences and our passions with our Clients needs, allows us to provide the best possible support to our Clients.

Community Service:  Volunteer at San José Animal Care Center.

CPA / Education: Licensed CPA in California with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Accounting specializing in Financial Accounting.

Business Analytics, Valuation & Forecasting: Over 5 years at PwC with progressive scope of responsibility leading financial statement audits with valuation review engagements. Ability to analyze, identify, and communicate financial weaknesses and opportunities to help our clients grow and increase the value of their businesses.

The Right Thing: Worked extensively with client management to deliver projects on time and budget while effectively training over 50 prospective CPA candidates..

Community Service: Avid animal advocate with a passion for Pandas, supporting the Cheng du Research Base for Giant Pandas. Closer to home, providing support to the Tri-Valley Animal Rescue and hope to get involved in the fostering program for homeless kittens.

2+ years as Senior Analyst: works closely with executive team members to provide high level financial analysis to CEOs by creating & maintaining financial models, cash flows, and P&L forecasts.

Prior Experience / Education: Certificate of Advanced Accounting Proficiency (CAAP); BA in Cross Cultural Studies with specialization in Transformational Community Development

The Right Thing: Approaching life and clients holistically acknowledges that not everyone is at the same place and thus individual’s needs and goals are unique.

Community Service: Special Runner & fundraiser for HPCA in Philadelphia, PA.

Sr. Analyst and Consultant:  Emphasis on financial projects including cashflow forecasts, financial modeling, P&L forecasts, research and project management

Prior Experience / Education: Bachelor of Science in Finance from Cal Poly Pomona

The Right Thing: Aligning our goals and objectives with those of our client ensures that our work will always move them in the direction they want to go. A win for our clients is a win for us.

Community Service: Active member of the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni society, particularly focused on improving the educational and career opportunities open to current Finance students.

Experienced Accounting Professional: Manages ClearPath’s internal accounting needs as well as the accounting and financial support for one of our longest-standing clients. Just as important, acts as the glue that holds ClearPath together as our Office Manager.

Prior Experience: 20+ years of accounting experience, with positions at Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard and Independent Consulting Services.

The Right Thing: I really appreciate working for a company that values integrity, hard work, family, and individuality. These values start at the top and are recognizable in every one of our team members.

Community Service: Volunteer as a Middle School and High School church youth group leader/counselor; assist preparing meals for members in our community who have special needs.