Rick Vanderwal is a seasoned executive in Corporate Finance and Operations with a successful track record of building corporate enterprise value. He has always believed that growth must begin only after establishing a firm foundation of positive cash flows.

Partnering with management teams, Rick drives long-term enterprise value by (1) developing and executing strategic initiatives, (2) ensuring an accurate, timely and meaningful financial reporting process, (3) acquiring appropriate financing and (4) maintaining excellent banking/investor/customer/vendor relations.

In his career, he has successfully:

• Grown the enterprise value of a national retailer by 300 per cent in the first 18 months after acquisition;
• Predicted a weaker economy for 2008 and implemented cost cuts of 12 per cent in 2007;
• Facilitated 50 acquisitions, two mergers and three liquidity events;
• Led the Financial functions of two start-up companies both of which grew into national entities; and
• Participated in two industry “roll ups”.

To learn more about his career, visit his LinkedIn Profile.