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Harry Christenson is a proven, no-nonsense,
Senior Corporate Financial Officer, Troubled Company Reorganization
Strategist and a successful Operational Manager. He recently serves
as a Director and Chief Financial Officer of LNG Holdings, SA,
(Luxembourg). Other previous experience includes; Director and
Chief Financial Officer of Precell Solutions, Inc. (Melbourne,
FL); Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of Octagon,
Inc. (Altamonte Springs, FL); Director, Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Penril
DataComm Networks (Gaithersburg, MD).
As an accomplished Senior Financial Executive with over thirty
years of various industry experience and responsibilities in
operating
management of international businesses, Mr. Christenson’s positive
track record demonstrates the ability to effectively direct corporate
reorganizations and restructures with a key focus on financial functions.
These functional areas encompass accounting, tax, treasury, mergers,
acquisitions, and all aspects of public securities offerings and
debt restructuring. Involved with intricate bank and senior lender
relationships, stockholder relations and day to day operating responsibilities
for corporate and its subsidiaries.
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Mr. Christenson’s
recent experiences include the following:
- Focused an 80 million Euro revenue Pan-European
Telecom Network Provider for survival at the time of a
dramatic industry shakeout during 2001 - 2003 by shedding
all access businesses and concentrating on the company’s
optical fiber broadband network. Before this turnaround,
the company had expended nearly $400 million of the $600
million invested capital in just less than one year. Concluded
the turnaround in November 2003 with a transfer of ownership
by the private equity holders to a US public ISP network
operator.
- Restructured the Spanish optical
fiber broadband network company under a Suspension of
Payment procedure in just under 6 months.
- Saved a $30 million government contractor
and commercial Health Physics and Staff Augmentation service
provider from imminent bankruptcy by:
- Reducing overhead $3.6 million through consolidating
government contracts administration, corporate and
operational headquarters.
- Sold “Enterprise networking” start-up
activity to operational management.
- Concluded outstanding litigation
matters.
- Settled $10 million suit by former
President/CEO at minimal cost.
- Concluded and settled Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) investigation
of company, former officers and directors with no
financial penalty to company.
- Settled various employee wrongful
discharge/harassment suits.
- Completed “Incurred Costs Audits” on
Government cost plus contracts with the Defense Contracting
Audit Agency ("DCAA") resulting in an excess
of $2.0 million cost and cash recovery to the company.
- Sold company through cash merger to number
two industry competitor returning market-value to shareholders.
- Led operational reorganization and financial
restructure of $75 million, international, public, data
communications and networking software/hardware manufacturer.
- Reorganized operating divisions and
returned company to debt free operation by closing two
foreign subsidiaries, consolidating two domestic subsidiaries,
selling an $11 million unprofitable consumer electronics
subsidiary.
- Managed $18 million Drexel junk bond exchange,
the nucleus of a $35 million senior and subordinated debt
restructure, returning the company to a positive cash position
of $10 million in five years after being in default on
all its debt.
- Directed two secondary public equity and
one senior subordinated debt offering.
Mr. Christenson received his
Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Fairfield University,
Fairfield, CT and his Masters Degree from the University
of New Haven, CT. While active in various business ventures
and professional organizations Mr. Christenson served as
an adjunct professor in foundational studies for the Graduate
program at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Currently
he is a Director of the Florida Chapter of the Turnaround
Management Association and a member of the National Association
of Corporate Directors.
Corporate Director Addendum
Committee interest – Audit
committee, willing to serve as chairman and qualified as
Audit Committee
Financial Expert under the US Securities and Exchange Commission
rules .
First served as corporate director 1990, primarily
public company experience.
Company annual revenue sizes:
From less than $1 million, to over $25 up to $70 million.
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ABN Amro Bank |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Evercore Partners |
New York, New York |
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Goldman Sachs International |
London, England |
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. |
London, England |
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Morgan Stanley |
London, England |
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Sandler Capital Management Ltd. |
London, England |
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Thomas Weisel Partners |
New York, New York |
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Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe |
New York, New York |
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