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.


 
 

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.

Previous committees served on:

 
  Audit
Conflicts
Executive
Finance
Oversight
Pension
Profit Sharing
Stock Option
 
 
References available:  
 
  Firm Location  
  ABN Amro Bank Amsterdam, The Netherlands  
 
Evercore Partners
New York, New York  
  Goldman Sachs International London, England  
  Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. London, England  
  Morgan Stanley London, England  
  Sandler Capital Management Ltd. London, England  
  Thomas Weisel Partners New York, New York  
  Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe New York, New York  

 

 
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