james bearrows

Accomplished Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President Finance and Leader with over 30 years of diverse industry operational and financial expertise/experience specializing in building corporate and shareholder value in both privately-held and public companies ranging from $ 10 million to $ 800 million in revenues.

Operating Partner, SPG Strategic Partners Group, Inc.

Former Senior Vice President of two private equity funds totally $ 80 million of Raleigh, NC based private equity firm for over 10 years. Specializing in acquisition of USA based lower to middle market manufacturing, value-added distribution and knowledge-bases service companies. Served as Board Chairman/Vice Chairman and oversaw all operations for over 20 portfolio companies...along with periodically executing operating roles within selected portfolio companies...Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Restructuring Officer and Chief Financial Officer...modeling of several hundred potential acquisitions, due diligence, contract negotiations, financing agreements, operational improvements, established and implemented operational metrics and cash flow management systems, costing and product margin analysis and management, manufacturing plant efficiencies and productivity measurements.

Vice President Finance - $ 350 million subsidiary of publicly-owned global manufacturing company. Strategic planning, acquisitions, financial reporting and analysis, operational metric management, integration of domestic and international operations and asset management.

Vice President Finance and Administration of multinational manufacturer and OEM supplier of high technology applications. Treasury management, mergers/acquisitions, strategic planning, insurance, bank negotiations, information systems and human resources.

Vice President Finance and Administration of $ 100 million publicly traded limited partnership, national developer of medical office buildings and outpatient health care facilities.

President, Chief Financial Officer for management company of a publicly traded limited partnership created to liquidate several hundred thousand acres of timberland and ten sawmills spun off from multi-national, public company. Led restructuring operations, strategic planning, treasury management, bank negotiations, financial and SEC reporting, financing agreements and facilities.

Division Controller - multinational, public company.

Senior Auditor - McGladrey, Hendrickson & Pullen (regional accounting and consulting firm).

MBA, Specializations in Finance and Economics, The University of Chicago.
Bachelors, Accounting, Western Illinois University.
Consulting Member of the Association of Corporate Growth.
Consulting Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Phone: (919) 414-2327
Email: jbearrows@spg-group.com