Art Richek - Senior Partner
Mr. Richek has over thirty years experience in the management of small and middle market manufacturing and distribution companies and has served as a partner in a national firm of outsourced chief financial officers. He has a strong background in all facets of financial and administrative management, including financial planning and analysis, treasury management, bank negotiations, financial reporting, information systems, and human resources.
He has been instrumental in the turnaround of companies in severe financial difficulty as well as the management of rapidly growing businesses. Related experience in diversification, mergers and acquisitions, treasury management, activity based costing, budgeting, and financial reporting in domestic and international environments.
Professional Highlights:
| Chief Financial Officer Anchor Sign, Inc. | 2004 - 2008 |
| Partner Tatum CFO Partners, LLP | 1998 - 2004 |
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer William M. Bird & Company, Inc. | 1995 - 1998 |
| Pinkerton Group, Inc. Richmond, Virginia | 1984 - 1994 |
- Vice President, Finance & Controller American Candy Company 1990 - 1994
- Director, Financial Planning & Development Pinkerton Tobacco Company 1985 - 1990
- Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis 1984 - 1985
| Scripto, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia | 1982 - 1984 |
| The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia | 1977 - 1982 |
Manager of Planning and Financial Analysis, The Wine Spectrum Division
| Consultant Data Resources, Inc, New York, New York | 1975 - 1977 |
Education:
- Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Boston, Massachusetts
- Master of Business Administration Degree, June 1975
- Second Year Emphasis in Managerial Economics and Business Analysis
- Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland
- Master of Engineering Sciences in Mathematical Sciences, May 1974
- Bachelor of Arts in Quantitative Studies with Departmental Honors in Mathematical Sciences, May 1973