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Our Leadership Team: Richard
Sebastiao Timothy
Boates Timothy
Puopolo |
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Our Consulting Staff:
Patrick Carew Paul
Gricus
Brendan Kissane
Lynn Michl Michael A. Rizzo Michael J. Rizzo
Gregory Smith
Robert
Tetreault |
| RICHARD
SEBASTIAO Founder |
rsebastiao@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr.
Sebastiao has been providing management advisory services to a wide
range of clients for more than 30 years since graduating with honors
from Northeastern University. Following six years as a Big Four CPA
he spent 15 years in senior management positions with Fortune 500
and privately held companies before launching RAS Management
Advisors, Inc. in 1989.
His experience with entities from $3 million to $2 billion in sales
has provided exposure to the full-range of business challenges and
opportunities faced by most distressed companies.
Extensive contacts in the national banking and investment
communities provide a large pool of financing and equity
alternatives to troubled or growing companies.
Mr. Sebastiao also has extensive experience in the negotiation of
sale and merger transactions as well as debt restructuring. |
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| TIMOTHY
BOATES
President |
tboates@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Boates is a CPA, is
fluent in German and holds a BSBA from the University of Houston.
He has acted as the Chief Restructuring Officer, Interim CFO and/or
the Restructuring Advisor in many industries both in and outside of
Chapter 11. He has extensive experience in negotiating the sale
of divisions and whole companies in complex transactions both in the
U.S. and Europe, and he has also performed extensive due diligence
reviews for financial institutions and has been involved in the
development of new systems and controls at many clients. These
assignments have, in many cases, included advising on downsizing
activities, including the closure of plants and/or other operations as
well as the restructuring and repositioning of the client within its
industry. Mr.
Boates is based in Huntsville, Alabama and started his career with a
major international accounting firm where he spent 8 years, including
3 in Germany, where he was heavily involved in advising on
acquisitions and in deal negotiations. Subsequent to his public
accounting position he was a CEO and CFO of companies in food
distribution and electronics manufacturing services. |
| TIMOTHY
PUOPOLO Member/Partner |
tpuopolo@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr.
Puopolo has done extensive forensic reviews at two major clients
resulting in significant recoveries for the affected lenders. He
has also performed wind downs and liquidations both in and out of
bankruptcy in varied industries, producing positive results for
affected lenders and stakeholders.
Additionally, Mr.
Puopolo has performed extensive services in Chapter 11 cases,
including pursuit of avoidance actions and claims negotiation with
significant results.
Prior to joining us,
Mr. Puopolo held In-House Counsel positions at a major NYSE
electronics firm in Texas and Arizona. Mr. Puopolo is an
attorney, licensed to practice in Massachusetts and a graduate of
Boston College and New England School of Law, he resides in Phoenix,
Arizona. |
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PATRICK CAREW |
pcarew@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Carew resides in New
York and is a 1985 graduate of New York University where he earned a
BS degree in Finance. He has over 20 years experience in
financial management within manufacturing and retail operations, where
he has held positions of increasing responsibility, including roles as
Controller and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Carew has guided
retail and service provider clients through operational and financial
restructurings, both in and out of bankruptcy, with his primary focus
being on the clients' financial operations. He has extensive
experience in planning, cost reduction implementation, cash management
and forecasting, and refinancing collateralized loans. He has
also led projects on process improvement and the development of
control documentation. |
| PAUL
GRICUS |
pgricus@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr.
Gricus has acted as the interim CFO on long term assignments for two
companies in preparation for their ultimate sale, directing the
preparation of the prospectus for the sale, marketing documents,
negotiating sale and proposals and working with the investment
bankers. He led the turnaround of one of these companies.
In addition, he has been heavily involved in due diligence reviews to
assist companies in their negotiations with lenders to restructure
their dept, improve liquidity and manage cash. He has negotiated
restructurings with lenders and unsecured creditors. Mr. Gricus
was also involved in the management of the overseas operation of a
major international consulting firm and the monitoring of operations
for a major international construction company.
Prior to joining us, Mr.
Gricus was a long time partner at a major international accounting
firm where he worked on a multitude of industries. Mr. Gricus
resides in Rhode Island and holds a BS from Boston College with a
major in Finance and an MBA from Michigan State University. |
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BRENDAN KISSANE |
bkissane@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Kissane is a
Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Certified Turnaround Professional and a
1989 graduate of Bentley University. He has acted as Interim
President, CFO
and/or Restructuring Advisor in numerous industries, both inside and
outside of Chapter 11. Specific roles have included: acting as
Interim President of traffic control and pavement marking company with
$140 million in annual sales; acting as Financial Advisor to a $110
million material handling company; acting as
Financial Advisor to a 13-member lending group in a coal mining and
distribution company with $300 million in annual sales; acting CFO for
a luxury brand jeweler with $80 million in annual sales; serving as
interim CFO for a 48-store restaurant (coffee and donut) chain; serving as
Financial Advisor to a plastics and packaging company with $150
million in annual sales; and serving as Financial Advisor to a
nationally recognized car rental franchisee.
Mr. Kissane has also
performed numerous due diligence reviews and business plan viability
assessments for private equity groups, hedge funds and senior secured
lenders. He has
worked as a Controller for a publicly traded golf development company
and as a senior internal auditor with an international hotel
organization which afforded him the opportunity to travel extensively
throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Mr. Kissane resides in Massachusetts and began his career in public
accounting working for Big Four and regional accounting firms in the
Boston area. |
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LYNN MICHL |
lmichl@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Michl has served as
CFO in a number of private equity, public and family-held businesses
both inside and outside of Chapter 11. He gained his finance
experience serving as CFO and Board Member with firms in
manufacturing, software and service sectors in high growth, turnaround
and restructuring situations. He has experience raising equity
through private and public placements and has M&A diligence and
transaction experience on both the buy and sell sides. As CFO,
he has led multiple companies through successful Chapter 11
reorganizations, with experience in 363 sale processes,
recapitalizations and liquidations.
Mr. Michl is a CPA
(inactive), resides in Iowa and holds a BSBA from the University of
Nebraska. In addition to his financial background, Mr. Michl has
extensive experience in operations and served as Vice President of
Production Machining for a successful Midwest manufacturer. He
has also held primary sales relationship responsibilities for a
successful food manufacturer's largest NYSE customer. |
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MICHAEL A. RIZZO |
mrizzo@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Rizzo is an honors
graduate from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Accounting and an MBA from Columbia University. He was a
long-time partner at a major international accounting firm where he
worked on a number of international Fortune 500, banking, real estate
and non-profit entities.
Since joining us, Mr.
Rizzo has been involved as the CEO of a medical products distributor
and medical equipment rental company, been in charge of several due
diligence projects for lenders, acted as the Executive Vice President
and Chief Administrative Officer of a multi location environmental and
design consulting company, functioned as Chief Financial Officer of a
national network of environmental testing laboratories, as well as
other assignments in a multitude of industries. Mr. Rizzo
resides in Massachusetts. |
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MICHAEL J. RIZZO |
mjrizzo@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Rizzo is a graduate of Boston College with a Bachelor of Science
Degree from the School of Management with a major in Accounting.
He has been CFO of a Chapter 11 distributor and acted as the interim
Controller in a 50 store retail chain and a national distributor of
automotive aftermarket parts. He has also performed various due
diligence reviews for lenders and company management in an effort to
improve liquidity and reduce overhead.
Prior to joining us, Mr.
Rizzo held accounting positions at Dunkin Donuts and the New England
Patriots and has also served as interim Controller for a public
company. Mr. Rizzo resides in Massachusetts. |
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GREGORY SMITH |
gsmith@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Smith has acted as a
senior management executive in several large manufacturing entities
before joining us, holding positions such as Vice President of World
Wide Operations, and has performed extensive due diligence reviews for
financial institutions evaluating the viability of certain active
loans. Mr.
Smith has also acted as the financial advisor and provided cash
management services in amusement parks and has directed liquidations
and several downsizing projects in various manufacturing operations
around the world. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Mt. St. Mary's
College and resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia. |
| ROBERT
TETREAULT |
rtetreault@rasmanagement.com |
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Mr. Tetreault resides in
Rhode Island and is a 1986 graduate of Bryant College and holds a BSBA
degree with a major in Accounting and a minor in Management
Information Systems. Mr. Tetreault has an extensive background
in Chapter 11 management and has held the Chief Financial Officers
position in a major footwear manufacturer/retailer, an international
management consulting firm, a specialty automotive parts distributor
and a fastener manufacturer.
Mr. Tetreault has
amassed extensive experience since joining us, in cash management in
very serious situations, installing reporting systems to monitor
results in and out of Chapter 11, including all filing requirements,
managing complete liquidations of retailers, manufacturers and
distributors, negotiating substantial reductions in unsecured debts
and extending payment plans in domestic and international scenarios. |
RAS Management
Advisors, LLC
If you
would like to speak with someone regarding an assignment, please
contact someone from our leadership team:
Richard Sebastiao:
rsebastiao@rasmanagement.com
or 401-846-5990
Timothy Boates:
tboates@rasmanagement.com or 256-776-4989
Timothy Puopolo:
tpuopolo@rasmanagement.com
or 602-316-4993
All inquiries are held in the
strictest of confidence. |
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