Black River Equity

Daniel is a financial executive with a strong tradition of accomplishment in financial leadership.  He began his career as the CFO of a small company in Columbus Ohio, turning around breakeven performance and transforming the company into a very profitable enterprise while simultaneously earning his MBA. He later moved to Michigan and rose through the ranks at Ford Motor Company establishing an intellectual property company for Visteon during their spin-off, restructuring their $150M advanced engineering group and overseeing the financial reporting and product strategy of Visteon’s $4.3B chassis division.

Later, Daniel headed up corporate development for a privately held logistics company ran an IPO process, finally merging with a Trucking company to achieve their go-public directive. He completed several more acquisitions, the largest being a $123 million transaction in less than six months.

In his career he has bought, restructured and/or sold over 40 companies including seven years at a prominent consulting firm. He has worked with manufacturing and service companies in several industries including aerospace, automotive, energy and real estate. Daniel founded Black River in 2010 and currently consults for public and privately-held companies on long-term strategy, growth initiatives, mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.

Daniel earned his BBA in Finance from Cleveland State University and later his MBA at The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. Among his many interests, he is a private pilot, sailor, avid scuba diver and Governing Member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

das@blackriverequity.com
(248) 790-3631

Scott is a Chief Financial Officer and CTP with over 30 years of experience in consulting and senior financial management positions. He has held positions with business advisory firms, private equity, and other corporations. Industries served include manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, forging, telecommunications, financial services, real estate, mining, and oil and gas.

Scott’s experience includes large public to lower middle market companies, both foreign and domestic. He specializes in cash management, cash flow forecasting, supply chain risk management, internal and external financial reporting, financial projections, M&A due diligence, company valuations, litigation support, commercial issue support/resolution, acquisition transition support. He has been involved with over 50 engagements with revenues ranging from $20 million to over 1 billion.

In recent years Scott has held various interim CFO and treasurer positions to support private equity portfolio companies and other companies, often in critical situations.

Scott’s engagements and positions have been in locations throughout North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico), Central America (Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica), South America (Colombia), and Europe.

Scott earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and MBA from the University of South Dakota. Among his many interests, he is Black Belt in a martial arts discipline and enjoys outdoor activities and traveling with his wife.

scott@blackriverequity.com
(248) 880-4060