BINDESH RACH A STRATEGIC AND FINANCIALLY DISCIPLINED CFO Toronto Area

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CAREER PROFILE A strategically-oriented nance and operations executive offering over 20 years of experience in diverse large, medium and start-up organizations in nance, service, technology, and manufacturing. Extensive strategy, nancial planning, analysis & reporting, risk management, capital and IT/technology experience. Mentored and led over 20 multi-functionalglobal teams that were results-driven and client-focused. Created teams focused on nance, strategy, M&A, sales, nancial planning and analysis (FP&A), accounting, risk management, asset, sales and procurement contract negotiations, customer service, and IT systems all to increase profitable business growth and productivity. Key Competencies: Generate Revenue • Manage Profit• Develop Markets • Build High-Performance Teams • Sales Management• Strategic Planning • Manage Profitable Growth • Disciplined Financial Management • Execute on M&A • Restructuring /Turnaround

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Developed business model, obtained seed financing, brought to market and grew revenues at an annualized rate of 240% on a software-as-a-service platform that has delivered 2500+ profitable events to over 25,000 clients with a 96% approval rating Built and managed several global teams responsible for financial reporting, pricing, costing, management accounting, tax, strategic planning, compliance, sales, marketing, business development, systems implementations and M&A. Led 15 internal and external transaction teams in strategy, analysis, valuation, due diligence, negotiation of purchase agreements and integration and realization of synergies for entities with revenues exceeding $18 billion in 21 countries. Led $3.7 billion AAA-rated, Special Purpose Entity financing and contract negotiations for 2 of the largest Canadian public-private-partnerships. Built 7 finance, contracts and procurement teams in 3 geographies, implemented 3 modules of SAP, negotiated over $3 billion in procurement contracts and grew international sales by 1000% in 4 years with 9 national government client

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE COCKTAILS 'N CANVAS

2014 - 2017

Founder/President

A privately held company that provides SAAS for event management. Software platform has been used to deliver over 2500 events to date. Local presence in over 30 cities, profitable cloud-based platform with revenue growth at an annualized rate of 240%.Increased Q1 and Q2 2017 quarter over quarter sales by 22% and 23.5% respectively. Develop and test business strategy including software development and operations models ensuring alignment with short-term and long-term objectives. Drive all corporate financing requirements and develop strong performance management metrics. Define the organizational structure, oversee major pricing decisions and perform financial evaluation of company results. Lead all outsourcing, contract negotiations, legal requirements, and procurement system implementations. Track competitors and drive market share growth to increase sales, drive volume and decrease unit costs. Provide cross-functional management, direct COO, CTO, & CCO (Chief Client Officer), eight District Managers and oversee 75 employees. Advise select business clients on strategy, operational improvement, restructuring, turnaround, due diligence, and profitability.

BOMBARDIER INC.

2013 - 2014

Contract - Sales and Market Strategy

A multi-national, world-leading manufacturer of business jets, commercial aircraft, and rail transportation equipment with offices and plants in 60 countries and 76,400 employees, revenues in fiscal 2014 were US $20.1 billion. Led financial and strategic initiatives with an objective to transform business unit turnaround within 6 months. Increased asset utilization by 300% and returned the business unit to break-even profitability from an annual loss of $80 Million. Led 4 sales and marketing transformation initiatives to achieve functional turnaround within 12 months, including international, decentralized deployment of staff, a 400% increase in sales leads and recurring cost reduction of $5-7 million (20% of total spend). Led implementation of SalesForce with a comprehensive redesign of all marketing, sales and contract processes with an ROI of 300% within 6 months of implementation.

BOMBARDIER INC.

2011 - 2013

Vice President - Strategy and Business Development Led the Strategy function, developed growth strategies, strategic initiative business cases and acquisition/divestiture activities for several divisions including Commercial Aircraft, Customer Services, Engineering, R&D, Sourcing and Procurement, Production and Manufacturing. Led the creation and monitoring of annual, three and five-year plans, market forecasts, revenue, profit and capital budgets, key performance metrics, and key initiatives. Led the development and implementation of a global 20-year strategic outlook and an Enterprise Balanced Scorecard for all of Aerospace Led the annual and quarterly MD&A and Annual Information Forms (AIN) process in compliance with Securities Regulations.

BOMBARDIER INC.

2005 - 2011

Vice President, Corporate Strategy and M&A Developed growth strategies, monitored business unit financial performance. Managed initiatives across 4 subsidiaries to improve financial and operational outcomes. Analyzed effect on parent capital structure. Sourced, motivated and coached several multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural external and internal teams through multiple transactions, including valuation, due diligence, negotiations and integration. Transactions valued at $18 billion conducted in Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, United Kingdom, USA. Led 15+strategic partnership, alliance, joint venture, asset purchase, technology transfer and licensing transactions. Responsible for valuations, due diligence, and negotiations across 21 countries in Rail, Aerospace, Defence, Services and Capital with sustainable and measurable results.

BOMBARDIER INC.

2001 - 2005

Senior Director, Risk Management, Audit & Capital Wind-Down Developed and implemented a risk assessment system to identify significant business risks related to strategic, financial, operational, and compliance perspectives aligned to Basel III, COSO, ISO 31000. Recruited, developed and led a multinational group of over 60 cross-functional experts in several risk-based strategic, financial, operational and compliance review with direct reporting to the Board of Directors. The function was a key resource for global talent attraction and leadership development. Wind-down and de-risk several asset management portfolios for residential mortgages, structured leases, consumer and inventory finance portfolios, while minimizing losses. Responsible for company-wide SOX and OSC NI 52-109 implementation and compliance reviews.

BOMBARDIER INC.

1997 - 2001

Director, Finance & Business Operations Responsible for strategy, budgeting, financial reporting and deal pricing for Division with revenues of $350 million. Recruited, managed and coached 100+ staff in finance, contracts and procurement across 3 geographies. Led two Public-Private-Partnerships, , valued at $3.7 billion, with off-balance sheet bond financing with a Special Purpose Structure including cash management, FX and currency option execution. Negotiated sales and purchase contracts valued at over $3 billion with an average contract length of 20 years. Led negotiations that resulted in an additional $95 million in revenues and $31 million in profit over 3 years. Led the implementation of SAP for FI, CO, MM, PM.

CANADA REVENUE AGENCY

1992 - 1997

Audit Unit Manager

EDUCATION CPA

2014 - 2017

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) (CPA), Member in good standing since 2014

CMA

1994 - 2017

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Member in good standing since 1994

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA

1987 - 1991

Bachelor of Administration, Finance & Economics

Systems Design & Development: DevOps, Wireframes, Webflow, Adobe, Canva | Enterprise: SAP, Salesforce, PeopleSoft |Marketing: Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Email Marketing | Cloud: AWS, CMS, Bluehost |General: Freshdesk (Customer Support Portal) , Stripe (E-Commerce), Google Suite & Cloud