Michael Caruso has a solid track record for helping companies to reduce costs and increase revenues. He has extensive experience in organizational and financial management, financial analysis, cost reduction and auditing. His industry experience includes:

Publishing Print media Finance High-tech

Consumer goods Retail Entertainment

Mr. Caruso is skilled in creating process enhancements and managing turnaround situations, dramatically increasing productivity and producing significant ROI. His expertise also includes problem resolution, process engineering, product management and corporate leadership. Some of his noteworthy experience includes:

• Financial leader for a $500 million operating subsidiary of a major media corporation, where he coordinated all general accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, billing and credit transactions
• Advisor for an operationally underperforming diabetes research center and clinic, where he helped prepare the operating plan and developed effective controls; the company was performing ahead-of-plan within the first quarter
• Successfully integrated multiple businesses in the publishing industry during an acquisition, where he coordinated budgeting, financial transaction systems and delivery consolidation
• Significantly increased operational efficiency of and reduced pre-press expenses for a daily metropolitan newspaper
  
  

Previously, Mr. Caruso held several leadership positions with the New England Media Group, publisher of The Boston Globe, where he focused on production, finance and process innovation. He also served as an internal auditor for the General Cinema Corporation and as an auditor for Arthur Anderson and Company.

Mr. Caruso holds a bachelor’s degree from Bentley College and an MBA from Boston University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.