Dan Dixon has more than 18 years of financial executive experience. He has demonstrated the ability to carefully and quickly identify financial problems and implement solutions that increase profitability for the stakeholders. He has experience in a broad range of industries, including:

Distribution Finance Food manufacturing Retail

Publishing Business services Trucking Waste management

Mr. Dixon has extensive experience overseeing the financial and treasury functions of businesses as well as facilitating relationships with senior lenders, equity and management in complex situations.

Notable engagements include:

• Interim CFO for a $150 million analog/digital communication equipment company, where he supported the development and implementation of the reorganization plan, negotiated vendor payment plans, extended $4 million in aged payables for an additional time and supervised completion of the annual audit
• Interim controller for a women’s accessory retailer, where he streamlined operations and implemented costing improvements and inventory and accounts receivable controls as well as a vendor relationship management program
• Interim CFO for $100 million water fountain manufacturer emerging from an Article 9 transaction, where he ensured compliance with regulatory requirements, negotiated settlements and terms with vendors, improved product costing, converted accounting systems, managed collections and prepared for an audit
• Associate director of restructuring for an international publishing company in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings; responsible for all financial and treasury functions; following an asset sale, the company provided a return to bondholders and a significant recovery to unsecured creditors
• Turnaround advisor for a linens company in default of loan covenants, where he led initiatives to trim expenses, reduce loan balance, renegotiate payment terms and reach targeted annual profitability run rate of $1 million
• Turnaround agent for an office relocation business, where he developed a reorganization plan, negotiated vendor payment plans and hired a strong CFO
  

Mr. Dixon earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of North Dakota and his master’s degree in finance from the University of Dallas. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed with the state of Texas and a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the Sarbanes-Oxley Institute and a Certified Turnaround Professional designation from the Turnaround Management Association