Peter Richter specializes in financial management, operations, business development and strategic planning. Mr. Richter is exceptionally skilled in increasing revenues, reducing costs and achieving bottom line goals for client companies, and he has experience in a variety of industries, including:

Automotive Manufacturing Food and grocery Call Center

Insurance Entertainment Financial services Distribution

Previously, Mr. Richter worked with a consulting firm that provides profit enhancement, corporate renewal and turnaround services. Among his many accomplishments there, Mr. Richter determined the working capital needs of a $500 million grocery business, managed the ABL banking relationship and placement of a revolving credit facility and prepared the liquidation analysis of an auto parts manufacturer for a 363 sales process. Additional noteworthy experience includes:

• Controller and a general manager for a $475 million automobile glass replacement company with more than 400 retail locations, multiple distribution centers and two call centers, where he managed a $100 million business unit within the parent company and led the financial systems integration of a $200 million merger
• President and CEO for a start-up, third-party administrator of property and casualty insurance companies, where he secured initial private equity investments, increased revenue and successfully negotiated supply-side agreements with a $1 billion flooring manufacturer
• Senior vice president of finance for a $200 million automobile glass replacement company with more than 260 retail locations, six distribution centers and multiple call centers, where he increased revenue, reduced costs and accounts receivable, and launched and managed three call centers in two states
• Vice president of finance and secretary for a leading consolidator in the automobile collision industry, where, among other duties, he directed all financial activities of a “start up” consolidator, such as acquisition valuation and integration, risk management and securing investment capital
• Led the design and implementation of an inside sales call center for a $300 million petroleum distribution company
  
  

Mr. Richter holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Eastern Illinois University. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the Association of Corporate Growth.