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Denise Stone
Long Valley, NJ CFO
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Denise is an effective and driven leader leveraging her strong financial expertise and operational knowledge to maximize profitability. As a financial professional for 25 years, Denise is a motivated and trusted business partner with proven experience in driving results to increase company value. She is a versatile hands-on leader with experience in fast-paced growth companies as well as turnarounds, restructures, and divestitures while growing the bottom line. Her integrity, dedication and genuine interest in the success of the business make her a vital resource.
Strategic Planning: Denise specifically understands the inherent challenges faced by small and mid size companies. She has the experience to create and implement long-range strategic plans and initiatives to improve the company's long-term value. She is a creative and resourceful professional with a proven track record of driving results through ground-breaking solutions to challenging business situations. Her experience and unique ability to dissect complex information and communicate simply allow her to rapidly make an invaluable contribution.
Financial Strength: Denise has a results-driven background of successfully transforming struggling companies into profitable organizations by quickly effecting change through operational efficiencies. She executes initiatives with comprehensive expertise and experience in business forecasting, process development and change management. Her diverse background complemented by her "can do" attitude provides a unique skill set.
Communications: Denise cultivates and manages positive relationships within the company as well as with external resources. She has strong communication and training skills working effectively within all levels of a company. Denise is known for effective high-impact communications particularly in the face of significant challenges.
Denise has significant experience in many critical areas including:
- Business analysis, business plan development and financial communications
- Financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting and business metrics
- Cash and credit management
- Financial rehabilitation, turnaround, restructuring and cost reduction
- Loan negotiations and contract negotiations including licensing agreements
- Exit strategy, mergers, acquisitions, due diligence and complex financial transactions
- Process improvement, system re-engineering and software implementation
- Pricing strategy, customer and product optimization and revenue improvement
- Financial reporting, profit and loss and & balance sheet management
- Risk management - accounting and financial controls
Denise earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Residing in Long Valley, New Jersey, Denise is an avid sports enthusiast. As a cyclist, she completed the Race Across America (RAAM) on a 4-person team, two years in a row. Denise's accomplishments in ultra-distance cycling highlight her strong drive and commitment.
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About Denise Stone
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Organizations:
ACG- Association for Corporate Growth
NIRI-National Investor Relations Institute
FENG - Financial Executives Networking Group
BNI-Networker's Choice
WEXNET-Women's Executive Network NJ




