Eric Wright
Expertise
Profile
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Finance function optimization
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Captive finance operations
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Working capital optimization
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Operational due diligence (M&A)
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Capital strategy
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25 years experience advising C-suite, Boards, investors and cross-functional leadership teams on strategy, operations and capital optimization
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Led over 100 “performance improvement” engagements, spanning most major sectors and geographies, creating over $2 billion in enterprise value
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Founded and ran several new professional service organizations within Big-4 firms
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Experienced with bankruptcy, turnaround and workouts
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Extensive experience working with private equity, supporting due diligence and driving operational performance improvement initiatives within portfolio companies
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Extensive experience leading large complex, cross-functional, multi-national initiatives
Representative accomplishments
Select Prior Employers
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KPMG
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EY (Ernst & Young)
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Tideline Capital
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Alvarez & Marsal
Education
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MBA Columbia University
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BSAE Univ. of Southern California
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Founder and CEO of private-equity backed specialty finance company offering outsourced customer financing programs to the tech sector
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Assisted US telecom provider with strategic market assessment, and $2 billion customer financing program design
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Led operational assessment for $20 billion global network equipment captive finance program, evaluated elements of risk, helped optimize capital and improve operational controls
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Launched pan-European channel partner financing program, with innovative credit insurance structure for a broadband satellite equipment provider
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Led customer financing program optimization efforts at a $6 billion enterprise storage company
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Freed up $250 million in 6 months through implementation of better receivables management practices
