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Team Category: Managing Directors

Rachel provides valuations of companies for a variety of purposes including estate and gift, buy/sell agreements, employee stock ownership plans, ownership transitions, and general corporate planning purposes. She has experience with complex capital structures and valuations of corporate securities issued as equity compensation to comply with IRS (IRC§ 409A) and financial reporting (ASC 718) requirements. Rachel has worked with and understands the varying needs of clients across a range of sizes and industries, with particular expertise valuing early-stage companies.

Professional Involvement

Rachel is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the states of Minnesota and South Dakota. She holds membership in the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Additionally, Rachel is Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) and is Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) as granted by the AICPA. Rachel maintains certification as an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designated in Business Valuation by the American Society of Appraisers.

Rachel has won national and local industry recognition for her work in business valuation. She is a recipient of the Twin Cities Finance & Commerce Top Women in Finance Award, NACVA’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, and the AICPA’s Standing Ovation Award. Rachel has written for The Business Journals on a variety of valuation related topics and also contributes content to other industry publications.

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, Rachel served as a senior manager in the valuation services practice of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP.

Ryan is a leader in Chartwell’s consulting practice, providing ESOP-owned companies a holistic approach to corporate sustainability. Ryan has been assisting privately-held business owners and management teams in analyzing the financial impact of transactions and the ongoing repurchase obligation for ESOP companies since 2004. He is recognized nationally as a leader in ESOP sustainability and repurchase obligation forecasting. Throughout his career, Ryan has worked with companies of many different sizes in diverse industries across the country. Ryan has worked with over a third of NCEO’s “The Employee Ownership 100: America’s Largest Majority Employee-Owned Companies.”

Professional Involvement

Ryan is an active member of The ESOP Association, where he currently serves on the Administration Advisory Committee, the Programming Committee for the Wisconsin chapter, and the Advocacy Committee for the Minnesota/Dakotas chapter. Ryan is also a member of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO).

Ryan has presented to employee groups, management teams, boards of directors, investors, and trustees on the topics of ESOP sustainability, ESOP repurchase obligation, and the benefits of ESOP ownership.

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, Ryan led the ESOP Financial Analysis Team at Principal Financial Group, providing repurchase liability, feasibility, sustainability and benefit-level modeling to ESOP companies, and helped develop the online repurchase liability modeling software used by hundreds of ESOP companies annually.

Dan is an investment banker in Chartwell’s corporate finance practice. He provides leadership in the execution of debt/equity capital raising transactions and sales of privately-held businesses to strategic acquirers, private equity firms, and employee stock ownership plans. Dan has worked on a myriad of successful M&A, capital markets, and ESOP transactions within the industries of consumer products, food products, business services, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation/logistics, and technology.

Professional Involvement & Certification

Dan is an active member of The ESOP Association and the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), where he is frequent speaker at national conference held by both organizations.

Dan is a registered representative with Chartwell affiliate CCS Transactions, LLC and holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses.

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, Dan was an investment banker with BMO Capital Markets’ Mergers & Acquisitions group, where he focused on executing sell-side, buy-side, and recapitalization transactions for middle-market clients between $200 million and $2 billion in enterprise value.

Prior to BMO, Dan was a member of Stout Risius Ross’s Valuation and Financial Opinions group, where he focused on ESOP equity valuations. Additionally, Dan advised ESOP trustees in sell-side, buy-side, and recapitalization transactions.

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Matt leads Chartwell’s executive compensation practice. He works with privately held companies to obtain relevant pay data and achieve key goals for compensation programs, with a special focus on ESOP companies and equity-based incentives. His passion is helping companies implement successful ownership transition strategies while aligning shareholders, executives, and employees in the achievement of mutually beneficial outcomes. For over 30 years, Matt has worked with companies on all aspects of qualified and non-qualified plan origination, operation, and termination.

Professional Involvement

Matt currently serves on the Advisory Committee for Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (ESCA) and is a member of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) as well as The ESOP Association, where he has previously held leadership positions within both organizations. Matt is a frequent speaker and writer on national-level topics relating to executive compensation, ownership transition alternatives, and qualified and non-qualified plan operational issues.

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, Matt spent 10 years with a leading ESOP consulting firm and 12 years with a Big Four accounting firm where he worked in its national tax department advising field employees on rulings and developments affecting employers’ compensation and benefits programs.

Tim has provided financial advisory and valuation services to privately held companies since 2007. A substantial portion of his work relates to employee stock ownership plans and providing independent financial advisory services to ESOP trustees and other corporate fiduciaries. He also has experience with corporate ESOP advisory engagements, providing services for transaction-related purposes. Throughout his career, Tim has worked with a diverse demographic of companies. In particular, he has significant experience valuing construction companies.

Professional Involvement & Certification

Tim is an active member of The ESOP Association, where he currently serves on the Valuation Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and has been a featured speaker at national, regional, and local events on employee ownership and valuation issues. Tim also regularly presents to management teams, boards of directors, ESOP trustees, and employee groups.

Tim is a registered representative with Chartwell affiliate CCS Transactions, LLC and holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses.

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For over 15 years, Tina has worked with boards of directors, trustees, and management teams of ESOP-owned companies to develop custom solutions for achieving long-term sustainability. With a deep expertise in ESOP repurchase obligation and plan design consulting, she leads the execution of comprehensive studies which provide analyses of the financial impact of funding all future capital claims, considering a company’s strategic objectives in relation to its ownership structure, and exploring issues related to compensation programs and optimal capital structure. Throughout her career, Tina has worked with hundreds of companies of all sizes in diverse industries across the country.

Professional Involvement

Tina is an active member of The ESOP Association, where she currently serves on the Fiduciary Advisory Committee and is also an officer for the Pennsylvania/Delaware chapter. In addition, Tina is a member of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC), and Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (ESCA).

Tina has presented at conferences and events across the country on the topics of ESOP repurchase obligation and sustainability.

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, Tina was a Director and Repurchase Obligation Study and Consulting Practice Manager for ESOP Economics.

Fiona leads client engagements in Chartwell’s interim leadership practice, providing finance and accounting solutions that support growth in privately held companies. She has over 25 years of experience across diverse financial roles, including CFO and CEO advisory positions. Throughout her career, Fiona has led fund raises, acquisitions, carve-outs, and post-integration work with 35+ companies, with deep expertise in cash management, US GAAP/IFRS reporting, and change management.

Professional Involvement & Certification

Fiona is a member of the Private Directors Association, where she has been awarded certificates in Private Company Governance, ESOP Governance Essentials, and Private Equity Company Governance. She also participates in the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) and has completed its Corporate Finance Fundamentals course.

Fiona is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) as designated by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, Fiona served in Principal and Partner roles in the interim finance and accounting space. In addition, she has spent her career in various roles at Allianz Life Insurance, Friends First Life Assurance, European Specialty Group, AIG Europe, and KPMG Ireland & New York.

Jim has been an active member of the Dallas business community his entire career, having provided an array of financial advisory services to clients including corporate finance, transaction opinions, and financial valuation mandates. His investment banking experience is focused on facilitating business succession strategies for owners of privately held middle-market companies and executing the best course of action to activate shareholder value and liquidity. Representative transactions include recapitalizations, sell-side transactions, and ESOP transactions. Jim has supported positions of fairness and solvency to special committees and has produced financial analysis used by corporate executives, boards of directors, trustees, pension funds, private equity, family office, and law firms.

Professional Involvement & Certification

Jim is an active member of The National ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA), and The University of Texas at Dallas Corporate Governance Program. Jim has been a featured speaker on a variety of financial advisory topics for these organizations as well as management teams, boards of directors, ESOP trustees, and employee groups.

Jim is a registered representative with Chartwell affiliate CCS Transactions, LLC and holds FINRA Series 7, 63, and 65 licenses.

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, Jim was a Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley and a Partner within its national ESOP group. He has held senior leadership positions as a Partner and Founder of the Dallas regional office of Houlihan Lokey as well as Managing Partner of the Duff & Phelps (now Kroll) Dallas office.

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Collin is a leader in Chartwell’s valuation and transaction opinions practice, focusing primarily on employee stock ownership plans. He joined the firm in 2012 and is experienced in providing independent financial advisory services to ESOP trustees and other corporate fiduciaries. Collin is passionate about employee ownership and partnering with boards of directors, management teams, and other transaction counterparties. Throughout his career, Collin has worked within a diverse array of industries and has extensive experience valuing general and specialty construction contractors and manufacturers.

Collin is passionate about mentoring the next generation of finance professionals. He co-leads Chartwell’s on-campus recruiting and new analyst training and development programs. Collin is a student mentor for the University of St. Thomas Aristotle Fund, a student-run investment fund.

Professional Involvement & Certification

Collin is an active member of The ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), and the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA).

Collin is a registered representative with Chartwell affiliate CCS Transactions, LLC and holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses.

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John is a leader of the firm’s valuation and transaction opinions team. He conducts valuations in connection with business succession, ESOPs, estate and gift tax matters, marital dissolutions, purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment studies, and mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

John is instrumental in providing financial advisory services in connection with the implementation of ESOPs. He also represents buyers and sellers of middle market companies, and has negotiated and structured complex recapitalizations, leveraged and management buyouts, corporate acquisitions, and family business transfers, to include the placement of senior and subordinated debt.

Professional Involvement & Certification

John is an active member of The ESOP Association and the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO). He has been a featured speaker at national conferences held by these organizations on business succession and valuation issues. John also frequently speaks to employee and professional groups, boards of directors, and ESOP trustees.

John is designated as an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in Business Valuation by the American Society of Appraisers. He is a Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) as well as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) as granted by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).

Professional Experience

Prior to Chartwell, John was President of Atlantic Management Company. John has held roles with McLaughlin Research Corporation and the United States Air Force Electronic Security Command, where he was a military intelligence analyst and served in the United States, Japan, and Greece.

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