Mary Lay Hoitt Managing Partner, Southern California Ms. Hoitt is a co-founder and a Managing Partner at Sterling Foxx LLC and a Finance & Accounting Executive with over 25 years of experience in both public and private companies. She has extensive experience restructuring companies both financially and operationally, as well as raising capital, restructuring existing debt, controlling costs and improving margins, streamlining processes to drive efficiencies and mitigating risks. Her industry experience includes high tech manufacturing, computer software development, medical device manufacturing, supply chain management, high security vending machine manufacturing, government contracting and commercial construction and property management. She is a big picture strategist with the ability to partner finance with business objectives to align companies for growth or to restructure operations to become competitive in the global marketplace. Ms. Hoitt uses her vast experience to quickly assess the key indicators needed to drive success in any business model. Her expertise includes: Restructuring core business, financial and operation processes Global business combinations Mergers and acquisition integration and divestitures Exit and transition planning and implementation for mid-market business owners Raising capital, debt and equity financing Strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting Internal control, risk management and regulatory compliance International financial reporting and compliance Revenue recognition and modeling Cash flow projections and five-year forecasting Board of directors and investor relations Certifications: Certified Mergers & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) Certified Business Exit Consultant (CBEC) Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Masters in Business Administration (MBA) John Westfield Managing Partner, Silicon Valley Mr. Westfield is a co-founder and a Managing Partner at Sterling Foxx LLC and a Silicon Valley Finance & Accounting Executive with over 20 years of experience in corporate and operational finance and accounting in both public and private companies. He focuses on a streamlined approach to drive efficiencies and profitability, and have a history of providing practical solutions to finance and business challenges, while building and developing teams that support and improve business decisions and objectives. He is well versed in various aspects of technical accounting including revenue recognition, equity compensation, derivatives & hedging, mergers & acquisitions, SEC reporting, SOX & financial compliance, policies and procedures. He is also experienced with strategic financial modeling, planning & analysis and operational finance in various high tech industries such as computer storage (at both the device and system levels), software (including packaged, enterprise and customized deliverables), contract manufacturing and logistics, and semiconductor fabrication equipment. His expertise includes: Mergers and acquisition integration and divestitures Global business combinations Restructuring core business, financial and operation processes Strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting Internal control, risk management and regulatory compliance International financial reporting and compliance Cash flow projections and five-year forecasting Revenue recognition and modeling Cost controls and metrics Process changes and improvements Board of directors and investor relations Certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
