BlytheTeam

Kevin C. Hartley, CPA Expertise All areas of finance and accounting reporting compliance and audit readiness in corporate and Big Four/audit environments serving public and private companies specializing in U.S. GAAP, SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley and IFRS; internal controls; mergers and acquisitions; foreign currency translation; consolidations; revenue recognition; contracts; stock compensation; bond issues; monthly close and budgeting.

James Eckstaedt, CPA Expertise Accounting and finance professional with over 30 years’ experience in public and private corporate environments, including as CFO of three public companies. Extensive experience in managing accounting, treasury, legal, risk management, tax, financial planning and mergers and acquisitions. Experience Frias Transportation Management, Acting CFO SM&A, EVP and CFO Sage Software North

Dwayne Carey, CPA (inactive), MS Expertise All areas of finance and accounting reporting in senior executive positions specializing in internal audit with a unique combination of audit, accounting and data analysis skills and focusing on Sarbanes-Oxley, U.S. GAAP and SEC; data analysis, active prediction and quantitative analysis modeling techniques; internal audit (financial, accounting, IT, operations,

Sean Connolly, CPA Expertise Sean is a certified public accountant with over a decade of Big 4 experience managing a variety of public and private clients across industries. Experience Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange Garden Grove, Director of Finance and Controller, Interim CFO Ernst & Young, LLP, Senior Manager U.S. Marine Corps Camp Pendleton, Captain,

Keith M. Sipperley II, CPA (inactive) Expertise All areas of finance and accounting reporting compliance, project management and financial shared services working as both a senior corporate executive and in the Big Four arena specializing in program management; M&A integration; financial department structure, policy, procedures and staffing models; shared services; SG&A efficiency and operational design;

Christopher Royalty, CPA, CISSP Expertise All areas of IT internal auditing and risk assessment/management in both the corporate and Big Four environments specializing in U.S. GAAP, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley; SOX internal controls; IT general controls; IT application risk; financial and procedural auditing; financial statement review; revenue recognition; contracts and inventory; and change management. Industry expertise

William Richards, CPA Expertise All areas of business advisory services with a primary focus on governance, risk and compliance internal audit and process improvements specializing in U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley, internal audit, risk management/compliance, lease accounting, Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance, technical accounting, finance transformations and data analytics. Industry expertise includes the

Dimitri Sayegh, CPA Transaction Services Leader Expertise Dimitri is an expert on mergers and acquisitions, value creation, organizational design, restructurings and reorganizations. He has led a wide range of transactions including buy-side and sell-side mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and raising public/private-equity funds aggregating over $10 billion. Fluent in French and Arabic, Dimitri has planned and

Luis Puncel, CPA Expertise Finance and accounting reporting compliance and audit readiness in both audit and corporate environments including technical accounting/revenue recognition; U.S. GAAP, SEC and PCAOB; Sarbanes-Oxley/internal controls; quality controls and training. Industry expertise includes the manufacturing, distribution, software, hardware, semiconductor and medical technology sectors. Experience Puncel Consulting Associates, President PricewaterhouseCoopers, Audit Partner, Business

Bryan Banta, CPA, MBA Expertise Finance and accounting reporting compliance and audit readiness including Sarbanes-Oxley, U.S. GAAP and SEC; internal control requirements; accounting transactions pertaining to complex business combinations; IPOs including secondary public offerings; convertible debt issuances; derivative accounting and other equity accounting issues. Experience Assurance Senior Manager, KPMG Assurance Senior Manager, BDO USA Associations

Rick Palmer, CPA (inactive) Expertise Highly skilled professional with nearly 40 years’ experience in financial management across a range of industries. Extensive experience in transaction due diligence, business transitions and accounting systems/control procedures design. Experience Automobile Club of Southern California, VP-Audit, VP-Finance, VP & Controller First Interstate Bancorp, Senior Vice President-Finance, Vice President & Deputy