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The members of our firm are all senior financial professionals. A brief summary of the backrounds of our senior professionals is provided below.
| Zafar Bin Basher, CPA, CFF, ABV • More than 20 years of diversified public accounting experience, primarily focused on valuation, litigation support, insolvency, and financial advisory services • Prior positions: - Partner responsible for Business Valuation Services at Marcum LLP and Friedman LLP - Senior Manager in the Litigation Consulting and Bankruptcy Services Department, Margolin, Winer & Evens, LLP - Adjunct professor of accounting at several universities • B.A., University of Peshawar • M.B.A., The Citadel • Certified Public Accountant • AICPA Accreditation in Business Valuation • Certificiation in Financial Forensics • Fulfilled the educational and practice requirements for the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation awarded by the American Society of Appraisers William D. Betts, Jr. • More than 25 years’ experience in financial and operational management positions at companies involved in retail, distribution, high technology, professional services, and transportation • Involved as employee or consultant in several major Chapter 11 bankruptcies, reorganizations, and liquidations • Representative crisis management assignments: Chief Financial Officer or senior financial advisor to a leading computer reseller, computer services company, software company, and airline • Prior positions: - Vice President–Finance, Stern’s - Director of Planning and Analysis, Carson Pirie Scott - Assistant Controller, Wanamaker’s and Jordan Marsh • B.S., University of Vermont • Passed all the levels of the examination to become a Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) George C. Papaioannou • More than 15 years’ experience as a valuation professional and equity analyst, enhanced by private industry experience as an executive and management consultant • As an equity analyst, he oversaw all aspects of daily equity research output, published research reports, and made in-house and institutional client presentations • Prior positions: - Thomas Weisel Partners, Vice President/Product Manager—Equity Research - Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Equity Research Analyst - Princeton Venture Research, Analyst - Click Video Communications, Vice President—Finance/Business Development - IBM Global Services, eStrategy Consultant • B.A., Cornell University • M.B.A., Columbia Business School • Completed the first two levels of the CFA program, in addition to the Principles of Valuation Program (Business Valuation) for the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation awarded by the American Society of Appraisers |
