Rick Battaglini is an experienced CFO with over 30 years of experience in accounting, finance, operations, and business leadership. He has expertise in areas such as corporate planning, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, and infrastructure building for high growth companies. Most recently, he worked as an independent consultant, advising various companies. Prior to that, he served as CFO for John Paul Mitchell Systems, helping to grow the company from $20M in sales to $300M. He also spent five years with KPMG as a supervising senior accountant. Battaglini holds a B.S. in Accounting from USC and is a licensed CPA in California.

1. RICK BATTAGLINI, CPA
88 Palos Verdes Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: 310-508-7927; Email: rickbattaglini@gmail.com
Chief Financial Officer
Innovative thinker with broad based expertise in accounting, finance, operations,
leadership,franchising and business development. A hands-on strategic partner with
high growth experience in a globallybranded consumer products company.
Proven leadership with the abilityto envisionand create positive, successful outcomes
in complex situations. Strategic thinking to grow the top and bottom linesthrough
operational efficiencies,innovation, sales and profits.
Areas of expertise include:
Corporate Planningand Leadership
GlobalDistributionandRetail
FranchisingandReal Estate Negotiations
Mergers and Acquisitions
Multi-site Management
Infrastructure Building withHighGrowth Sales
Complex BusinessandOperational Issues
Accounting, Finance, Banking, Legal, HR, IT andTax
Expert WitnessinFederalandState Courts
Shareholder and Professional ServicesRelationships
Executive Highlights
Corporate Financing - Sourced and secured $55 millionin financing from leading banks
to fund new business division,acquisitions and building purchase.
Mergers and Acquisitions - Sourced and spearheaded 18 acquisitions, totaling $40
milliondollars over 5 years. Conducted due diligence,led negotiations, integrated
operations and managed strategic relationships.
New Business Start-Up -Established and directed franchising division of a consumer
products company, which was nationally recognized as a top ten fastest growing
franchise in America. The divisionnow adds over $6 milliondollars to profits.
Business Development and Leadership -Turned around underperforming franchise
through cost saving strategies, culture and personnel changes. FYE 2010 on revenue of
$2.5 million,LLC lost $1.1million. FYE 2014, on revenue of $1.8 million,franchise
location had a profit of $172 thousand dollars.
Operations and Information Technology – Hired and trained entire accounting and
corporate franchise finance team. Directed Sales & Marketing departments on infra-
structure building,strategies and hiring through decades of sales and personnel growth.
Established and managed Information Technology department. Initiated financial, sales
and operational reporting. Sourced, evaluated and led implementation of two ERP
systems. Transitioned department to dotted line reporting in 2000.
Seminars and Public Speaking – Created and presented seminars on Franchising,
Financial Planning, Business Operations and Culture building. Multiple speaking
engagements at industry, financing, corporate and educational institutions events.
Human Resources – Established 401k plan, Safe Harbor contributions, employee bonus
programs, staff evaluation and raise programs. Headed committee to rewrite the
employee manual and work at home guidelines.Created Human Resources department
and hired its first Director.

2. RICK BATTAGLINI, CPA
88 Palos Verdes Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: 310-508-7927; Email: rickbattaglini@gmail.com
Strategic Planning. - Co-authored two five-year strategic plans for the Shareholders.
Member of Board of Directors.
Career Recognition – CFO of the Year Award winner for Large Privately Owned
Companies; Los AngelesBusiness Journal, September 17-23, 2012.
Career Development
January, 2015 to Present - Vanguard Consulting, Los Angeles,CA
Clients included: Cote Hair Care – Haircare line,Las Vegas, NV; Network Logistics Inc. –
Warehousing and Fulfillment,Compton, CA. Lids By Design – Consumer Beauty
products, Redondo Beach, CA. Tie It Yourself – Hair accessory, Austin, TX; Paul
Mitchell The School – Franchised cosmetology school, Memphis, TN; Chariton
Insurance – Insurances, Rancho Mirage, CA; Holtorf Medical Group – Medical Services,
Torrance, CA; Yum Club – Nutritional Meal Distribution, Palos Verdes,CA.
1987 – January, 2015 John Paul Mitchell Systems (JPMS), Century City, CA
Brand Name of PAUL MITCHELL Hair Care, Chief Financial Officer, 2005 – 2014
Recruited by co-founder in 1987 when the company had twenty employees,a manual
accounting system and gross sales of $20 million. Today, JPMS is fully computerized
with all functions integrated, has four physical locations, over 300 employees,and sales
in 2014 of $300 milliondollars via distribution in 70 countries.
- Responsible for buildingaccounting department during growth period.
- Reduced SG&A expense as a percentage of gross sales during expansion phase.
- Created, funded and directed $40 milliondollar investment in new franchising.
- Hired and managed staffing for new franchising model and acquisitions.
- Negotiated corporate real estate matters for over 50 leased locations.
- Oversaw $15 millionbuildingconstruction and relocation project.
- Collaborated with sales team on strategy and departmental structure.
- Led leadership, mentoring and corporate culture building.
1983 -1987 KPMG, Los Angeles, CA
Supervising Senior Accountant
International accounting firm with promotions from Staff Accountant through
Supervising Senior Accountant.
- Plan, perform and supervise financial audits of clients.
- Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate staff and senior accountants.
- Prepare Federal and State Tax Income Tax returns.
License and Education
California State Board of Accountancy;
CertifiedPublic Accountant’s license awarded 1987.
University of Southern California; School of Business
Top five National Undergraduate Accounting program. Bachelor of Science Degree
awarded December, 1982.