Senior corporate executive with broad domestic and international management,
accounting and
financial experience. Leader of motivated, innovative and effective teams.
EXPERIENCE
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND INVESTOR RELATIONS
1990-PRESENT
Western Waste Industries
Chief Operating Officer for $100 million project and landfill operations.
Analyzed and negotiated mergers and acquisitions.
Spokesman before Wall Street, political bodies and media.
Structured and negotiated financings of $250 million.
Responsible for budgeting, strategic planning, and capital allocation.
Review SEC reporting.
TREASURER
1982-1990
Tiger International, Inc. / The Flying Tiger Line Inc.
Directed all company-wide domestic and international programs in:
- debt/lease/stock financing: $1 billion in contracts
- cash management: $1.3 billion in revenues; $250 million in
investments
- hedging: $1 billion in volatile assets - insurance: $2 billion in
exposure
- pension: $350 million in diversified investments
Completed initial public offering of FLYX.
Improved debt rating from CCC to investment grade.
Participated in union negotiations and establishing policy.
Restructured over $1 billion of debt, which staved off bankruptcy and conserved
$150 million in cash.
Established preeminent world-wide cash management system that integrated
350 bank accounts.
SENIOR TREASURY ASSOCIATE
1977-1982
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Structured and negotiated over $2.6 billion of financing.
Responsible for rating agency presentations, cash forecasting, debt compliance
and letter of credits.
Involved in hedging programs and investment of $600 million portfolio.
ACCOUNTANT
1976-1977
Getty Oil Company
Overhauled eight accounting positions within 18 months.
Involved in internal and SEC reporting and controls.
EDUCATION
Certified Management Accountant
1979 University of California at Los Angeles, MBA (Accounting/Finance)
1976 Washington State University, BS (Biochemistry) 1974
ACTIVITIES
Southern California Association of Governments Solid Waste Task Force Member
Guest Speaker/Lecturer at:
UCLA
Southern California Association of Governments
Brevard County, Florida Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
City of Los Angeles City Council and Planning Commission
Various other city councils throughout the U.S.
Various state and national senate, assembly and congressional offices
Solid Waste Expo.
Government Conference on the Environment
California League of Cities
Federal Express
Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette Conference
PruBacheConference
Morgan Stanley Conference
Robertson Stephens Conference
Montgomery Conference
Alex Brown Conference
And various other conferences and political bodies
Past Chairman of the Board of Tiger Federal Credit Union
Los Angeles Treasurer's Club Member
Member of the Committee of the Hollywood Bowl Juniors
Married: Yu Yue Yen on 9/2/1978.
Born in Richland Washington