Mike Manning

Mike Manning is an operations focused executive with a strong finance background who worked for two of the “Big 4” Accounting firms and held management positions with three founder-led businesses. Mr. Manning has served as a member of the board of directors of two US based companies.

Mr. Manning’s experience includes:
• Business turnaround situations
• Private equity transactions
• Multiple acquisitions - negotiation, due diligence, and integration
• Financial modeling, annual budgets, cash forecasting
• Bank agreement and covenant negotiation
• Operations management
• Finance, payroll, HR, customer service, collections, and IT departmental oversight
• Process improvement, restructuring, outsourcing, in-sourcing
• Real estate site selection and lease negotiation
• Municipal government RFP response and contract negotiation
• Competitive bidding to provide services
• System selection and implementation
• Compensation plan design, setting monthly sales goals
• Setting up effective internal controls
• Sales tax audits, IRS audits, working with state regulatory agencies
• Dealing with lawsuits, pre-arbitration mediation, EEOC claims, DOL investigations
• Working and doing business overseas
• Teaching a senior level class at the University of Tennessee
• Participating in and presenting at board of director meetings since 1999
• Working with consumer products, service, transportation, software, and multi-location retail businesses