Catherine Cook, Principal - Calgary

A skilled financial executive uniquely positioned to understand and translate business operations into financial components. Catherine demonstrates an ability to lead medium-sized corporations in traditional financial reporting areas including audit, governance, treasury, and taxation as well as human resources and information technology. Catherine’s executive level business development experience results in review and risk mitigation for acquisitions and growth initiatives. Executes in a diversity of companies including utilities, oilfield service and supply and agricultural service. Catherine is an intuitive leader with ability to gain trust and develop teams leading to organizational and employee success.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Executed financial evaluation, business plan and modeling leading to justification of an innovative $10 million tubular service facility in Nisku resulting in shareholder approval and on budget project development.

Evaluated risk, tax implications, and financial impacts of a successful $2 million oilfield services assets and human resource acquisition which grew division sales by 20%.

Championed ongoing corporate business process documentation to link financial performance and controls with appropriate technology improvements.

Lead a team of legal and accounting professionals to develop and implement a strategy that resulted in a $2.5 million tax rebate.

Implemented controls that transitioned corporate financial reporting from un-auditable to audited financial statements signed one month after year-end.

Introduced performance indicators, balanced scorecard reporting, and management accountability which increased profitability by product line.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

The Osborne Group:
  - DynAgra Corporation – Executive Advisor
Hallmark Tubulars Ltd. – Chief Financial Officer
ATCO Singlepoint – Controller
Canadian Western Natural Gas Company – Manager, Customer Relations
Petroleum Association of Canada (PSAC) Educational Committee

QUALIFICATIONS

Society of Management Accountants – Certified Management Accountant
University of Calgary – Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
Calgary Science School – Board Member