David Buckel

About David Buckel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEThroughout my career at pre-revenue start-up, revenue based start-up and longstanding companies; I have developed hands-on experience creating accounting and control systems and processes, financial statements, business development, robust financial forecasting, capital markets and debt financing, managing operations, communication with board of director and investors, financial and operating metrics, dashboards, cash flow forecast, budget processes, trend analysis and dealing with all kinds of ownership structures. BACKGROUNDI have recently helped a number of pre-revenue start-ups, turnaround and growing Companies with various Interim President, CFO, COO, Controller and Board advisory services. I have worked under a wide range of circumstances from startup ventures, consolidations and turnaround situations to leading fast growing profit driven corporations. I also have extensive experience with SEC reporting companies, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, deal structure and investor presentations, investor relations management, both buy side and sell side M&A, including developing business cases, financial forecasting and the capital markets. I have held high level positions including public and private company board of director roles and has chaired and been a key member of both the audit and compensation committees for a number of public companies. I have a bottom-line focus, corporate strategizing, financial management, forecasting / budgeting, growth expansion, financial compliance, investor relations and financial compliance skills. I also have experience presenting in Europe while working with foreign entities.

Experience

1. Operating Partner at Klh Capital

   Klh Capital

   Oct 2021 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

   Founded in 2005, KLH Capital is a private equity firm serving family- and founder-owned, lower middle-market companies. We make minority and majority equity investments in businesses to provide ownership opportunities for key managers and allow owners to harvest the value in their businesses. Our commitment goes beyond financial support as we believe in establishing a collaborative team of peers, all of whom have a hand in the company’s progress. When we combine management’s industry and operational expertise with our own, the company’s full potential is unlocked, and value is created. KLH Capital is currently investing out of KLH Capital Fund V with $400 million of committed capital from institutional investors. For more on our investment criteria, please visit our website:

Education

• Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management

  MBA, Operations Management & Finance

  1990 — 1994

• Canisius University

  BS Accounting, Accounting

  1979 — 1983

Skills

• Saas
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Corporate Development
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Financial Modeling
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Planning
• Due Diligence
• Analysis
• Pricing
• Acquisition Integration
• Mergers
• Competitive Analysis
• Sec Filings
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Business Strategy
• Budgets
• Finance
• Program Management
• Restructuring
• Cash Flow
• Accounting
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Business Development
• Sales
• Ipo
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Team Building
• Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Revenue Recognition