Donna Sylver
Managing Partner @Sylver Cpa, Pllc
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Partner @Sylver Cpa, Pllc
Serve in leadership role with accountability for establishing and managing business for public accounting firm providing clients accounting, financial, and consulting services. Generate follow-on engagements and new business from existing clients.
EDUCATION
North Carolina Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
DDI Board Boot Camp, Broadening Corporate Board Diversity: Earning a Board Seat
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
SKILLS
ABOUT DONNA SYLVER
I am a seasoned leader with extensive experience executing transformation initiatives that scale performance and efficiency. I cultivate relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate transactions and ensure client satisfaction. Known for being a confident and compelling communicator, I have a demonstrated history of empowering and inspiring innovation teams to perform to their fullest potential. I understand the current challenges that businesses face—globalization, risk, regulatory changes, and market volatility. During my career, I counseled myriad clients on matters regarding finance, technology, and risk and partnered with attorneys and regulators to negotiate complex agreements and advance compliance initiatives. A trusted partner and advisor, I drive measurable, lasting results. I have served on the boards of seven organizations in the private and nonprofit sectors. I offer specialized expertise in financial and operating strategy, technology, risk management and mitigation, and governance and compliance. As a five-time CFO, I have guided and advised CEOs on matters relating to performance outcomes, business strategy, and corporate transactions. I am known as a turnaround expert with a history of revitalizing underperforming organizations to profitability. My performance history positions me to make an immediate, quantifiable impact as a board member. Some of my significant accomplishments include:• Serving as trustee, finance committee member, and audit committee member and leading a change in operating model for North Carolina Wesleyan College.• Sponsoring and spearheading effort to implement Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) systems for RDU Airport Authority to access and manage risk, drive automation, streamline operations, and realize process improvements.• Being ranked among the 25 “Most Powerful Women in Banking” by US Banker, North Carolina Women’s Leadership in Action Award, and North Carolina’s Career Mastered Leadership Award.At this juncture in my career, I am looking to lend my expertise to the board of a growth-oriented organization. Please contact me to discuss how working together could be mutually beneficial- d••••••••@gmail.com.SPECIALTIES Business Process Redesign & Continuous ImprovementStrategic Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting & AnalysisFinance, Accounting, Treasury Management System Implementations & EnhancementsTurnaround & Bankruptcy ManagementBoard & Stakeholder EngagementCompliance & Risk ManagementMergers & Acquisitions StrategyInvestor Relations
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