Ken Cadematori

About Ken Cadematori

I am an accomplished and results-driven commercially focused financial and operational executive with a longstanding history of success in insurance, reinsurance, insurance brokerage, and professional services. I bring strong operational experience in growing and transforming businesses from large public companies to private equity backed portfolio companies. I’ve led business planning and analysis, developed acquisition strategy and successfully integrated acquired businesses, and managed financial system transformations and restructurings. I demonstrate a proven aptitude for streamlining operational processes, resolving complex financial issues in fluid operating environments and implementing significant and strategic cost-saving initiatives. I am a forward-thinking leader who utilizes a vast background, knowledge, and professional skill set to consistently contribute to significant increases in net income and business growth. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Improved the value of the finance department by streamlining the financial close process, realigning and upgrading of staff, outsourcing of transaction processing activities, and enhancing analytics of actual and forecasted financial results• Increased bottom line by optimizing business portfolio and restructuring of operations.• Enhanced investment portfolio returns through implementation of a strategic asset allocation process and enhanced liquidity measures.• Successfully implemented general ledger upgrades, billing and collections and accounts payable systems, policy administration systems, claims processing systems, and outward reinsurance solutions. • Increased net income and reduced earnings volatility through modification of risk appetite, realignment of reinsurance and implementation of loss portfolio transfer and adverse development reinsurance agreements.• Grew top line results and diversified product offering by working with leadership to implement and execute an acquisition strategy. SPECIALTIES INCLUDE:Financial Operations Management | Strategic Planning & Operational Budgeting | Business Process Improvement | Business Assessment & Recommendations | Project Management | Mergers & Acquisitions Analysis and Integration | Risk Management | Management & Financial Reporting | Staff Training & Development | Accounting Policy & Procedures | Controllership | Divestitures | Revenue Recognition |Finance Transformation

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   GuideOne Insurance

   Jan 2024 — Present · West Des Moines, IA, US

Education

• Lycoming College

  BA, Accounting

  1979 — 1983

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Reinsurance
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Accounting
• Risk Management
• Forecasting
• Business Process Improvement
• Integration
• Financial Accounting
• Budgets
• Shared Services
• Process Improvement
• Finance
• Auditing
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Financial Modeling
• Cost Accounting
• Financial Planning
• Internal Controls
• Large System Implementations
• Financial Reporting
• Capital Management
• Corporate Finance
• Restructuring
• Rating Agency Relations
• Tax
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Continuous Process Improvement Initiatives
• Financial Analysis
• Information Technology
• Business Strategy
• Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Consolidation
• Finance Trasformation
• Insurance
• Management
• Mergers
• Sec Filings