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School of Accountancy Conference 2017
Presenters
William Benz
Prior to founding Accelerum Advisors, Mr. Benz served as the Chief Financial Officer of EnergySolutions, a $2 billion NYSE company that provides of a full range of integrated services and solutions, including nuclear operations, decommissioning, decontamination, transportation, and research and engineering services across the entire nuclear fuel cycle.
As Chief Financial Officer of MetLife Healthcare, a $3.5 billion revenue health insurer, he was responsible for preparing that company to go public, but after the company made a change in its strategic direction, he was responsible for the due diligence and valuation work that led to the merger of that company with Travelers Managed Care to create one of the nation’s largest healthcare companies.
During his tenure as Chief Financial Officer of FHP International, he took the company public with its IPO, led its financial growth from $270 million to over $2.2 billion in revenue, raised $175 million in additional capital through follow-on common stock offerings, and developed a comprehensive financial modeling and forecasting system to help manage the company’s operations.
As Chief Financial Officer of Western Digital, he re-listed the company’s stock on the American Stock Exchange by taking it public again after its bankruptcy reorganization, and raised over $100 million through additional common stock offerings.
Mr. Benz holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences from UCLA and a Masters in Business Administration from California State University Long Beach. He began his career as a portfolio manager and investment analyst managing debt and equity capital at large financial institutions including the Hughes Aircraft Pension Fund before moving into corporate finance as an assistant treasurer at National Semiconductor.