Jim Watkins

Public company executive: Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary, Senior Vice President - Finance & Investor Relations, Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, & Big 4 Audit Senior Manager with experience working in the US and Europe with complex multinational public and private companies. CPA with 12 years of Big 4 experience. Experiences include managing accounting, investor relations, tax, internal audit, financial planning, budgeting, SEC reporting, and an IPO. Expertise dealing with SEC, US GAAP, and international accounting and financial reporting matters around complex transactions such as initial public offering, sales transactions, business combinations, debt and equity financing, stock-based compensation, tax, restructuring, licensing agreements, business divestiture, and leasing arrangements. Experienced in numerous industries including retail, semiconductor, consumer products, technology, manufacturing, distribution, software, and start-up companies.