SCOTT WAKEMAN
1 Bacchus Circle, Hanover, NH 03755
Mobile: 603-491-1450
Email: scott@famnav.com
SENIOR STRATEGIC EXECUTIVE & CEO
Innovative thinker with ability to envision and create significant shareholder value.
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Leading Change
Leading Change•Managing Budgets, and P&L’s
Managing Budgets, and P&L’s •Developing New Business
Developing New Business •Growing Revenue & Profit
Growing Revenue & Profit•Leading and Timing Divestitures
Leading and Timing Divestitures•Significant Family Business Experience
Significant Family Business Experience •Negotiating and Closing Acquisitions
Negotiating and Closing Acquisitions•Negotiating Business Finance Requirements
Negotiating Business Finance Requirements•Forming and Managing Successful Teams
Forming and Managing Successful Teams PROFESSIONAL GOAL
Secure “for profit” board positions where my Chairman & CEO background, acquisition, divestiture, strategic and family business skill sets will add innovative ideas to the board and management team, ultimately creating significant value to shareholders and their business.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Proven track record in successfully growing a privately held business into a top industry performer.
Strategic Planning- Creator of a clear vision and mission for the direction
Corporate Financing- Negotiates and secures financing for acquisitions and other capital requirements to foster significant business growth.
Acquisitions- Spearheading over a dozen acquisitions, pursuing strategic alliances, leading negotiations, performing due diligence, integrating operations and aligning cultures.
Divestitures- Creating significant shareholder value through timed sales of business divisions and companies.
Outside Advisory Board Formation-Engineer advisory boards of highly successful leaders providing invaluable advice leading to substantially larger shareholder value
Significant Multi Generational Family Business Experience
SCOTT WAKEMAN
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Family Navigation Strategies, LLC 2009-Present
Partner
Founding Partner in a highly unique family business consulting practice comprised of partners who owned and led family businesses, utilizing our experiences and skillsets as a benchmark for guiding multigenerational families and their enterprises.
Merriam-Graves Corporation 1981-2008
1981-2008Chairman/CEO/Shareholder
Chief executive one of the country’s largest industrial/medical/specialty gas distribution companies providing packaged gases and related equipment.
•Leader of growth of business from 5 million to 60 million from 1981 to 2008, resulting in EBITDA consistently exceeding industry performance statistics.
Leader of growth of business from 5 million to 60 million from 1981 to 2008, resulting in EBITDA consistently exceeding industry performance statistics.•Led successful roll up by acquiring related businesses, creating five-fold growth for division in 5 years, resulting in a highly profitable and successful division divestiture in 2005.
Led successful roll up by acquiring related businesses, creating five-fold growth for division in 5 years, resulting in a highly profitable and successful division divestiture in 2005.•Spearheaded company’s largest acquisition in 2006, adding 35% more revenue to core business.
Spearheaded company’s largest acquisition in 2006, adding 35% more revenue to core business.•Led the divestiture process of the family enterprise in early 2008, resulting in a highly successful liquidity event for shareholders.
Led the divestiture process of the family enterprise in early 2008, resulting in a highly successful liquidity event for shareholders.Praxair, Moorestown, NJ 1979-1981
1979-1981Regional Engineering Representative
Provided gas and welding technical support to sales representatives, existing customers,
and to Praxair independent distributor network.
EDUCATION
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Minor in Business and Economics
ACTIVITIES
•Young Presidents Organization, 1993-Present
Young Presidents Organization, 1993-Present•Rhode Island Salt Ponds Coalition
Rhode Island Salt Ponds Coalition•Quonochontaug Beach Conservation Commission
Quonochontaug Beach Conservation Commission•Nopes Island Conservation Association
Nopes Island Conservation Association•United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
United States Coast Guard AuxiliarySCOTT WAKEMAN
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
•Skiing
Skiing•Sailing
Sailing•Cycling
Cycling•Triathlons
Triathlons•Photography
Photography•Swimming
Swimming•Salt Water Fly Fishing
Salt Water Fly Fishing•Instrument Rated Pilot
Instrument Rated Pilot•Natural Resource & Environmental Work
Natural Resource & Environmental WorkREFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
