Who We Are

Monty Houdeshell is the Principal at Houdeshell Advisors, LLC He has served as CFO for four publicly-traded companies in a variety of industries, including e-commerce, human capital services, communications technology, healthcare and manufacturing.

Previously Mr. Houdeshell served as Chief Financial Officer at Autobytel Inc. (NASDAQ: ABTL), a leading Internet automotive marketing services company; CFO and CAO for Remedy Temp Inc. (NASDAQ:REMX), a human capital services organization, until its acquisition; CFO and CAO of Furon Company (NYSE:FCY), a manufacturer of medical devices and supplies and high-performance polymer components, until its acquisition; CFO and CAO of Oak Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OAK), producer of electronic components, and communications and cable-TV equipment; and in a variety of finance and administrative positions at Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp (NYSE:TCF) where he started his career.

In each of these previous roles Mr. Houdeshell served as a key member of the company’s executive team, playing a central role in developing corporate strategic plans, driving operating efficiencies, and supporting revenue growth across the company. His wide-ranging career as a finance executive is marked by his commitment to providing transparency and clarity in financial reporting, as well as deep knowledge of and support for business operations.

Mr. Houdeshell has a proven track record leading successful turnarounds, strict and successful cost-management programs, rigorous process discipline and proactive investor relations. He has successfully completed more than 70 acquisitions and divestitures, 10 public offerings and numerous credit facilities.

Mr. Houdeshell is also the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board at the Nelson Family of Companies, a privately owned group of companies providing a wide variety of direct placement and contract staffing services as well as software and services designed to organize the workforce management process.

Mr. Houdeshell holds a B.S. in Finance from The Ohio State University and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Business Development from the University of Southern California.

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