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The Cumberland Team
Debra K. Glidden
Marion D. (Dee) Vaughan
Debra K. Glidden
President
Ms. Glidden has more than 30 years of experience as a financial intermediary, as President of her own financial intermediary and consulting company since 1988. and in key business development and management positions with major financial institutions from 1972 to 1988. Her primary focus for the past seven years has been on performance improvement, acquisitions and the subsequent integration and consolidation of those companies, strategic long term planning, plant closing, and financing's. This includes both healthy companies and turnaround situations. Prior to that, the focus had been on debt financing's, mergers, and acquisitions. Professional experience and responsibility demonstrate a proven track record of accomplishments and expertise in a wide variety of industries, company size and management styles.
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Acquisition of a chemical distributor, leading the team to complete integration within 60 days.
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Acquisition of a chemical manufacturer, leading the team to complete consolidation, a plant closing and move of business to a new location within 100 days.
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Acquisition search, due diligence and financing assistance resulted in two acquisitions completed within 90 days.
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Risk analysis of customers, resulting in system for managing exposure.
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Systematic analysis of inventory turnover, resulting in 25% reduction in total inventory, and disposal of obsolete inventory.
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Assistance in negotiating various debt financing's with secured lenders.
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Assistance in negotiating with a Factor to more effectively manage credit risk.
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Strategic long range planning concerning internal and external growth.
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Key member of the Advisory Board of a Turnaround Equity Fund, assisting
in the marketing of the Equity Placements, including identifying potential
investments, meeting with management in order to assess the overall
condition of the company, including identifying the problems in the company
and possible solutions, and working closely with the Fund’s General Partners
to make and implement decisions on investments.
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Merger and Acquisition experience with various clients, including buy and
sell side assignments, including creating a market with a select group of
potential buyers/sellers, negotiating with all parties to obtain the most
favorable terms for the client, interfacing with lawyers and accountants on
various key matters, and closing transactions.
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Experience post-sale of a business in collecting funds, including
collecting receivables and liquidating other assets.
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Extensive experience in long-term strategic financial analysis,
subsequent development of business plans, and presentations of these to
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Ms. Glidden has an MBA degree, cum laude, from Boston University with a
finance concentration and a BA from Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She is
active in many charitable activities and wilderness organizations.
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