Stuart H. Kessler
President
Mr. Kessler is a founding partner and President of Clear Thinking Group. As a consultant for eighteen years, he has been engaged by numerous companies in the consumer product, retail and temporary staffing industries needing assistance with strategic, financial and operating alternatives. As part…
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Lee A. Diercks
Partner
Lee Diercks is a Founding Partner of Clear Thinking Group LLC. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business/Marketing from St. Thomas University, and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Impac University. He is a business executive with over 40 years of…
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Amir Zfira
Partner
Mr. Zfira has over twenty years of experience advising businesses in the consumer product wholesale/ manufacturing, retail, and service industries. His expertise includes working with consumer product companies: recreational/sporting goods, electronics, giftware, home goods and apparel, as well as service companies, including staffing and…
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Paul Davies
Partner
Mr. Davies has been a consultant for the past seven years, and has over 35 years of experience in both public and private consumer product and retail companies. His expertise includes operations, logistics, human resources, merchandising and profit structure of both national and regional…
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Joseph Marchese
Partner
Mr. Marchese has over twenty years of experience consulting in the accounting and financial operations arena. His expertise includes all areas of business planning, cash management and financial reporting. In addition, his background in financial operations allows him to evaluate a client’s accounting practices…
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Michael Wesley
Partner
Mr. Wesley has over 20 years of consulting and management experience within the consumer product manufacturing and retail industries. He has worked in all areas of operations including manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing/distribution, inventory management, planning/allocation, finance, and IT. As a consultant, Mr. Wesley has…
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Patrick Diercks
Partner
Mr. Diercks has over 15 years of experience as a consultant in the turnaround/restructuring arena dealing primarily with companies in consumer product manufacturing/distribution and retail. He has participated in numerous assignments related to cash management and operational performance improvement. He has been retained to…
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Brian Allen
Managing Director
Mr. Allen has over twenty-five years of experience serving in Controller and CFO positions with both public and private companies. Over the past nine years, Mr. Allen has been engaged by numerous companies in the consumer product, retail, and manufacturing industries to improve financial…
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AR Williams
Managing Director
Mr. Williams is an experienced senior executive with over 30 years of leadership experience in finance, operations, merchandising, distribution and manufacturing for both growing and distressed retailers and manufacturing companies. He has served in various senior management capacities including Executive Vice President, Chief Financial…
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Eric Luukko
Managing Director
Mr. Luukko has spent more than 20 years in the asset-based lending industry, including his most recent position as Vice President, Collateral Manager at Rockland Trust. He has also held positions at Webster Business Credit Corporation and Fleet Retail Finance, Inc. Mr. Luukko began…
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