Successfully Navigating Complex Business Environments
Don King, Partner
Don is a transformational CFO with over 30 years of experience driving operational excellence and measurable value creation across public and private companies. He specializes in establishing scalable financial infrastructure that enables strategic growth, improves profitability by 15-25%, and creates substantial shareholder value.
Don's expertise spans distressed company turnarounds, M&A execution, and building world-class finance organizations that support both organic expansion and acquisition strategies across manufacturing, construction, and service industries. His proven track record includes negotiating multi-million dollar credit facilities while reducing borrowing costs, leading M&A transactions totaling $350M+ in enterprise value, and implementing operational improvements that have generated 25%+ EBITDA margin improvements.
Don consistently delivers results that matter: reducing working capital requirements by $3M+ through cash conversion cycle optimization, cutting workforce costs by 16% while improving gross margins, increasing new business margins by over 20% through strategic pricing models, and reducing operational risks by 44% while cutting insurance premiums by 31%.
Whether partnering with early-stage companies, underperforming businesses, or growth-oriented organizations, Don creates professional environments where owners receive the strategic financial leadership and actionable insights needed to successfully scale their operations and maximize enterprise value.
Don is a transformational CFO with over 30 years of experience driving operational excellence and measurable value creation across public and private companies. He specializes in establishing scalable financial infrastructure that enables strategic growth, improves profitability by 15-25%, and creates substantial shareholder value.
Don's expertise spans distressed company turnarounds, M&A execution, and building world-class finance organizations that support both organic expansion and acquisition strategies across manufacturing, construction, and service industries. His proven track record includes negotiating multi-million dollar credit facilities while reducing borrowing costs, leading M&A transactions totaling $350M+ in enterprise value, and implementing operational improvements that have generated 25%+ EBITDA margin improvements.
Don consistently delivers results that matter: reducing working capital requirements by $3M+ through cash conversion cycle optimization, cutting workforce costs by 16% while improving gross margins, increasing new business margins by over 20% through strategic pricing models, and reducing operational risks by 44% while cutting insurance premiums by 31%.
Whether partnering with early-stage companies, underperforming businesses, or growth-oriented organizations, Don creates professional environments where owners receive the strategic financial leadership and actionable insights needed to successfully scale their operations and maximize enterprise value.