James F Davidson, CM&AA, CM&AP, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE, CBA, CTP, CIRA
Managing Director & President
Jim Davidson is managing director and founder of Avant Advisory Group, a management consulting and operationally focused financial advisory firm that specializes in middle-market M&A. Jim is both a Certified Merger & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA) and Certified Merger & Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP). He has obtained CPA and Chartered Global Management Accountant certifications with multiple financial...
John J. DeMartino, CPA, CGMA, FINOP
CFO Services; banking & securities, hospitality, healthcare specialties
John J. DeMartino has over 40 years’ total experience with Big Four CPA and consulting firm KPMG and both multi-billion commercial bank and bulge-bracket investment banking firms. He has held senior executive positions as Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer and filling senior roles in banking & treasury, securities (broker/dealer),...
Patricia R. Aubort, CPA, CVA, CFE
CFO services & interim management; healthcare specialist
Pat Aubort offers clients both deep and broad experience gained over 30 plus years as a CFO, finance executive, VP of Acquisitions, financial and operational consultant, and tax accountant. She has served both private and publicly-traded companies in various finance-related capacities during her career. Pat is the National Healthcare Practice Leader for Avant Advisory Group....
John Oliver, CPA
CFO Services - Carveouts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, GAAP/IFRS; Manufacturing
John has nearly 30 years of operations, management consulting, finance and accounting experience for both public and private companies ranging in size from entrepreneur to over $1 billion in revenues. His expertise includes: Financial / operations, M&A advisory, including due diligence. Carve-Outs / TSA management. ERP & internal controls implementation, multi-site manufacturing & supply chain...
Robert E. Bates, CPA, CFE
Financial forensics, fraud, & corporate investigations; dispute resolution/expert witness; CFO Services; Due Diligence
Rob is an Avant Advisory Senior Consultant. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with over 22 years of experience in accounting and finance. He comes with a public accounting background at Deloitte & Touche and has accumulated a breadth of experience leading and managing the financial and...
James Hughes, CPA, CFE
M&A financial/quality of earnings due diligence; working capital specialist; financial forensics, fraud, corporate investigations
Jim Hughes, CPA, CFE, has over 20 years of financial services and management consulting experience, largely serving companies ranging from $50 million to $1.5 billion. As Controller and Finance Manager for more than ten years, his responsibilities included oversight of all financial and control functions and cash flow management and analysis, including 13-week rolling cash...
Marty Jones, APICS CPIM
CEO & C-Suite - International, Manufacturing, Operations, Turnarounds & Performance Improvements
Marty Jones is a strategically and operationally focused Senior Executive. He has a proven track record in building organizational value. He has driven manufacturing operations excellence and supply chain improvements to drive down costs and increase profitability to strengthen multiple organizations with a deep bench strength. He has revamped organizational structures to match business demands...
Terry S. Mercer
Lean and Six Sigma
Terry S. Mercer is a seasoned consultant, manufacturing executive, and project manager with over 20 years of industrial experience and 12 years of consulting experience in a variety of industrial, distribution and medical environments. He has managed business turnarounds and start-ups and led a number of organizations through significant restructuring using Lean and Six Sigma...
Michael Mumford, CPA/CFF, CFE, CPA (Canada)
Principal Consultant – Forensics, Fraud & Corporate Investigations
Mike has been assisting clients to resolve complex fraud and compliance issues for over 30 years. His expertise in investigative & forensic accounting has been instrumental in over 300 engagements for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, law firms, financial institutions, businesses, non-profits and high net worth individuals and families. Mike started and led forensic accounting...
Kai Kuwata, CPA (inactive)
Information Technology and C-Suite Interim Management
Kai Kuwata is a senior level financial and information technology professional with proven results achieved in both consulting and C-level executive positions. He has held top leadership posts for financial and information technology organizations. His experience ranges across various product manufacturing and service-delivery businesses. As such, he has directly interfaced and presented to the board...