CFO Business Solutions

Mr. Knepper is a senior financial executive with more than thirty years of experience, including over twenty five years as a CFO and with international public accounting firm, Ernst and Young. His operating experience includes the service, franchise, manufacturing, retail, restaurant and entertainment fields. He has been successful in leading both turnaround situations as well as rapid growth including an IPO, two secondary public offerings and multiple acquisitions.

While the CFO of Unitel Video, Inc., a publicly traded company, Mr. Knepper personally obtained approval for the first ever industrial development bond issued by the City of Los Angeles and also initiated the recovery of over one million dollars of federal, state and local tax credits. He arranged over $100 million in financing with banks and leasing companies to facilitate acquisitions and internal growth and lead the initial public offering of the Company as well as two secondary offerings. He also served as the chief executive officer of the company for two years.

His experience includes both franchise and intellectual property auditing and accounting, having served as the CFO of franchisors Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips, Pudgies Famous Chicken, and Wall Street Deli; film production companies The Stigwood Group and Offline Entertainment; recorded music company, RSO Records; and music publisher, RSO Publishing.

He gained his retail experience as the CFO of BurritoVille, a chain of company owned Fresh-Mex quick serve restaurants which was acquired as a mismanaged turnaround opportunity by TruFoods Corp. After the immediate establishment of proper financial controls it was operating in the black within one year of the acquisition. He also served as CFO of Wall Street Deli, a restaurant franchisor that also operated numerous company owned units.

His additional expertise includes SEC compliance and reporting, cash management, capital budgeting, insurance/risk management, investor relations, acquisition due diligence, employee benefit plans, union negotiations, tax planning/compliance, banking relations and multi state sales tax compliance.

As the treasurer of the trade group “The International Teleproduction Society”, he developed and implemented the industry’s first employee salary and capital expenditures survey. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and chairman of the audit committee of Coffee Holding Company, a publicly traded corporation.