Adel Tantawy

GLOBAL ECHELON CONSULTING - Cairo, Egypt 2009 - present
SVP- CFO Advisory Services
• Led the design and implementation of the finance transformation projects for the IT, finance and internal controls organization within the company and supported the internal audit for the required
testing programs. Manage merger and acquisition, due diligence and post integration
• Manage and execute M&A deals including feasibility studies, financial modeling, valuation,
negotiation, structured financed, final offer, integration and post integration activate.
• Manage business restructuring, carve-out readiness support, operation due diligence, integration and post integration processes engagements. Manage the IPO process including the valuation,
fundraising support and filing processes
• Designed and established internal controls, corporate governance and Internal Audit framework in line with SOX, COSO, and latest Cobit standards to enables a CRO and the head of Internal Audit
team to meet the market and business challenges.
• Designed and established a CFO coaching and mentoring program which, when applied, enables a
CFO to meet the market and business challenges. The CFO program also provides a tailored
training program to the finance and accounting team.
• Implemented process improvement projects utilizing Lean process, Six Sigma, and other related
tools while ensuring alignments of the process with the related regulatory requirements for the finance, IT, operation, and industry standards.
• Designed and managed finance transformation projects to reduce manual processes, eliminate errors and enforce automate workflows strategies
• Oil and Gas expert, manage clients in technology, telecom and semiconductors enabling Global
Echelon to target the top tier clients
• Design risk assessment and corporate governance program for the company as whole and on project by project basis, develop risk management training and teams to implement the risk management
programs.
• Head of the business development team and board member is several public companies

ADVANCE MICRO DEVICES (AMD) - Austin, TX, USA 2006 - 2009
Director of Internal Controls and Enterprise Risk Management
• Designed and Implemented SOX internal controls and enterprise risk management framework to manage the internal controls, corporate governance and compliance activities for the Company
worldwide.
• Designed and implemented lean internal controls processes for the succession year post
implementation which resulted in reducing the number of key controls from 2000 to less than 200
controls, thus significantly reducing the related costs for the company worldwide.
• Utilized the internal controls framework worldwide to achieve operation and regulatory goals be
integrated into each employee jobs description as part of each one day to day activities.
• Managed large M&A deals such as the acquisition of ATI ($6 Billion USD) from inception to integration and post integration worldwide.
• Managed the company's carve-out and the flash card business sector (Spansion) spin off as well as the subsequent IPO to improve the company's balance sheet and fund raising abilities.
• Managed the financial transformation and process improvement projects to reduce manual processes and leverage from the ERP and related inventory, supply chain, and sales systems
• Managed successful implementation of the company financial transformation projects

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PwC) - Houston, TX, USA 2003 - 2005
Business Advisory Manager
• Managed clients' proposals for new businesses, budget, billing and collection and related technical
research.
• Secured new clients in the E&P and Energy sectors such as Calpine and Rosetta Recourses
• Managed Sarbanes Oxley implementation including finance and IT controls and early adoption of
PCAOB audit standards for channel 2 clients.
• Led the successful carve out and IPO of Rosetta Recourses. Assignment included performing the due diligence, review of the financial statements, examination, fund raising and road show, price
fixing, filing the prospectus and red herring with the SEC, and the responding to the SEC conform
letters.
• Business portfolio included: Calpine Power Company (utilities), Calpine Energy Trading (energy),
Calpine Natural Gas/Rosetta Resources, Inc. (integrated E&P), El Paso Field Services (oil field
services), El Paso Production Company (integrated E&P)

ERNST & YOUNG (E&Y) - Houston, TX, USA 2001 - 2003
Business Advisory Manager
• Managed risk management assignments and Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and early adoption for
Georgia Pacific and J.A. Construction
• Designed Internal Controls specialist training to assist new senior with Sarbanes Oxley early
adoption engagement and to include General Computer Controls and related ERP and IT Audit
testing
• Designed and provided training for the PCAOB audit standards, IT General Computer Controls and
IT Audit
• Major clients included: J. A. Jones Construction, Textron (Aviation), Georgia Pacific
(Manufacturing), Petroleum Geo Services (Seismic), Quintana Mineral Corporation (Energy),

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PwC) - Raleigh, NC, USA 1999 - 2001
Audit Senior
• Provided auditing and accounting services to medium and small businesses
• Prepared time/dollar budgets and audit programs, managed field work, and performed detail review
• Provided Internal Audit training to major clients
• Major clients included Irvin Aerospace, Fusion Ventures (internet company), Liggett (tobacco
Company), SEC, The News Group (publishing distributor), North Carolina Bankers Association
(non-for-profit), GF Air (airplanes service company)

COMMUNICATION ENABLING TECHNOLOGY - Irvine, CA, USA 1996 - 1999
Accounting Manager
• Established the accounting cycles and the related documents, and accounting policies and procedures, and the company subsidies overseas
• Supervised the preparation of journal entries, posting to general ledger, and ERP implementation
• Prepared financial statements, budget reports, cost project control, cost Analysis, R&D control report
• Prepared the company for Initial Public Offering (IPO)

ERNST & YOUNG INTERNATIONAL (E&Y) - Cairo, Egypt 1994 - 1996
Assurance Staff
• Performed audits of financial institutions including banks and mutual funds
• Major clients included Egyptian American Bank, Egyptian American Bank Mutual funds, Bank of
Alexandria Mutual funds