Armond K. Alford

 

Armond K. Alford currently holds the title of Assistant Vice President within the Business Banking sector of the Wachovia Corporation. He currently excels as a business development professional specifically in the areas of sales and overall client relations. Mr. Alford began his career as a merchandiser for King’s Wholesaler in Northern Virginia. Additionally, Armond has gained experience in many key functions of the overall restaurant/ tavern experience through serving as assistant manager of Brion’s Grille located in Fairfax, Virgina. Through these experiences, Mr. Alford has attained many of the core competencies of success prevalent within the restaurant/ tavern industry such as:

 

n        Inventory Management

n        Customer Retention Awareness/ Planning

n        Experience Economy Management

n        Customer Relationship Management

 

Mr. Alford holds a Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University located in Fairfax, Virginia.

 

T. Todd Pigford

 

T. Todd Pigford currently holds the title of Senior Financial Analyst with Solvay Advanced Polymers LLC. Mr. Pigford is a corporate finance professional with experience in the financing, budgeting and forecasting disciplines. He began his career as a Financial Analyst with International Business Machines (IBM) supporting marketing as well as internet based teams. During his corporate tenure, Mr. Pigford has developed and implemented numerous financial strategic initiatives aimed at cost reduction, pricing elasticity, revenue recognition, etc. Additionally, he has served as a team leader and developed financial feasibility studies on projects concerning e-Business revenue projections, capital expansion, and worldwide sales database implementation. Some of his career achievements are:

 

n        Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting/planning for two product lines anticipating $89M full year revenue generation across North America, Europe, Japan, and Singapore.

 

n        Developed Microsoft Excel based financial model within SAP providing foreign currency (Euro, Yen, etc.) impact on international reporting analysis.

 

n        Coordinated, planned, and managed $297M budget (presented to CFO) consisting of operating revenue, expense and resource consolidation across the Headquarters Finance Division. 

 

n        Managed $59M annual international budget center consisting of European, Latin American, and Asian facilities providing accounting/finance support.

 

Mr. Pigford holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Winthrop University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Clark-Atlanta University.