Chris Tedford

Chris Tedford is a highly motivated and performance-driven finance and accounting professional with a strong leadership background in managing project objectives and teams.

With experience in leading the finance function for various retail, manufacturing, and consumer products companies, Chris has worked with both public and private entities, including Private Equity-owned firms.

Key strengths include treasury management, technical and operational accounting, compliance with SEC/XBRL/SOX 404, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, project management, enterprise risk assessment, and income tax reporting.

Career highlights include implementing global consolidation processes, developing finance and accounting policies, improving gross margins through compliance committees, leading ERP system implementations, and integrating foreign companies while ensuring strict compliance with regulations.

Chris Tedford holds a Master's Degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Social Science from UC Irvine.

His professional roles have included CFO/CAO at Northstar Financial Consulting Group, Senior Advisor at SierraConstellation Partners, CFO at KushCo Holdings, Chief Financial Officer at Pacific Sunwear, Corporate Controller at Clean Energy Fuels Corp, among other significant positions.

Formerly holding senior management positions at Deloitte and KPMG US, Chris Tedford's expertise lies in financial management, compliance, and strategic decision-making.