FRANK LANUTO 11 Oak Wood Drive West

Lloyd Neck, NY 11743

Cell: 917-880-8088 Flanuto@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/FrankLanuto

SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Business Strategy / Operational Excellence / Mergers & Acquisitions / Treasury & Tax Strategy / Corporate Governance

Comprehensive financial management expertise, including significant experience in tax, treasury, financial systems and reporting. Demonstrated success in turnarounds, restructurings, profitability improvement and negotiations. Hands on leader with strong communication skills to develop and motivate employees toward the achievement of business objectives. Significant accomplishments include the financial turnaround of a global media company, the initial registration of common equity of an international advertising organization and the design and implementation of a worldwide financial reporting system encompassing more than 90 countries.

Randstad USA April 2014 – March 2015 Chief Financial Officer, Professionals Division

Directed Finance, Accounting, Business Services and Operations for this $2 billion professional staffing and talent management company.

Successful management of post-acquisition integration of two large professional staffing organizations.

Designed consolidated shared service organization generating more than $2 million in annual cost savings.

Successful deployment of ERP applications for 3 large operating entities.

Hudson Highland Group, Inc. New York, NY (Nasdaq: HSON) June 2008 – March 2014 Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

Led Corporate Treasury, Tax & Reporting for this $1 billion global professional staffing and talent management company.

Negotiated new primary credit facility with improved terms and expanded liquidity.

Implemented tax planning strategies to successfully reduce annual cash taxes.

Successfully managed financial reporting through an independent auditor transition.

Built a new corporate financial reporting and tax team.

Redesigned critical financial reporting policies and practices including the implementation of an enhanced financial reporting application.

Initiative Media Worldwide (subsidiary of Interpublic), New York, NY Sept. 2005 – March 2008 Executive Vice President, CFO

Led the global financial function and operations activities for this $400 million media division of Interpublic Group.

Introduced innovative media brokering strategies and implemented effective cost controls leading to a forty percent increase in operating income and a 300 basis point increase in operating margin over two years.

Partnered with corporate treasury to design and implement a cash management incentive program that reduced working capital deployed by nearly eleven percent.

Strengthened the company’s risk management systems and controls to achieve compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

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Publicis Groupe, New York, NY May 2000 – Sept. 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Publicis Healthcare Communications

Directed financial operations for this $350 million division of healthcare advertising, education and specialty communication companies.

Sold, merged and restructured various operating entities globally, leading to improved operating margins of more than 200 basis points.

Redesigned and implemented the system of financial internal controls and reporting practices at the company’s largest U.S. division to meet compliance requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley.

Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance, Bcom3 Group, Inc. (acquired by Publicis Groupe)

Directed the Corporate Finance group of 60 professionals, including Treasury, Tax and Financial Reporting for a $2 billion marketing communications company operating in more than 90 countries.

Implemented tax and treasury planning initiatives leading to a reduction in the Company’s effective tax rate.

Senior Vice President & Director, Group Financial Reporting

Post creation of Bcom3, successfully transformed the reporting practices and control environment of two formerly private companies and completed the Company’s initial registration of its common equity securities.

Rapp Collins Worldwide (subsidiary of Omnicom Group Inc.), New York, NY May 1993 – April 2000 Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, New York Office

Managed business planning, financial reporting, information technology, human resources and administrative services for Rapp Collins’ largest office.

Led the company through a significant period of profitable growth, increasing billings form $92 million to $210 million in four years while improving profit margins from 22% to 26%.

Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Communications

Managed the integration of this strategic acquisition into the Omnicom network. Responsible for business planning, financial reporting and internal control.

Led turnaround of operations from a $400,000 loss to a $1.2 million profit within one year. Arthur Andersen & Co., New York, NY Jan 1985 – May 1993 Senior Audit Manager

Practiced primarily in Consumer Products / Financial Services industries. Clients were both multinational public and privately held companies of various sizes. EDUCATION

Columbia University, Master of Business Administration, August 1999 Executive MBA Program, Dean’s List, Beta Gamma Sigma Bernard M. Baruch College, Bachelor of Business Administration, January 1985 Major in Accounting; magna cum laude PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

Certified Public Accountant, New York State 1987