Also known as: David_F_Mohr
David Mohr joined ForeFront Education (a GTCR portfolio investment) when it was a start-up as VP of Corporate Development in . The Board of Directors then appointed him CFO in and then President in . Previously, he worked at Bank of America (LaSalle Bank) in its leveraged finance specialty lending group. He earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa and has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. His career is marked by success in acquiring, leading and successfully exiting businesses, leveraging specialties and experiences in PL leadership of four organizations from MM to MM MA activities, including leading the due diligence, acquisition, integration and then ultimately the divestiture of a portfolio of nine operating companies, achieving returns of up to Banking, including leading debt raising for acquisition financing, managing a portfolio of customers, originating and closing syndicated loans, and analyzingstructuring acquisitions Turnaround and crisis management, achieving EBITDA improvement, successfully defending a legacy class action lawsuit and managing complex regulatory relationships Team Leadership, successfully building strong teams at multiple sites in diverse situations including in union environments Specialties Executive management mergers acquisitions merger integration budgeting strategic planning greenfields divestitures HR, IT and Accounting management banking commercial lending treasury cash management recapitalizations financing crisis management union negotiation turnaround management and post-secondary education operating experience.
