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Don Calcote

CFO/Consultant

Wes's Key Strengths

Wes is a seasoned CFO with a proven track record of driving financial success and organizational growth. With extensive experience in building and implementing robust financial models, he has successfully led finance departments through significant growth phases and corporate restructurings.

Wes's Key Strengths

Wes is a seasoned CFO with a proven track record of driving financial success and organizational growth. With extensive experience in building and implementing robust financial models, he has successfully led finance departments through significant growth phases and corporate restructurings.

Key Strengths

  • Raising Capital
  • Finance & Growth Strategy Corporate Restructuring
  • Multinational Finance  Financial Reporting & Process Implementation

 

Wes's Key Strengths

Don Calcote has over 40 years of experience as CEO & President, Chief Financial Officer, and Senior Commercial Lender in the banking industry. Don’s extensive experience and historical success in seeing a business through all stages of growth brings expert perspective and insight to companies in a wide variety of industries.

Besides his strength in leadership and strategy, Don also has  experience in banking and finance. He spent over 40 years in banking as CEO/President, Chief Financial Officer, and Senior Commercial Lender, including 20 years with Community Bank of the Cummberlands, where he was selected by the SBA as their Small Business Advocate of the Year for his work with Tennessee businesses. He has assisted over 1,500 businesses in securing financing for long-term growth and profitability.

Don has successfully consulted with a variety of clients in multiple industries with management decisions, financial and long-term strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, and more.

Don's Key Strengths

Areas of Expertise

  • Financial Strategy
  • Long-Term Strategic Planning
  • Commercial Lending
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Statistical & Trend Analysis
  • Cash Management Systems
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business Development

Education

  • BS Accounting, University of Southern Mississippi
  • SBA Small Business Advocate of the Year

Key Strengths

  • Raising Capital
  • Finance & Growth Strategy Corporate Restructuring
  • Multinational Finance  Financial Reporting & Process Implementation

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