Professional Background

Ronald D. DiMattia
President
Corporate Value Partners, Inc.
ron@corporatevaluepartners.com

Founded Corporate Value Partners, Inc. to provide clients with a broad range of corporate finance and valuation services. Significant experience with: acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, business units and product lines, placements of debt financing, detailed analysis of financial information, development of forecasts and projections, and valuations of businesses. During twenty-five years, experience includes President of Corporate Value Partners, Inc., senior staff member for a regional accounting firm, and member of a national accounting firm's Corporate Finance practice.

Education
Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration (with distinction), The University of Michigan

Credentials
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in Ohio
Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) certification awarded by the AICPA
Certified Management Accountant (CMA), member of the Institute of Management Accountants

Organizations
American Institute of CPA's (AICPA)

Appointed to the Business Valuations Subcommittee - 1998 and 1999
Appointed to the National Accreditation Commission – 1999 - 2001
Appointed to the Governing Council – 2001 - 2003
Instructor for the AICPA's ABV Exam Review course – 1998 – 2000, 2002, 2005 - 2011
Member of the AICPA's ABV Exam Review Course Committee - 2010-2011
Instructor for the AICPA's introductory valuation courses – 1999 and 2005 - 2011
Instructor for the AICPA's Fair Value Accounting course – 2007 - 2008
Instructor for the AICPA's National Business Valuation School - 2008 - 2011

Publications

Author, "Discount Terms: a Framework for Negotiation," The Credit and Financial Management Review, First Quarter 1996; a refereed journal published by the Credit Research Foundation.
Review Committee member for "Measuring and Managing Shareholder Value Creation," a Management Accounting Guideline booklet sponsored by the AICPA, IMA, The Society of Management Accountants of Canada and the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing – International; 1997.
Author, "Controlling Interests - Discount for Lack of Marketability: The Empirical Evidence," CPA Expert, Summer 2008; a technical journal published by the American Institute of CPA's for professionals involved in business valuation and litigation support services.
Author, "Controlling Interests – Discount for Lack of Marketability: Part 2," CPA Expert, Spring 2009; a technical journal published by the American Institute of CPA's for professionals involved in business valuation and litigation support services.
Author, "Excess Cash Flow Method and Required Rates of Return," Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, June/July 2011; a technical journal published by Valuation Products & Services for professionals involved in business valuation and litigation support services.