Today SIRG released an 8K detailing the employment contract with Barton Budman as a permanent CFO. This is excellent as he has far more education and experience than Brad Hacker had.
Mr. Budman is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of Florida. Since 2007, Mr. Budman has served as the Chief Financial & Operating Officer for a world renowned mega-yacht manufacturer, chartering company, and real estate investment & development organization, Broward Yacht & Marine / LPI Holdings, LLC with total annual revenue in excess of $135 million.
From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Budman held a Partner position at a regional accounting and consulting firm, Garcia, Espinosa, Miyares, & Co, where he was instrumental in co-building and managing the firm. While with the accounting firm, Mr. Budman practiced in all areas of public accounting including tax, accounting and auditing, operational business consulting, mergers and acquisitions, litigation support, initial public offerings, SEC compliance, and financial and tax transactional due diligence serving public and privately held clients.
He also worked as a Senior Audit Manager and Consultant for the accounting firm from 1997 to 2000. From 2000-2002, Mr. Budman served in a variety of executive level financial positions at Tech Inspirations, a venture capital firm based in Miami, and as Chief Financial Officer for XBOX Technologies, a publicly held technology incubator eventually acquired by Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Budman holds dual BBA degrees in accounting and finance as well as a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Miami.