Mike Rowe – Partner/Chief Financial Officer

Mike Rowe has over 30 years of financial leadership and experience primarily with mid-size to large companies in construction, industrial, business services, manufacturing and consumer products. He has worked as CFO for several portfolio companies owned by Private Equity firms which lead to a successful existing transaction in each case. Mike also has years of experience in M&A, operations, ERP and system implementations, financing, budgeting / financial and cost modeling (published an article in IMA’s Strategic Finance magazine on Activity Based Costing), finance / accounting controls, procedures and reporting as well as valuations. 

A native of North Carolina, Mr. Rowe attended North Carolina State University, where he earned Bachelor’s degree in accounting. He also attended Appalachian State University attending part time working two years on his Master’s degree in accounting. He is also a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants, He served on AICPA’s Business Environment & Concepts (BEC) subcommittee (AICPA Examination Committee) from 2004-2006. He served on the Journal of Cost Management editorial board from 2004-2020.