Jim joined the NWP team in December 2022 and has over 30 years of experience in the finance and accounting field with over 25 of those years in a management role.
Prior to joining NWP, Jim was the CFO of ImageFIRST for 13 years and was part of the management team that helped grow that business to the largest supplier of healthcare linen services in the United States.
Jim is an operationally-based CFO with a passion for what he does, a practical and transparent approach, and a trusted advisor for all levels of the business.
Jim had a lead role in completing over 25 twenty-five acquisitions of businesses with revenue sizes between $2 million and $15M and can very much relate to the entrepreneurial owner.
Prior to his time with ImageFIRST, Jim received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
He then served as a certified public accountant and audit manager for Ernst & Young for 5 years following college.
After 5 years in public accounting, he knew his calling was to help entrepreneurs grow and professionalize their businesses.
As such, he spent the next 12 years as Vice President of Finance with Surgical Specialties Corporation and eventually helped sell that business to a private-equity firm.
He spent 2 years after that as CFO with a juvenile furniture company before it was sold to a private-equity firm. He then joined ImageFIRST in July 2009.
Jim grew up in a family of ten with strong core values that continue to serve him today both in business and personally.
He is married to his college sweetheart and has two children. Jim is an avid Philly sports fan, highly competitive, and continues to stay active in general fitness, golf and pickleball.
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