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Dale Parker | Corporate Finance Executive
Mr. Dale Parker graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Xavier University with a Master of Business Administration. Immediately after graduating from Miami University, Dale Parker was hired as a Manager of the Corporate Cost Department for the Dayton Malleable Company, where he was responsible for the manufacturer’s process cost accounting system. After two years, Dale Parker joined Black Clawson Companies as an Assistant Controller, during which time he completed his graduate education. Showing remarkable business prowess, Dale Parker was promoted to Division Controller, Corporate Controller, and finally Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Administration in 1988. After 25 years as the CFO at Black Clawson, Dale Parker was hired by Appleton Papers, Inc., becoming the company’s Vice President and CFO. In this position, Dale Parker handled Appleton’s financing, accounting, investments, bondholder relationships, acquisitions, and ESOP implementation. After about two years with Appleton, Dale Parker had raised $107 million of employee equity, completing employee ownership of the company in late 2001. On behalf of the employee group, Dale Parker negotiated the sale price with Appleton’s foreign parents, competing with other interested purchasers. At Appleton, Dale Parker developed an innovative acquisition strategy that led to the successful integration of three new companies over the course of 18 months, resulting in $250 million in revenue. Dale Parker left Appleton in 2006 and subsequently served in an executive position at the Vitex Packaging Group, Forest Resources LLC, and PaperWorks Industries, Inc. At present, Dale Parker acts as the Director of the Hickory Tech Corporation and is also the Vice President of Finance and CFO at Neenah Foundry Company, an industrial casting company that manufactures and sells grey iron castings. Recreationally, Dale Parker enjoys golfing, fishing, and playing baseball. An avid reader, Dale Parker especially enjoys nonfiction accounts of important historical events and political thrillers by authors like John Grisham.
Dale Parker's Companies
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Neenah Foundry
2010
- Neenah, Wisconsin
Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer
CFO responsible for all financial and operational management. Function as both CFO and COO.
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Hickory Tech Corporation
2006
- Mankato, Minnesota
Director
Worked closely with management to develope a long term plan and insure financial control of the company
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Dale Parker's Publications
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United Way, Dale Parker Appleton
November, 2010
By: Dale Parker
I am a firm supporter of organizations that benefit the community around them and have volunteered over the years with the United Way. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, the United Way is a non-profit organization that works with its 1,300 local offices throughout the U.S. This allows it to pool fundraising and support capacities with a coalition of regional charitable organizations. The United Way has its structural roots in the Community Chest organizations prevalent in the early 20th century, which coordinated services and fund-raising among various municipal agencies. In 1948, Walter C. Laidlaw engineered the merger of the Detroit Community Chest and other local charities to form the United Foundation. This organization expanded in 1963 to become the United Way, although not every affiliated charity used the name. In 1970, the organization officially adopted the name United Way of America. The largest charity in the U.S., the United Way receives some $4 billion in annual contributions and has been a longtime partner with the NFL, receiving free airtime on many televised broadcasts. I particularly appreciate how United Way has mobilized recovery and rebuilding efforts in disaster areas in recent years, helping those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Efforts to help New Orleans continue some five years after the disaster, with a current United Way campaign centered on rebuilding the destroyed houses of some 572 residents. The United Way also sponsors several educational initiatives, including a 10-year plan to cut the number of high school dropouts in half by 2018. The program goes beyond counseling potential dropouts to focusing on building effective schools, supportive communities, and strong families. With its strong, long-term societal foundation, the United Way believes its model can be effective in creating change. I highly encourage volunteering for or contributing to the United Way. Visit the organization’s website at liveunited.org .
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