Vice President Development

Gordon J. Metz

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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGY EXECUTIVE

Transformational leader who continually strives for improvement of business

processes and people performance to ensure a company meets its revenue and

profitability goals. Unique blend of Transaction Execution, Business

Development and Operations Management across diverse business environments

in both Private and Public sectors.

Executed over $2 Billion of M&A and Financing Transactions (including

Alliance, Divestiture, Minority Interest, Restructuring, and

Recapitalization) worldwide: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela,

India, Greece, Germany, UK, and Japan.

Distinctive Executive Qualifications: Results-driven and forward-thinking,

with the ability to identify emerging business trends to capitalize on

opportunities and keep a company ahead of the curve. Skilled in building

and motivating teams with a common sense of purpose and a strong commitment

to attaining market leadership. Advanced negotiation and influencing

skills, with particular expertise in creating constructive partnerships

among diverse constituencies to strengthen consensus building,

collaboration, and communication.

Business Value / ROI: Proven ability to (1) drive the development and

analysis of company strategy, M&A, strategic alliances/partnerships,

generating new ideas and developing projects which support corporate vision

and goals, (2) provide thought leadership, leveraging financial and non-

financial information to influence short, medium and long-range decision

making, (3) direct cross-functional teams to facilitate the development and

transition to operations of new business lines, products or services.

Professional Experience

Vice President, Corporate Development, SOLERA INC., San Diego, 2008-present

Managing Director/Head of Corporate Advisory Department, SOVEREIGN BANK,

Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2008

Vice President, Corporate Development, AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (ADP),

Roseland, NJ, 1999-2002

Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, PNC BANK, Philadelphia, PA, 1998-

1999

Managing Director/Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Department, CORESTATES,

Philadelphia, PA, 1997-1998

Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, CHASE MANHATTAN, New York, NY, 1989-

1997

Assistant Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, CITICORP, New York, NY,

1986-1989

Executive Management, Operations, Communication & Leadership Skills

. Partners with CEO and senior management team to develop corporate

strategy, manage the planning processes and help formulate major projects

to achieve growth.

. Prioritizes key initiatives, developing business cases for budgets and

resource investments, and aligning multiple operating units towards

common business development goals.

. Develops productive and efficient employees, fostering a performance-

driven culture; particularly successful in acting as a coach and mentor

to key leaders, enabling them to excel in their responsibilities.

. Highly polished client-facing communication and interpersonal skills;

outstanding ability to quickly synthesize, package, prepare, and

communicate concise, logical, fact-based storylines, content and

supporting analysis.

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Consistent Track Record of Performance Milestones

2008-present: SOLERA INC.

(NYSE:SLH); leading global provider of software and services to the

automobile insurance claims processing industry

Multi-faceted, visible leadership role, working closely with C-level

executives and coordinating activities across numerous business units.

Evaluate and provide insight into existing and new markets, new customers,

new products, services, structures, and technologies. Provide guidance and

direction to the budgetary, strategic and operational planning processes.

Additionally, leverage financial, due diligence and strategic skills to

assess business practices within Audatex (a Solera company) North America

experiencing significant operating issues.

Drove Multiple Acquisitions:

. Inpart Servicos Ltda, an electronic exchange for the purchase and sale of

vehicle replacement parts in Brazil, enabling Brazilian Insurers to save

over 10% per claim in repair cost. Acquisition was key in helping meet

increased demand from clients for access to integrated historical

information.

. UC Universal Consulting Software (UCS), a leading provider of software

and services to collision repair facilities in Germany, with more than

1,300 attractive customers. Initiative expanded product and service

offering to customers in the German market and provides additional value

to the largest insurance company customers in the region.

. AUTOonline, 40% margin leading European eSalvage vehicle exchange

platform, bringing together buyers and sellers of salvage and fleet

remarketing vehicles in 18 countries. Acquisition created a new revenue

stream and accelerated expansion possibilities in other geographies,

while further enhancing relationships with insurance company and

independent assessor customers.

Developed New Market Opportunity:

. Reacquired market rights in Greece through skillful negotiations with

multiple stakeholders, enabling the introduction of newly developed

estimation platform to penetrate underserved 7 million vehicle market.

Structured Benchmark Partnerships:

. Identified, cultivated, and negotiated two US partnership agreements

(eBay and APU), creating a competitive edge within the US vehicle

recycling industry.

Served as Performance Leader & Driver of Change:

. As troubleshooter for Audatex North America, simplified and standardized

processes across the organization and instilled a KPI mindset, improving

internal controls and operational procedures to maximize cash position.

Established and implemented dashboards throughout 10 lines of business,

allowing closer monitoring of expenditure levels and bringing the

financial picture into sharper focus.

2002-2008: SOVEREIGN BANK

Provider of an array of financial service and products within the

Northeastern US, with over $90B in assets.

Recruited to establish Corporate Advisory department within the bank, based

on previous track record of success and in-depth knowledge of the business

landscape in the mid-Atlantic/Northeast marketplace. Responsible for

marketing and executing assignments, including financial forecasting,

strategic review and M&A, as well as providing personal attention to

entrepreneurial and middle market clients. Role required consistent

performance in business development, relationship building and client

management.

Maximized Competitive & Marketplace Positioning:

. Introduced Corporate Advisory and M&A to Sovereign Bank's relationship

management core and client base. Built senior member team responsible

for originating and executing a diverse range of deals across multiple

sectors, including DA Fehr, Uniteller, and Taylor Bean, growing revenues

to nearly $1M.

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1999-2002: AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (ADP)

One of the largest independent computing services firms in the world, with

over $7B in revenues and 500,000 clients.

Contributed to ADP success by leading company-wide business development

strategy, including development and assessment of new business

opportunities, execution of company mergers and acquisitions, and

significant strategic alliances and joint ventures. Worked

synergistically, and in collaboration with cross-functional business

leaders to achieve corporate, operational and transactional goals.

Drove Transactions that Generated Profitable Revenue Opportunity of over

$200M:

. Avert, a leading pre-employment verification company with revenues of

approximately $18M, allowed 3,000 sales people to sell web-based pre-

employment verification products. Agreement expanded ADP's value-added

services for small and mid-sized businesses.

. netBOA, a leading provider of COBRA, HIPPAA and Direct Retiree Billing

administrative services, solidifying the recurring revenue payroll

customer base.

. Traver Technologies, provider of front-end training and consulting

packages to nearly 300 dealerships throughout North America. Deal

enabled ADP to successfully provide a front-end solution to 22,000 new

car dealers, strengthening overall ADP dealer service portfolio.

. Xtiva Financial Systems, leading provider of software applications for

the brokerage industry. Xtiva's state-of-the commission platform opened

brokerage services to 7,000 correspondent broker dealers, significantly

enhancing ADP's product offering.

Earlier Career Summary

1998-1999: PNC BANK

Established M&A group in the Philadelphia market, successfully generating

and executing multiple corporate advisory opportunities, most notably PQ

Corporation. Solidified experience in identifying and evaluating

acquisitions and/strategic partnerships, managing multiple tasks and

driving towards deadlines within a fast-paced environment.

1997-1998: CORESTATES

Substantially developed and grew the Firm's M&A Advisory Business,

quadrupling revenue from $300K to $1.2M in less than one year, with deals

including Bellefonte Lime. Accomplished by building and expanding the

client base and establishing a partnership approach with other capital

markets products to maximize the fee potential of each deal.

1989-1997: CHASE MANHATTAN

Initiated and executed financial advisory practice in Latin America that

grew from zero to $5M annually in three years, including highly successful

assignments for key clients Abril, Dow Chemical, Caribbean Restaurants and

Durango.

1986-1989: CITICORP

Developed financial models used corporate-wide to analyze transactions.

Gained solid exposure and thorough understanding of valuation techniques

and foundation in sourcing and executing M&A deals.

Education

MBA - Finance, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Beta Gamma Sigma,

1986

BA - Economics, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Phi Beta

Kappa, Cum Laude, 1984

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