Mark D. Mishler, CPA, CMA is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary with Breeze-Eastern (NYSE:BZC), a global 'rospace manufacturer. In this role he manages financial planning and analysis plus budgeting and forecasting. He ensures financial integrity and regulatory compliance; works with all operational managers to improve profitability, cash flow, and balance sheet optimization; and develops stakeholders’ confidence in the company. Functionally, he manages finance, accounting, auditing, treasury, tax, SEC reporting, information technology, and risk management.
With more than 29 years’ experience in finance and accounting for global public manufacturing companies, Mr. Mishler has led debt and equity financing including an IPO, mergers & acquisitions, public and SEC reporting, audit, manufacturing accounting, information technology, and strategic planning.
His prior experience includes public-company Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Controller, Chief Accounting Officer, and CIO roles at General Electric Healthcare, Fedders Corporation, Amcast Industrial Corporation, Witco, Dun & Bradstreet, and WR Grace. During his career, Mr. Mishler has managed finance and accounting in more than 30 countries and has led due diligence, negotiations, structuring, and integration of more than 25 acquisitions.
Mr. Mishler earned two Bachelors’ degrees in Chemistry and in Biology from Indiana University and his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant.
Mr. Mishler has been an Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Finance for 19 years teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels. He has taught the CMA review course, graded the CMA exam, and written questions for the CPA exam.