Professional Profile
Decisive, driven senior executive with proven ability to turn around underperforming businesses in a many types of industries. Innovative leader with ability to architect and lead transformations and create substantial shareholder value. A team builder, professional developer and a strong judge of talent. Comfortable in the boardroom and in the trenches. Proven ability to develop and lead complex corporate initiatives from concept through implementation. Respected by his peers as a visionary and strategist with the ability to execute.
Director / Chairman @ Member of the Board of Directors of Eastman Kodak, Inc.
About Eastman Kodak
Kodak is centered on disruptive technologies and breakthrough solutions for the product goods packaging, graphic communications and functional printing industries. The company also offers leading products and services in Entertainment Imaging and Commercial Films.
Imaging, Printing, Photography, Motion Picture Film, Packaging Printing, Business Process Outsourcing From April 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) Rochester, New York AreaDirector @ Member of the Board of Directors. Broadview Networks is the premier information technology and communications partner for businesses across the country. Founded in 1996, Broadview has grown from a regional telecomm company to a national provider of cloud-based solutions, linking traditional technologies with next-gen services to deliver a complete portfolio of voice, data and Internet services.
Broadview owns and operates its own advanced, converged network, built on a redundant fiber-optic backbone. From October 2012 to Present (3 years 3 months) Director / Chairman @ Member of the Board of Directors. Aventine is a large privately owned, Illinois based renewable energy company which operates ethanol plants that use locally produced corn to manufacture and distribute ethanol in the United States. From October 2012 to Present (3 years 3 months) Director / Chairman @ Member of the Board of Directors. SWGE is a privately owned, GA based renewable energy company which operates a ethanol plant that use locally produced corn to manufacture and distribute ethanol in the United States. From January 2012 to Present (4 years) Director / Chairman @ Member of the Board of Directors. Berry is the fifth-largest Yellow Pages Company in the United States. Berry helps to serve more than 170,000 advertisers in 41 states. Berry is a leading provider of local leads and marketing solutions, From December 2011 to Present (4 years 1 month) Greater Denver AreaDirector / Chairman @ Member of the Board of Directors. Neff Rental provides construction companies, golf course developers, industrial plants, the oil industry, and governments with reliable and quality equipment that is delivered on time where it is needed.
With more than 1,000 employees operating from branches coast to coast, Neff Rental is ranked by Rental Equipment Register (RER) magazine as one of the nation’s 10 largest equipment rental companies. From September 2010 to Present (5 years 4 months) Director / Chairman @ Member of Board of Directors of Portola Packaging, Inc., One of the largest manufacturers of tamper-evident plastic closures and plastic containers for the dairy, juice, and food industries. Serve as Chairman of the Board and serve on Compensation Committee and Governance Committee. From November 2008 to Present (7 years 2 months) Director / Chairman @ Member of the Board of Directors Tembec Corp, Inc., Tembec is a leading integrated forest products company, with extensive operations in North America and France. The Company has sales of approximately $3.5 billion and some 8,000 employees. Serve as Chair of the Board and serve on Compensation Committee and Governance Committee. From February 2008 to Present (7 years 11 months) Director / Chairman of the Board @ Member of the Board of Directors. Hawkeye Renewables is a large privately owned, Iowa based renewable energy company which operates ethanol plants that use locally produced corn to manufacture and distribute ethanol in the United States. From June 2010 to December 2012 (2 years 7 months) Director @ Member of the Board of Directors. Anchor Glass Container Corp, Inc., a national provider of rigid packaging services in the United States. Serve as Chair of the Compensation Committee and serve on the Audit and Governance Committee. From May 2006 to August 2012 (6 years 4 months) Directors @ Member of the Board of Directors. Rath Gibson is a world-class manufacturer of PRECISION WELDED STRAIGHT LENGTHS AND COIL, WELDED & DRAWN, and SEAMLESS tubing and pipe. From June 2010 to April 2012 (1 year 11 months) Greater Chicago AreaPresident @ From September 2007 to October 2010 (3 years 2 months) Director @ Member of the Board of Directors of Rural Cellular Corp, Inc., a provider of telecommunications services in the United States dedicated solely to wireless. Serve as Chair of the Compensation Committee and serve on the Governance Committee. Chaired the Transaction committee that lead to the sale of Rural Cellular Corp to Verizon Wireless.
Sold to Verizon Wireless From May 2005 to August 2008 (3 years 4 months) Director @ Member of the Board of Directors of U.S.Mobility, Inc., a leading wireless messaging and mobile information company with operations throughout the United States. Serve as Chair of the Compensation Committee and serve on the Governance Committee. From December 2004 to May 2008 (3 years 6 months) Director @ Member of the Board of Directors of MAXIM Crane Works, Inc., the nation's leading coast-to-coast, full service crane rental company throughout the United States. Serve as Chair of the Compensation Committee and serve on the Governance Committee.
Sold to Platinum Equity Partners II, L.P. From January 2005 to July 2007 (2 years 7 months) Director @ Member of the Board of Directors of Arch Wireless, Inc., a leading wireless messaging and mobile information company with operations throughout the United States. Served on the Compensation Committee.
Arch Wireless, Inc. and Metrocall Inc. merged to form U.S. Mobility Inc. From June 2002 to December 2004 (2 years 7 months) Director @ Member of the Board of Directors of Microcell Telecommunications, Inc., a provider of telecommunications services in Canada dedicated solely to wireless. Served on the Compensation Committee.
Microcell Telecommunications, Inc. Sold to Rogers Wireless, Inc. From May 2003 to November 2004 (1 year 7 months) Director, CEO & President @ Launched the new company in September 2002, which focused on fixed wireless broadband services offering business customers facilities-based fixed wireless services, including wholesale transport, private line, dedicated internet access, and long distance. Established MSA’s with major telecommunications providers. Oversaw the maintenance of spectrum assets and the maximization of all equipment sales and facilities closings.
Completed the sale of Teligent in June 2004.
Primary interface for all due diligence, acquisition, and creditor negotiations
May 2001 was responsible for the company’s successful restructuring under and emergence from Chapter 11, including the sale of five international joint ventures, six domestic subsidiaries, and the orderly restructuring the company’s primary fixed-wireless business. From May 2001 to June 2004 (3 years 2 months) SVP Strategic Operations @ Fixed wireless telecommunications
Developed new strategic direction to focus exclusively on an on-net strategy, with specific emphasis on data products. From September 2000 to May 2001 (9 months) President and CEO @ Developed and implemented planning strategies to create virtual joint ventures between Lucent/Avaya-CIT and Expanets-CIT handling leasing and financial services of telecommunications and data network equipment in 34 countries around the world. From April 1999 to September 2000 (1 year 6 months) Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing @ Directed worldwide sales force of 123 members.
Supervise sales compensation, pricing, sales business planning, marketing and SG&A controls.
Develop and execute international sales strategy. From September 1997 to April 1999 (1 year 8 months) General Manager @ From July 1994 to September 1997 (3 years 3 months) Sales Manager @ Small Business Division, Minneapolis, MN From September 1992 to July 1994 (1 year 11 months) Distribution Manager @ General Business Systems, Minneapolis, MN From October 1991 to September 1992 (1 year) Area Manager @ Credit Corporation From July 1989 to October 1991 (2 years 4 months) Regional Manager @ Equipment Leasing From May 1987 to July 1989 (2 years 3 months) Regional Manager @ Equipment Leasing From May 1986 to May 1987 (1 year 1 month) Sales Rep @ Sales From November 1984 to May 1986 (1 year 7 months)
University of Wisconsin-River Falls From 1980 to 1984 Jim Continenza is skilled in: Strategic Planning, Team Building, Coaching, Operational Excellence, Leadership