His experience in financial leadership, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and enterprise management started as a Certified Public Accountant at Price Waterhouse.
He was CFO at Forum Energy Technologies where he helped revenue grow from $25m to $1.7bn through organic growth and acquisitions, and he played a key role in taking it public on the New York Stock Exchange.
As CFO of Pacific Drilling, he restructured $1.2bn of secured bonds, placed $50m in revolving bank credit, and closed a major merger with Noble Drilling.
He holds a degree in accounting and a Master’s Degree in accounting and taxation from Brigham Young University, and a Master’s Degree in business administration from Rice University.
Steve Townes, CEO of ACL Airshop says: “Jim Harris brings decades of sophisticated strengths in both finance and corporate leadership to our aggressively growing enterprise. He will be a key contributor to our high-performance culture and our financial disciplines. Accelerated growth requires solid financial structure, astute analytical support, and rigorous reporting rhythms.”