About us
C-LEVEL EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS
Qorval was founded by Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus James R. Malone in 1996
Qorval offers professionals with a wealth of C-level and senior-level experience and expertise. Our firm has experts with proven experience in publicly- and privately-held companies, the public sector, and military and government sectors. Our team’s extensive background ranges from entrepreneurial businesses to diverse holding companies to Fortune 100/500 leadership/CEO experience. Learn more about our team below:
PAUL FIORAVANTI, MBA, MPA, CTP
CEO & Managing Partner
Paul is a proven leader who has amassed broad and deep experience in CEO, COO, CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer) and president roles across myriad industries. His emphasis is a thorough, sustainable plan and careful management of stakeholders; his approach is a deep involvement and mastery of the financial, operational and market challenges companies face, and a specific results-based tactical execution plan driven by shared KPI’s and other metrics. Paul is known for his fierce work ethic and ability to gather the best resources and strategies for impactful transformation of organizations.
JAMES R. MALONE (1942 – 2021)
Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus
James R. Malone is the Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Qorval. He headed the crisis consulting team for InaCom Corporation, a NYSE listed company with 1999 revenues exceeding $5 billion that filed for bankruptcy protection in the summer of 2000. He formed Qorval to emphasize saving, improving and rehabilitating companies, as opposed to liquidation. He has been CEO of five Fortune 500 companies in as many different industries, …
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Edmund Scordato, CPA
Ed Scordato is a seasoned financial executive with decades of experience working in the construction, real estate and…
BARBARA CORNETT, MIM, BSC
Barbara Cornett has more than 25 years of senior management experience in the fields of corporate finance, education…
Jon Verbeck, CPA
Jon Verbeck has 25 years of extensive experience in all aspects of operating and developing small and medium…
Charles A. Johns – MBA
From a career that began with the U.S. Public Health Service following graduation from Cornell University’s Sloan Institute…
Paul Keipper, MBA
Paul Keipper has more than 33 years of experience in accounting, finance, and information systems, the past seven…
Mark Gauthier, MBA
Mark E. Gauthier has served as CEO, President, and partner in several private companies as an entrepreneur. He…
Brian Shiau, MBA, CFA
Mr. Shiau is a 15-year veteran in private equity and financial services. Most recently, he led an acquisitions…
Lane Morlock – General Management Executive
Lane is a seasoned executive with 30+ years’ experience across all aspects of business, with considerable strength in…
Hon. Col. Karl D. Reed, MBA
Karl D. Reed is a highly experienced, results-driven leader and trainer with over 29 years overseeing and leading large-scale organizations responsible for national security across the globe…
Dr. William F. Coyro, Jr., DDS
Dr. William F. Coyro, Jr., DDS, Senior Director, General Management Executive Dr. Coyro counsels early and mid-stage companies…
Mr. Jonathan Trimble, Technology and Cybersecurity
Mr. Jonathan Trimble, Senior Director, Technology and Cybersecurity Jonathan Trimble completed a successful 25-year career as a Supervisory…
Lissa Weissman
Lissa Weissman has nearly 30 years of diversified consulting experience assisting companies in transition. She has worked for several boutique consulting firms over her career…
John A. Pryor
John Pryor’s experiences have tested him in multiple private and public companies as an operator, consultant and CEO….
Richard Reighard, CPA
Operating Executive with a strong concentration in finance and operations. Experience in a broad range of industries and…
Paul Slater
Paul Slater has over thirty years of experience in the global Maritime Transportation and Energy Services Industries. He…
Carroll D. Warner
A seasoned sales, marketing, and branding executive, as well as a CEO of a national name brand (Purolator)…
Maz Akram, MBA
Maz Akram not only provides impeccable credentials (a BA from Princeton and an MBA from Wharton) and an…
John R. Hamill, MS
John Hamill has extensive experience in corporate management ranging from investor relations to marketing communications and has had…
Hilary Hemm
Her twenty-five years of experience in sales, marketing, sourcing, business development, and strategy advising is, in itself, noteworthy….
Lindsay White
With 20+ years of experience in Restaurant Operations/Technology and Customer Success…
Arun Vedhanayagam – Information Technology & ERP Systems
Has a Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering Extensive background in optimizing, rightsizing, insourcing and outsourcing of IT…
Bruce O. Blagg – Information Technology, Supply Chain
Has a B.S. in Mathematics Has twenty-five years executive experience in consumer, industrial, aerospace, and process industries Held…
Tricia Garthoeffner, ABV, CVA, MAFF, EA, MAcc – Valuations
Tricia (aka Trisch) has over 15 years of experience in providing business valuation and consulting services. She is…
Peter Cotton – Sales, Sales Management Recruitment, Building Sales Teams
Peter Cotton operates on the basic principle of “it takes one to know one.” An award-winning salesman and…
Rhonda Hollady – HR, Labor Relations, EHS Training & Compliance
Rhonda Hollady has a long history of building healthier and safer companies in a variety of industries. With…
Faith Washington, RPh, BSPharm, Pharmacist, CSCS, CPT – Personal, Entrepreneur, & Executive Coaching
Faith Washington is a highly regarded coach, national speaker, author, preferred strategic alliances partner, and innovative entrepreneur. ….
Tom Pesaturo – LEAN, Manufacturing Optimization; Six Sigma Black Belt
Tom has over 25 years of lean operations experience with wide-ranging experience across all levels of operational responsibility…
Jeffery P. Swoyer, MS HRD – LEAN, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Development
Jeff is a former Human Resource executive that has directed the human resources function as a strategic partner…
George Cassiere, MBA, ASA, CFA – ESOP’s and Valuations
George is an accredited Senior Appraiser, holding an MBA degree from the University of Virginia and a B.S….
Kenneth M. Russell, MBA
Kenneth M. Russell, MBA 4X Fortune 500 Division President | Business Consultant | Global P&L Experience 35+ years…
Vincent L. Persiani, CPA, CGMA, CCIFP
Vincent (“Vini”) is a senior financial executive whose extensive career includes a strong background in public and private…
Tom Davidson
Few people are better versed in the universal application of successful management concepts across a broad variety of…
Fred N. Davis III
An expert in branding, with an emphasis on major political campaigns, Fred N. Davis III counts as clients…
Don Gunther
Few people have as richly diverse geographic, and project/executive management experience as Don Gunther. Beginning as a project…
Scott E. Kingdom
For more than two decades, Scott E. Kingdom has led client development and executive search operations globally across…
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