Johan Themaat

“I had the pleasure of working together with Johan for more than two years. His technical skills & knowledge base in Finance are deep & broad, an unusual combination. Johan has above average tech savvy and a keen interest in leveraging technology to streamline workflows & processes. But, in my opinion, Johan greatest strength is the so called "soft skills". Johan's personal style is collegial & professional, very team oriented. His ability to influence others, to keep discussions focused on the important issues, and to rapidly adjust effort & attention in a dynamic environment are a few examples of how Johan projects competence & confidence to others in the organization. He convinces others to follow his lead by data & logic, but people will listen to the data & logic arguments because of Johan's method of delivery. In this case I served as a fractional Controller, reporting to Johan who served as CFO. I joined the organization first & had hopes to be named fractional CFO for that organization. Johan was chosen for the CFO role, in part, due to his deeper experience in the Energy Industry. Despite my disappointment, I quickly determined Johan was the right resource for this particular job. And I am not the only one. After several months Johan became full-time CFO because the team recognized the value Johan’s unique blend of talent, expertise, and personality to the organization. Several decisions and substantial investments turned on Johan’s ability to “sell” his vision for Finance to Management. Personally, I appreciate Johan’s management style. He recognized that I am a fractional resource, with other clients to serve. We worked together to set reasonable expectations of a fractional resource, made adjustments as necessary, and worked to the targets. Johan did not make demands for excessive out of scope work. He also recognized that a fractional resource is not an on-demand resource and built that reality into the workflows & targets and avoided scope creep unless we agreed it was absolutely necessary. Furthermore, Johan is fully self-aware of his value and his limitations. He will dive into an issue and try to solve it himself if necessary. But if another resource available with a requisite skill set, he defers to that expertise and shifts his effort to activities where he can add higher value. In closing, I have no reservations recommending Johan for leadership roles, particularly in Finance. I would happily join an organization where he serves as CFO if the opportunity arose. Furthermore, in my client firms where I serve as CFO, Johan would be the FIRST person I would contact if a need arose for a resource with his skill set. Even if he was not available, I would greatly value his advice & recommendations. I very much hope for the opportunity to serve on a team together with Johan in the future. I have no doubt the work he has done at Mission Energy accelerated growth and improved the company’s probability of success. Roger F. Scott, CPA”

“I was fortunate enough work closely with Johan as my CFO for 2.5 years. His background leading similar-sized companies combined with his financial acumen made him a tremendous asset to our executive team. He is at the same time strategic while also willing to role his sleeves up and do the hard work. He is a team player, and is uniquely able to break down complex issues to help identify solutions. As CFO he did everything from help implement a new ERP and finance system to manage the company budget to advise and oversee a capital raising effort. As CEO I always knew I could trust Johan to handle any critical task and his positive contributions to Mission Energy are too many to list here. Any company would benefit by having him as part of their team.”