About Us
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
— Sun Tzu, The Art of War
The Nexagy® Team
Cassmer Ward
Cassmer Ward (CPA), Consulting Partner at Nexagy®, has 15+ years experience as a Financial Executive and Business Leader. With expertise in operational analysis, strategic development/implementation, and entrepreneurship, Cassmer continues to identify and address the critical success factors affecting companies varying in size across many industries.
Cassmer’s refined background as a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in companies varying in size and industry, has provided companies, in the start-up phase thru those with 20 years of operations objective insight to what key drivers affect the organization, including:
> Evaluating what metrics define and measure a company’s success.
> Developed strategic maps through a resourced based analysis providing a clear understanding of the company’s goals and objectives that can translate from c-suite managers all the way to the support staff.
> Transformed companies operating with a loss, to profitable companies with steady growth rates by evaluating the market, customer, and competitive advantage(s) being offered.
> Worked with owners and top level managers to build teams that will position the firm in the market and direct operations to meet their expectations.
With experience and a background in Accounting, Management Leadership, and Management Information Systems, Cassmer has balanced technical and innovative business acumen to provide a road map for clients to meet their objectives. After working with numerous companies over the years, he continues to help companies identify their financial and market position while setting them on a path to success.
Kathy Willis
Kathy Willis has practiced in both public and private accounting. She has more than 30 years of experience as Chief Financial Officer where she was leading all the financial and accounting management activities. She also served in a senior management role as an essential member of the Executive Committee and an advisor to the Board of Directors. In addition to financial reporting and analysis, Kathy has a strong background in the areas of budgeting, business and operational planning, warehouse and inventory management, treasury management, debt financing and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and other functional areas that include human resources and IT management.
Kathy’s qualifications also include developing and implementing financial controls and processes, in addition to productivity improvements and change management. She possesses solid leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to establish rapport with all levels of staff and management.
Kathy is a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne college with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She completed a four week management course through the America Management Association. Kathy also served two terms on the Board of Director’s for the National Association of Hosiery Management.