QUALIFICATIONS AS AN APPRAISER OF CORPORATE SECURITIES
Michael Cunningham, holds the designation of accredited senior appraiser (ASA) in the American Society of Appraisers, and serves as an Associate Appraiser at Hempstead and Company Inc. He participates in the appraisal of closely held firms for numerous purposes including transaction planning, tax reporting, and financial reporting. Mr. Cunningham also provides financial consulting and analysis to assist in the litigation and resolution of bankruptcy, divorce and tax cases.
Since November 2006, Mr. Cunningham has worked on projects for clients engaged in consulting, construction, chemical manufacturing, education, information technology, insurance, and natural resource extraction and distribution, among other activities. Mr. Cunningham also has experience with appraising holding companies that own operating companies, corporate securities or real estate. Clients have included start-ups, family-owned businesses and publicly traded companies as well as companies in distress.
Prior to working at Hempstead, Mr. Cunningham had significant experience as a financial analyst building pro forma financial models, performing market research and preparing documents to support business acquisitions. He has served as Project Manager on many consulting assignments helping to development business and marketing plans for companies and non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia region.
Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council.
Mr. Cunningham graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Urban History from the University of Pennsylvania and holds an M.B.A. in International Business from Temple University.
