John W. Frederick joined Open Solutions in November 2009. He is a seasoned financial professional with extensive experience in strategic and financial planning, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, process improvement using lean and six sigma techniques, and the implementation of financial systems. He has responsibility for all Open Solutions' financial functions, global procurement, corporate development and information technology.
Mr. Frederick came to Open Solutions from SafeNet Inc., of Belcamp, Md., where he served as senior vice president and CFO since 2007. At SafeNet, a global encryption security company with pro forma sales of about $500 million, he also held the positions of vice president and worldwide controller, as well as interim CFO and chief accounting officer. During his tenure, the company achieved 12 consecutive quarters of record sales and EBITDA, materially reduced its accounting cycle times and implemented new financial reporting systems.
Prior to SafeNet, Mr. Frederick held the positions of director of business planning and analysis at AlliedSignal, Aerospace Equipment Systems, in Torrance, Calif.; vice president of Finance and CFO at Six Flags Georgia in Atlanta; senior vice president of Finance and corporate controller at Sunbeam Corporation in Boca Raton, Fla.; and CFO of Legrand North America in West Hartford, Conn.
Mr. Frederick earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and is a certified public accountant.