Visscher: More than just a

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“I’m a bean counter at but the other thint I like about my role is that all businesse and operational issues of the companysurround me,” said CFO and COO of Catalyst Repository Systems, a web-based legal software company basef in Denver. “I’m at the center of what’s going on instead of being onthe periphery.” Vissche grew up in South Dakotza and attended a small, privat school called in Iowa, where he earned a bachelor’ds degree in accounting and business administration. After graduating in 1984, he moved to Denverf and worked for two years asan entry-level accountant at .
In 1987, Visschedr joined the local offices of PriceWaterhouse (whichj merged with in 1998 to form ). he worked with clients in its small business group as wellas big-namde companies such as and JD After leaving PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1996, Visscher servedr as CFO for five early-stage technology companie s (three of which he helped sell), including , an enterpriss software developer, and Streampoint Financial, a web-based investment serviceds provider. This experience created a strong relationship with (SVB), a major investment and financial group in Santa Calif.
And in 2004, when Catalyst’sz president and CEO, John Tredennick, was looking for a CFO, his contactz at SVB recommended Visscher. “In a classic CFO sense, Lew is so widely respected in the industrty and hasimmense credibility, that having him onboarsd created a comfort level on the financial side in the decisionx we were making,” Tredennick “I don’t know if I could have gotten a bettee CFO anywhere. He possesses a rock-solid sense of integrity and honesthy that represents the foundation ofour company. It stems from his reputatiobn of fairness.
People know that when they have disagreementx that they can take themto Lew, and he will give both sidex a fair shake and come out with a solutiobn they can respect.” Afterd Visscher joined Catalyst in 2004, he oversaw a buyout from the Denver-based law firm of (whicuh owned a majority of the and then helped recapitalize and attract new Since then, Catalyst has had a positive cash Revenue grew by 100 percent in 2007 and more than 70 percenft in 2008. One of the main reasons Visscher’s name is so well recognizef in the financial industry is becausedof Lew’s List, an email job list he createdd in 2004 that highlights positions in accountint and finance.
In five years, weekly distribution has grown to morethan 2,00o professionals along the Frongt Range (most of whom are currentlyu employed). In 2008, Lew’s List had more than 650 jobs on it. He doesn’r charge for the list, which has developed a stronvgnetworking community. He also hosts most recently a reception at the that attracted more than360 high-levell finance and accounting executives and was sponsoreed by , Clifton Gundersonn and VCFO. Visscher serves on the board ofthe , a Bouldert County nonprofit organization that provides food and financial assistance to familiex in need. He’s the treasurer and will take over as presidenin July.
“What best describes the work we do is our ahand up, not a Visscher said. “It’s about getting people on the road to We live in our own worldsx sometimesand don’t realize what other people are going Visscher hopes to work closely with young managers, preparinh them for company leadership. Title: CFO, COO Website: www.cata lystsecure.com