Karen Kimel

Partner | MACC, CA, CPA, CPA (IL), CIRP, LIT

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Collaborative, analytical, energetic.

When executive teams and lenders need a strategic and insightful mind, they turn to Karen Kimel. As an energetic corporate consultant, Karen provides hands-on leadership techniques to analyze, plan and project manage intricate financial and operational restructurings for companies in
a variety of industries.

Karen has worked in restructuring for over 20 years and has developed a unique skillset in business modelling and analytics. She works closely with executives, business owners and other stakeholders in assessing strategic options and performance improvement opportunities, as well as managing financial and operational restructurings.

With her client-centric and highly collaborative approach, Karen ensures that business owners are well cared for, as are all the finer details of any mandate in which she is involved.

Fields of expertise

Strategy, planning and execution
Operational and financial restructuring
Business reviews
Treasury management
Financial analysis
Sophisticated financial modelling
Preparing and presenting written and oral presentations

Industries

Retail
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Distribution
Services

Professional and Community involvement

International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Treasurer, 2017-2018
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Director at large, 2016
Canadian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Professionals, Insolvency conference
committee, 2016-2017

Public recognition

Recipient. Uniform Final Examination Ontario Honour Roll (placing 18th of 1,052).
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario 2000
Recipient. National Insolvency Examination Ontario 1st Place.
Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals 2004

Services

Karen’s Expertise

Crisis Management & Restructuring

When a potential risk becomes a real risk, a company and its stakeholders, with varying motivations and interests, often need to navigate a complex web of decisions.