Cliff Lyon
Director of Finance/CFO at Celerity Partners, Inc.
Profile
Cliff Lyon is an Administrative Partner at Avante Capital Partners.
Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Lyon serves on Avante’s Investment Committee.
Mr. Lyon joined Avante in 2009 as a founding member of the firm.
Mr. Lyon has over 35+ years of professional experience in accounting and finance.
Prior to joining Avante, he was CFO and Investment Committee Member at Celerity Partners where he was involved with portfolio management and served as a director of several private companies.
Prior to joining Celerity in 2000, Cliff was the CFO of Fotoball USA and Director of Finance of RemedyTemp, Inc., both publicly traded corporations.
Mr. Lyon previously was employed at The Walt Disney Company and with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche.
Mr. Lyon graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
He is a CPA (inactive).
Cliff Lyon active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Celerity Partners, Inc.
 Celerity Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Celerity partners LLC (Celerity partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Mark Benham. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Director of Finance/CFO | 01/09/2000 |
Avante Capital Partners
 Avante Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Avante Capital Partners (Avante Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Jeri J. Harman and Steve E. Adamson. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/02/2009 |
Former positions of Cliff Lyon
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE) | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/08/2000 |
| Fotoball USA, Inc. | Director of Finance/CFO | 01/01/2000 |
RemedyTemp, Inc.
 RemedyTemp, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services RemedyTemp, Inc. used to provide staffing services. It supplied light industrial, clerical and other workers through 238 offices. Its other divisions used to provide staff in the areas of finance, accounting, IT and administration. RemedyTemps 130 locations were company-owned, while the rest operate under franchise and license agreements. It was founded by Robert McDonough in 1965 and was located in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Director of Finance/CFO | 01/01/1999 |
Training of Cliff Lyon
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE) | Consumer Services |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Celerity Partners, Inc.
Celerity Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Celerity partners LLC (Celerity partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Mark Benham. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
| Fotoball USA, Inc. | Consumer Durables |
RemedyTemp, Inc.
RemedyTemp, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services RemedyTemp, Inc. used to provide staffing services. It supplied light industrial, clerical and other workers through 238 offices. Its other divisions used to provide staff in the areas of finance, accounting, IT and administration. RemedyTemps 130 locations were company-owned, while the rest operate under franchise and license agreements. It was founded by Robert McDonough in 1965 and was located in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Commercial Services |
Avante Capital Partners
Avante Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Avante Capital Partners (Avante Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Jeri J. Harman and Steve E. Adamson. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
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