Michael Picard Joins SWBR as Chief Financial Officer
We’re pleased to welcome Michael Picard to our leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. With more than three decades of financial management experience, Michael is an expert in implementing strategic financial plans into operational plans, providing guidance to the organizations’ President and CEO, and managing an organizations’ overall corporate governance.
“Mike is a proactive, assertive, and inquisitive leader who is a natural fit at SWBR,” said Tom Gears, AIA, President and CEO. “We invested a great deal of time searching for the right person to serve in this key leadership role. During our first meeting with Mike, it was clear that he has the experience, integrity, strategy, and competency that’s right for this position. Mike’s influence will make SWBR stronger and more resilient moving forward as a business, and he will set a positive example as a leader and colleague for our team.”
Most recently Picard served as CFO at the Costello Group, where he served as an executive manager of all financial operations, treasury management, debt service and regulatory reporting, and provided strategic analysis.
He earned a master’s in finance and management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as a bachelor’s in accounting from Central Connecticut State University.
Picard holds three certifications from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, including Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Retirement Plans Associate (RPA) and Group Plans Associate (GBA). He is also Six-Sigma Lean and DFSS (Green Belt) certified. He serves as a member of the Institute of Management Accountants, the Construction Financial Management Association and Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists.
He resides in West Bloomfield with his wife, Cindy.
