Jim Guerra is chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and executive vice president of the Lightbridge Corporation. A seasoned financial executive, Mr. Guerra's experience encompasses domestic and international markets in several industries, including nuclear energy. Before joining Lightbridge in 2007, Mr. Guerra was chief financial officer of Exelon Business Services Corporation, the corporate and support unit of Exelon—the largest owner/operator of nuclear power plants in the United States. He is also the former vice president of business operations and controller of Exelon Nuclear. At Exelon, Mr. Guerra was an integral member of the financial team that engineered one of the most significant turnarounds in the history of nuclear energy, leading the company's nuclear fleet from the lower quartile of performance to the top of the industry.
Along with expert knowledge of financial systems, Mr. Guerra has extensive managerial experience. He is past vice president of finance of the Mexico City-based Grupo Dina, North America's largest producer of motor coaches and bus components, where he was primarily responsible for the company's financial restructuring into a U.S. holding company, a feat Merrill Lynch described as a "ground-breaking transformation." Mr. Guerra has also served in senior financial management positions with AT&T, Citigroup, and Beatrice Companies. His areas of expertise include business planning, restructuring, merger integration, acquisition strategies, capital structure, and capital market instruments (private placements, bank revolving credits, term loans, high-yield bonds, and equity offerings, for example).
Mr. Guerra earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Notre Dame and an M.M. in accounting/finance from the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University. He is also a licensed CPA in the state of Illinois.
