Kenneth W. Kilgore

kkilgore@kendalto.com

Prior to joining Kenneth J. Dalto & Associates, Ken gained experience in the automotive industry while working at Ford Motor Company in both dealership management and product development.  From those experiences, he gained a strong knowledge of the purchasing and supplier relationship as well as cost analysis.  He has also served as Senior Accounting Analyst for Community Bank of Dearborn.  He specialized in financial and regulatory reporting at the bank and streamlined many of those processes through live database query.

From 1997 to 2008 alone, the firm has been involved in over $1 billion in real estate workouts. Ken was the lead consultant on over $500,000,000 of these engagements. Ken’s analysis of his client’s situations, direct contact with their secured creditors, negotiation of forbearance agreements and in-depth understanding of the client’s needs have been the key to his many successful engagements. A good portion of the restructuring involved the development of unique financing mechanisms to maintain positive operating cash and minimize collateral coverage shortfalls.

As lead consultant, Ken has handled many of our firm’s property management, receivership, and assignment for the benefit of creditors engagements. These have included restaurants, apartment complexes, construction suppliers, environmental consulting firms, and hotels. He has extensive experience in business and financing plan preparation for both equity and debt capital solicitation in the manufacturing and real estate fields. Through intensive and thorough meetings with his clients, he develops presentations that include full detailed financial projections and clear and concise descriptions of the business and its management.

Ken holds a Bachelors of Business Administration with a focus in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan - Dearborn and has recently completed his Masters of Science in Finance at U of M.  He is also working toward a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Memberships and Community Involvement

• The Players Guild of Dearborn - Finance Comm. and Sponsorship Lead.
• Stagecrafters of Royal Oak
• Junior Achievement
• Beta Alpha Psi
• Former Senator on The University of Michigan Dearborn Student Government