James Stevenson

Bio

As ABS Capital’s CFO, he is responsible for the firm’s finance, accounting, tax, human resources, information systems and operational functions. Based on his prior experience as a public company CFO and Controller, he also serves as a resource for ABS Capital’s portfolio company CFOs with respect to finance, accounting and tax matters. James is actively involved in accounting, regulatory and tax issues affecting the private equity industry and its portfolio companies. He is a member of the NVCA CFO Task Force, on the board of the Washington Chapter of the Private Equity CFO Association and is a frequent panelist at private equity industry conferences. He is also a member of the Private Company Financial Reporting Committee which was formed by the FASB and AICPA to provide recommendations to the FASB as it sets accounting standards for privately-held enterprises. Before joining ABS Capital in 2003, James was Executive Vice President and CFO at SITEL Corporation, an $800 million public company in the contact center outsourcing market, where he was responsible for the finance, treasury, risk management, accounting and tax functions. In addition to his CFO duties, James served on the Executive Committee of SITEL which was responsible for managing business units operating in 20 countries. Prior to SITEL, he was the Controller of Alex. Brown Incorporated, a national securities firm which was acquired by Bankers Trust in 1997, which was in turn acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1999. James joined Alex. Brown in 1986 from KPMG, where he was a senior tax manager specializing in partnerships, executive compensation and multi-state tax planning.