Who We Are
We've merged expertise from finance, operations, and data backgrounds to drive transformative change and deliver tangible results for our clients. Delve into our team's impressive track record and diverse skill sets.
Founder, Managing Partner
Chris Panoff
Chris is the Founder and Managing Partner of Breton Advisors and has nearly two decades of experience leading successful transformation and turnaround projects. He has successfully leveraged a data-forward approach to help organizations optimize processes, drive profit improvement initiatives, and navigate large-scale transformation programs.
Through his work with Breton Advisors, Chris has helped clients realize over $150M of profit improvement (and counting). His deep technical skill set spans finance, accounting, and modern data analytics. With a background in corporate restructuring and extensive experience supporting private equity sponsors, Chris has a passion for driving positive change and a track record of achieving tangible results.
Partner - Data & Analytics
Michael Morningstar
Michael is a Data & Analytics leader committed to developing transformative enterprise data analytics solutions. He specializes in empowering businesses to optimize operations and drive strategic initiatives through effective data utilization.
With expertise encompassing enterprise reporting, data automation, modeling, and engineering, Michael excels in devising comprehensive data strategies, implementing industry best practices, and fostering user adoption. Leveraging extensive technical skills across various platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, and Python, he ensures clients derive optimal value from their data assets.
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Partner - CFO Services
John Michell
John is part of Breton Advisor’s CFO Services practice. Throughout his career, John has held multiple finance leadership roles and has led the growth and development of numerous departments and functions within the Office of the CFO. His experience includes leading FP&A, Treasury, Finance, and Investor Relations functions.
He has closed 20+ M&A transactions representing more than $1b in enterprise value and has completed multiple integrations. John has worked with organizations across the entire corporate lifecycle, from start-up to high growth to public. He has also assisted in successful restructurings and turnaround situations.
Partner - CFO Services
Todd Coker
Todd is a partner in Breton Advisors’ CFO Services practice. He has two decades of experience in financial leadership and corporate advisory. For the last six years, Todd has served as CFO for privately held and private equity-backed companies. He previously worked as an investment banker, focusing on M&A, strategic alternatives, and public and private capital raises.
His experience includes leading all finance functions, risk management, M&A evaluation, execution and integration, capital raises, investor relations, and the implementation of internal processes and procedures. Todd has worked with start-ups and large caps and leverages his experience to help teams execute transformative growth while optimizing capital structures.