Colt’s Manufacturing Co. in West Hartford is looking for a new chief financial officer now that it has emerged from bankruptcy.
Scott Flaherty, Colt’s senior vice president and CFO, has resigned his positions with the company to pursue other opportunities. Flaherty had been the CFO since October 2010. He served as Colt’s chief corporate development officer from May 2009 to October 2010.
Richard Harris is serving as the interim CFO for Colt. According to the company, he is a financial consultant providing services in the areas of financial planning, capital raising, interim CFO services, and litigation support.
Harris has been a CFO of three wireless companies, controller for Harrahs in Atlantic City and an audit manager with Cooper and Lybrand. He serves on the boards of Amtrol and MagicJack. He has a BS in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University, an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and is a CPA in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
In January, Colt announced it has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
