Edward Kirnbauer

An accomplished business leader based in Southern California, Edward Kirnbauer, CPA, recently held the position of Vice President of Finance and Administration for International Education Corporation. Located in Irvine, California, International Education is a quickly expanding provider of career-oriented education. Edward Kirnbauer's leadership role with the company entailed improving the financial reporting process, negotiating leases for a number of new facilities, and performing due diligence for acquisitions.

Beyond his work with International Education, Ed Kirnbauer has served as Acting CFO for ICanBuy Corp. and provided financial consulting services with a multimillion-dollar technology company in Orange County, California. Highly active in the area's financial community, Edward Kirnbauer currently serves as a Board Member of the Orange County chapter of Financial Executives International.

Ed Kirnbauer holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Illinois State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University. Early in his career, he gained leadership experience as Director of Financial Reporting and Analysis for Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., in Chicago. Ed Kirnbauer went on to serve as Director of SEC Reporting at Bally Total Fitness Corporation and Division Controller of Capita Technologies, Inc., before joining Procom Technology Inc. as Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Acting CFO. Subsequent roles included Vice President and Corporate Controller at MTI Technology Corporation and Vice President at The Wet Seal, Inc. Over the course of his career, Edward Kirnbauer has achieved extensive experience in areas such as SEC reporting, financial planning and forecasting, acquisitions, and international financial reporting.