Lou Pacelli, president and founder of LGP Financial Services, LLC has over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance. He began his financial services career in private accounting for ADP and Medco Health Solutions, and worked more recently in commercial finance with banking giants JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. Throughout his career, Lou has worked with clients in a wide range of industries: wholesale and distribution, manufacturing, real estate, retail and financial services.
Today, Lou applies his expertise in service of both lending institutions and businesses. Together with the professionals of LGP Financial Services, Lou provides field examinations and asset verification of customers for commercial banks. He also provides critical support in the areas of interim management and temporary CFO services for small to upper middle market companies; turnaround management services; complete business operations and financial reviews; and full assessment and negotiation of financial restructuring needs between businesses and banks. Lou’s in-depth experience in the management and financial realms give him the focus and skills companies need to identify operational problems quickly… then lay out the operational steps needed to put a business back on track towards stability, improve cash flow and return profit to the bottom line.
Working for the betterment of the wider community, Lou serves on the board of trustees of the Passaic County Elks Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center (chairman, 2009–2010). In this volunteer role, he and the board handle all financial aspects of the facility’s two schools and adult center; and work with the director to set policies and review all facets of the operation. Lou is also an active member of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, the Greater Paramus Chamber of Commerce and the North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce; the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), an organization whose members work together to help troubled companies turn around before they fail; and the Risk Management Association (RMA).
Lou holds a BA in accounting from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, and an MBA in management and finance from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College (City University of New York). He and his wife Andrea live in northern New Jersey with their two daughters.
