Jim Sheppard has held senior financial positions with public and private companies for over twenty-five years. His experience includes senior executive responsibilities involving finance and planning, information technology, logistics, human resource management and training and operations. He comes to Legends Hospitality management having been a principal with Beechwood Advisors and Chief Financial Officer for both the Vitamin Shoppe Industries and Planet Technology Solutions. He has handled the financial accounts of major companies such as Amazon.com, Trans World Airlines, Denny’s Incorporated, and Century 21 Real Estate Corporation.  Currently, Mr. Sheppard serves as an adjunct professor in the Entrepreneurial Studies program at his Alma matter, Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he received a BS in accounting and an MBA in corporate finance. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his work as Chief Financial Officer of Legends Hospitality Management.