Infortal helps companies lessen corporate liability exposure by minimizing business risks. The company is known for its high-quality reputation and best practices work in board advisory, M&A due diligence, executive due diligence, FCPA compliance, complex security programs, and leads the highest industry standards in Global Background Checks and employment screening at all staff levels.

Under Candice’s innovative leadership, Infortal has completed over 2 million successful investigations in 160 different countries.

A licensed private investigator, she has grown her team of international investigators with a global reach that spans the U.S., Europe, Russia, China, India, the Middle East, Africa, and South America.

Candice is an expert in governance, finance, employment, and business investigations. She is skilled in analyzing clients’ business needs and assessing a company’s compliance issues and corporate liability exposure.

Her entrepreneurial mindset and pursuit of excellence drives her to employ the latest technology and investigative techniques. She is a proven security expert and trusted business adviser with a track record of excellence in corporate investigations. Candice is held in high regard as a risk management specialist and thought leader in global due diligence investigations.

BSc (Hon) Science, Metropolitan University London (formerly Sir John Cass School of Science & Technology).

MS Science Coursework.

Leslie is the Founder and President of CFO As You Grow.  Leslie Horton created the CFO As You Grow and CFO For Exits designed for Northern California and Nevada executives/business owners who seek outside guidance in several key areas.

Ms. Horton is a successful entrepreneur, business strategist, business development expert, CFO and an M&A Advisor. Leslie has worked with Fortune 500 firms such as Bay Networks, Advanced Micro Devices and Apple Computer, as well as small and early stage companies.

Select accomplishments include:

Raising/facilitating $100+ Million in two public offerings, in funding through private placement with angel investors and venture capitalists, conducting a US and European road show and serving as a key contributor on two public offerings.

Creating innovative business development campaigns such as the one that accelerated revenue achievement via a server platform client’s “Who’s Who” customer advisory board and another for a hardware solution for backups. She has opened doors or strengthened the relationships for clients with such Fortune 500 companies as Google, Home Depot, Chevron, IBM, Juniper Networks among others .

Spearheading mergers & acquisitions to ensure rapid traction, market success and achieve shareholder objectives. She has negotiated with Fortune 500 firms while representing small clients from several industries including construction, high technology, manufacturing, specialized plastics and professional services.

Leslie is an executive, entrepreneur, CPA, M&A Advisor (DRE #00941805 ) and a published journalist.

Education

Leslie Horton completed her undergraduate work at CSU Northridge and received her MBA from Santa Clara University and graduated summa cum laude in both programs.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Cory started his own production company and traveled the world covering major news events and creating educational documentaries. After developing media production studios in Dallas and Austin, Cory shifted his focus to the background screening industry. Cory has broad perspective working in both background software and integration platforms, as well as delivering top notch technical results.  We are excited to see him apply his extensive industry knowledge and experience to bring creative solutions to our global clients.

When he is not working, Cory can be found golfing, off-roading with his jeep, welding, and enjoying family time in the Texas Hill Country with his wife of 23 years and their two teenagers.

Cory shares “I am very excited to be able to leverage my knowledge of the both the software and enterprise sides of the background and compliance industries.  Getting the chance to work with the team at Infortal Worldwide will allow me to share some of my creative strategies and bring innovation new solutions to companies’ traditional security and risk management issues.

Today every company will be faced with compliance topics which we can help strengthen with our team’s 35+ years of experience in due diligence and investigations. Companies need the best due diligence to avoid hiring bad actors in their executive ranks.

Having a solid foundation with managing PR issues and background screening, I look forward to the opportunity to talk with both existing and prospective clients and make them clients for life.”  Cory can be reached at ckirk@infortal.com.