Bradley E. Schmidt

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer for Bright Now! Dental, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Monarch Dental Corporation and Newport Dental Plan, Brad Schmidt oversees the Accounting, Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Internal Audit, Purchasing, and Business Development departments. He joined Bright Now! in July 1998 and served as the company's controller through April 2002.

Before joining Bright Now!, Brad served as divisional controller and corporate accounting manager for Furon Company [NYSE: FCY], a $450 million international manufacturer of specialized polymer components. There, he oversaw strategic and financial planning, corporate accounting, financial reporting and supervising multiple divisional accounting departments.

Earlier in his career, Brad was a senior accountant/auditor with Ernst & Young, where he provided consulting and assurance services to a wide range of private and publicly held companies.

Brad earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan University. In addition to his professional career, he enjoys skiing, fishing, and spending time with his family.