Bill White Email & Phone Number

Plano, TX, US

Atlantic Aviation is a $2 bn portfolio company of KKR that provides essential airport infrastructure services through a network of over 100 strategically located FBO's across the U.S.Responsible for Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Procurement, IT, M&A, IR, Strategic Planning.

Irving, Texas, US

• EVP/CFO - Park River Holdings, Inc./PrimeSource Brands
• Park River Holdings, Inc. is a $2.5 bn., $350M EBITDA portco of Clearlake Capital which represents the combination of PrimeSource, Dimora Brands, Nationwide Industries, and Wolf Home Products, a scale residential.
• Re-engineered pricing function and architecture; unified pricing under the finance function.
• In 2019-2020, reduced leverage from 8.0x to 4.8x, expanded gross margins 150 bps via pricing, delivered operating expense reductions, and reduced working capital by over $100M. Combined functional efforts and actions.
• Co-led sale process of PrimeSource from Platinum Equity to Clearlake Capital (Dec. 2020).
• Completed 3 acquisitions in 8 months post-Platinum under Clearlake’s ownership adding $1.1 bn. of accretive revenue; led due diligence efforts including target QoE assessments and lender communications; set up.

Dallas, Texas, US

• For new PE owner, provided strategic leadership for the company; reported to seven member Board.
• Functional direct reports included Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Distribution, Procurement, Legal, Finance, and HR.
• Recruited and hired three new C-suite Officers into Borden.

Dallas, Texas, US

• After leading a turnaround, led an auction process end-to-end that culminated in the July 2017 sale of Borden to a multinational PE sponsor, overseeing all aspects of the transaction which led to significant value.
• Led strategic planning process which resulted in closure of three unprofitable plants, a move towards a functionally aligned organization, and the creation of a pricing function.
• Initiated regular working sessions with Operations and Commercial groups to improve financial and operating performance and enact new strategies.
• Revamped financial and IT organizational structure; significantly upgraded talent in HQ and in field locations; upgraded financial reporting and systems.
• Realized large EBITDA / cash flow improvement in excess of $100M annually.
• Constructed a rapid dividend payment to shareholders at year-end 2015; first time cash repatriated to ownership.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Borden’s food and beverage business in 2013 had $2.0 bn. sales; 19 plants, 153 distribution centers, 1,800 DSD routes, serving over 50,000 customers with 4,700 employees; brands included Borden®, LALA®, Frusion®, Skim.
• Recruited by Grupo Lala, Mexico-based parent of Borden, to drive improvements and to play major role in enacting a turnaround; inherited EBITDA losses and significant annual cash drain.
• Led spin-off of Borden in U.S. after onboarding in order to maximize IPO proceeds of Grupo Lala (LALAB.MX) in Mexico; implemented stand-alone financing in U.S. despite substandard credit profile and no parent guarantee.
• Promoted from SVP to EVP and provided additional responsibilities after one year.

Buford, GA, US

• Leading manufacturer and marketer of branded aftermarket automotive accessories; brands include AMP Research®, AVS®, Belmor®, Bushwacker®, Lund®, Rampage®, RoadWorks®, Roll-N-Lock®, Stampede®, and Tonno Pro®; owned by.
• Improved operating margins through disciplined approach to pricing and sourcing initiatives.- Actions from management team drove EBITDA margin increase of 460 points.- Improvement in earnings/working capital supported.
• Made strategic acquisitions in adjacent categories.

Mansfield, Massachusetts, US

• Fourth largest distributor/provider of equipment and services to the foodservice industry
• Turned around financial performance of company in first year, in conjunction with new CEO.
• Completed two dividend recapitalizations which resulted in a return of capital to shareholders of greater than 100%.

US

• Manufacturer and marketer of Tampico® fruit juice drinks, serving over 50 countries; competes with Sunny Delight®
• Leadership of all financial functions as well as manufacturing, customer service, and I.T.
• Implemented five major systems initiatives to drive improvements throughout organization, ranging from a data warehouse to a trade promotion management system and a Brazilian multi-currency integration.

$15.5 bn. distributor of consumer goods to supermarkets and convenience stores, traded on NYSE

Irvine, CA, US

$10 bn. manufacturer of personal computers and related products and services, traded on NYSE

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Served as top financial leader of three units of Dial, spanning both international and domestic markets; revenue size of $800 million and multiple manufacturing plants globally. - Led Dial through two key Latin.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Concurrent with Dial positions, served as VP Finance/CFO for new entity formed with Henkel KGaA to pursue strategic initiatives in household/laundry categories in U.S. and Latin America.
• Negotiated/closed acquisition transaction within two months, securing immediate business.
• JV ultimately lead to Henkel’s acquisition of Dial at a +22% premium to Dial shareholders.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Dial's $1.8 bn. consumer goods portfolio (Personal Care, Household Products, Laundry, Foods) was spun out as a public co. in 1996 and traded separately on the NYSE (DL)
• Successfully directed company through ten M&A transactions over 30 months.- Installed rigorous analytical processes to review potential acquisitions and divestitures, as Dial was a new public company; screened 75+.
• Formed strategic JV with Henkel ($20 bn+ worldwide CPG) which later acquired Dial in 2004.
• Promoted to VP Finance.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Purchase, New York, US

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bsba (Finance)