Lead US CFO team supporting all Bayer businesses and team members in the US. Responsible for developing and guiding teams across all finance functions to deliver effective and efficient support for each our our dynamic businesses. Partnership with US and Global Leadership teams in development of strategy to continue evolution and implementation of One Bayer mindset.

• Direct report to US CFO; Lead team of ~70 (pre-integration 120+) across Treasury, Insurance, Real Estate, Facilities Management and General and Employee Services • Built and integrated teams as part of Bayer-Monsanto integration; realizing savings of 25%-75% per team• Guide team responsible for liquidity forecasting, cash management and entity financing for US Bayer business including optimizing capital structure and earnings flows of entities• Co-Lead cross functional team developing a cash aware culture via tool and metric development, education of importance of and business opportunities to better utilize Bayer working capital; work now leveraged globally• Chairperson of the Trust Investment Committee, leading management of investments across retirement plans which were merged within a year of deal closing resulting in significant benefits to plan participants

• Guide global team of 15+ responsible for Monsanto’s capital structure, external and internal financing, cash management, in-house bank, shareholder return strategy, bank relationships, rating agency management and forecasting of treasury related financial metrics• Lead Treasury negotiations (pre-and post-deal signing), due diligence, integration strategy and planning with Bayer; Member of Global Core Bayer Integration Planning Team• Developed and delivered liquidity solutions such as delayed-draw bank term loan with significant over-subscription; customer financing options to support our customers and the business• Motivate team in implementing global cash management, repatriation and short-term funding strategies in highly cyclical and global business.• Partnered with Monsanto CFO and key leadership on strategic financing options and BOD material

• Reported to the CEO, Climate Corporation. Built and motivated Finance team of 25+ for independent venture capital backed start-up acquired to develop Monsanto’s Digital Platform.• Served as bridge between Climate and Monsanto in all areas with focus on strategy, finance and investor relations as I was the sole Monsanto employee to move to San Francisco.• Led valuation and finance related M&A negotiations with companies ranging from Fortune 100 to start-ups.• Created first investment and hiring prioritization processes to ensure cross-functional alignment that resources were appropriately allocated to projects and functions as organization rapidly grew to 700+ employees. • Developed and implemented restructuring and relocation plan of back-office functions delivering operating efficiencies

• Motivated team responsible for Product Management & Marketing Finance for US Seed and Trait business.• Co-lead development of 5-year strategic and financial plan for the US business including pricing, product mix, product launches/retirement, brand management and global trait management.• Partner on analysis of marketing programs to understand effectiveness of spend, impact on final customer price and profitability of distribution partners/customers• Identified, obtained business support and implemented actions to close global earnings gap

• Led a team of 11 responsible for leading the financial support of product management, manufacturing and global licensing teams for the US Corn business.• Co-chaired US Corn Strategy cross functional team responsible for development and execution of 5-year plan. Established targeted volume, mix, price and market funding by product, by region, brand and path to market.• Co-developed the strategic and financial analysis and approval for business model transformation of a leading brand which became the most consistent growth brand since implementation•Established an investment matrix to guide the US business resource allocation and needs across all businesses, products and brands of the US business. Subsequently adopted by Monsanto globally.

• Partnered with regional business leaders to understand their respective strategies and opportunities to develop Monsanto’s 5-year plan and budget from target setting to Board of Directors approval.• Redesigned the process to eliminate over 1,200 annual person hours and reduce cycles by 43%.• Created innovative pricing analysis which correctly predicted Pioneer’s US corn and soybean pricing strategy.

• Guided and developed cross functional teams in decision analysis for the technology pipeline of Monsanto’s Oilseeds, Wheat and Chemistry products.• Developed and implemented innovative valuation concepts for new products, markets and sources of value• Led financial analysis and member of decision teams in evaluation of M&A deals across crops

• Provided creative, flexible, financial and business analysis and accounting implications of collaborations, research and license agreements, equity investments, joint ventures, and acquisitions across the R&D.• Assisted the Strategy organization by leading and creating the financial analysis on alternative global crop strategies including an acquisition and evaluation of various partnering opportunities.

• Responsible for coordination and execution of audits primarily focused in North and Latin America.• Delivered a 30% reduction in external and internal audit hours for Sarbanes - Oxley by plans

• Established team of four to lead accounting policy for Citi’s Consumer Lending Group. • Created and implemented first Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance training and testing program