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Long Beach, CA, US

Financial leader for 6 venture startup businesses founded by beverage entrepreneur Lance Collins (founder of BodyArmor, Core Hydration). Leading a team of 10 across finance, accounting, HR, legal and governance, supporting a complex matrix organization of over 150 employees with multiple leaders, board and investor intersections and competing priorities..

Santa Monica, California, US

Retained by the Board of Directors as a proven industry & functional expert to build FP&A fundamentals on a high-growth business in transition. Led year end close, 2023 Planning & 2024 Strategic Planning for the business as a co-pilot for newly hired CFO and industry outsider brought in to lead IPO readiness strategy for their business.

Los Angeles, California, US

Responsible for the financial leadership of Beanfields, a venture funded plant-based snack brand. Stewarded the operational team through 2 capital campaigns, culminating in a sale to Boosh Plant Based Brands in Feb 2022. Managed ever evolving team across all aspects of financial planning & analysis, business operations, controllership, and decision support.

Singapore, SG

• A newly created role, reporting to both the VP/GM of the Frozen business & the Packaged Foods CFO; this role was designed to bridge a long-standing gap in Dole’s finance structure, bringing insight, analysis and change.
• Role rapidly evolved as new Worldwide Packaged (WWP) leadership team desired to manage cash flow, working capital & limit long standing low margin private label business impact. Worked extensively with business team to.
• Implemented new integrated operations forecast process to lead change in visibility to forward looking financial outlook. Included developing entirely new production & purchased ingredients forecast as well as managing.
• High visibility to WWP leadership team, including 3 year financial plan, period reviews & project updates.

Irwindale, CA, US

• Hired by the executive team to enhance the financial planning & analysis function for ReadyPac Foods, a $900Million fresh produce US based business, as it transitioned from private equity ownership to its new French.
• Brought profitability insight to the executive team through performance updates & project team updates. Successfully led the insight that highlighted the leaking profit challenges within each customer/market/product.
• Successfully led the team through 2 complex planning cycles. Set up entirely new financial models & communication tools to bring scenario planning to life within the organization to address an exceedingly volatile.
• Team leader across finance functions on performance management, including problem solving with manufacturing plants & supply chain, sales & commercialization teams
• Primary financial owner of performance communication with parent company.
• Gained critical experiences with private label & foodservice businesses, bid environments, cash flow management and capital projects.

Purchase, New York, US

• Reporting to the Sr Director of Finance, with responsibility for managing a team of 4 finance professionals supporting the $1.6Billion revenue California Pepsi beverages business across channels, customers and.
• Led the region’s retail forecast/planning process and business analytics, including development of senior leadership presentations.
• Directed the analytic & insight analysis on the business; utilizing Pepsi’s deep information resources to understand drivers of performance and build compelling stories to engage the leadership team on corrective action.
• Served as a change agent for the finance team, partnering with sales on a 2017 strategy intended to disrupt the category and breathe new life into a declining business. Led dialogue with NY revenue management &.
• Cleared the path to success for the retail finance team, removing obstacles and coaching them on priorities with their sales channel leads.
• Accountable for the periodic/quarterly trade accrual with control & management of customer accrual balances, including coordination with the customer service center on deduction aging, program maintenance & post audit.

US

Leader of the cross functional team managing pricing strategy, including price architecture management, cross-channel & Go-To-Market (GTM) oversight. Finance leader on innovation cross-functional team. Managed 2 finance analysts.- Responsible for recommendations to the NEB Leadership team on economics related to price, promotion and price-pack strategy for.

Purchase, New York, US

Manager of the region’s $100MM selling expense budget: Responsible for coaching and developing 8 Zone Business Managers (sales team members) and managed 3 direct reports on zone oversight, training initiatives & selling expense administration.- Led zone work-withs to identify risks & opportunities in the current performance & FY forecast, analyze progress.

Purchase, New York, US

Responsible for overall net sales management, including collaboration with the Director of Sales & the Region’s 9 Key Account Managers on region and customer specific sales & trade strategies. Primary owner of the region’s $70MM trade spend algorithm.- Coordinated key account quarterly planning sessions to design account net sales strategies and calendars.

Purchase, New York, US

Responsible for collaborating with the Safeway sales team to develop trade calendars and sales initiatives to deliver the net sales plan. Coordinated the planning and forecasting of division level accounts with the region teams.- Coordinated quarterly planning sessions with account managers to develop calendars that met net sales objectives within pricing.

Purchase, New York, US

Lead Finance resource for the annual planning process, 3 year Strategic Plan and Scenario Plan financial modeling and accountable for the delivery of the 2004 Annual Operating Plan.- Led coordination of financial inputs and modeling for the 2004-2006 Strategic Plan; a plan that was delivered and approved by PepsiCo in record time.- Managed the volume.

Purchase, New York, US

Responsible for monitoring and evaluating PepsiCo control functions as a member of the domestic audit team. Key accountabilities included identifying and recommending improvements to operational, financial & accounting controls; reporting findings & best practices to leadership teams.- Frito-Lay Zone Sales Audits: Conducted 5 zonee audits, evaluating.

GB

Responsible for all aspects of engagement planning and execution. Primary clients were from the manufacturing and retail industries. Participated in the public debt offering of a client.