Greg Kelley Email & Phone Number

Chief Financial Officer; VP, Controller; VP, Finance

Waukegan, Illinois

Greg Kelley is the Chief Financial Officer at United Conveyor Corporation (UCC), which is a global leader in ash handling solutions for the power generation industry and a preferred supplier for dry sorbent injection and reagent handling.Since 1920, UCC has pioneered material handling technology and has led the way in helping to improve plant performance. UCC has devoted its efforts exclusively to the design, supply, installation and maintenance of ash handling and other abrasive material handling systems.Headquartered in Illinois, USA, UCC offers global support from over 50 sales and service locations around the world. Global operations in the United States, Germany, India and China allow the company to seamlessly serve its international customer base.

Highland Park, Il

Four-store retail wine chain with 40 employees generating annual revenues of <$25M. Focused the company around its core compentencies to enable a turn-around of a 5-year trend of flat sales and declining profitability. -- Brought best-in-class technology to a 30-year old change-resistant company with a POS system that directly enabled a 20% increase in wine store sales over a 3-year period.

Barrington, Il

Wine retail start-up with 5 professional employees. Launched this start-up in an upscale suburban neighborhood, preparing and implementing a project plan that allowed taking possession of the keys and opening the doors in just five days. The detailed business plan included competitor benchmarking, store design, sales, marketing, operational, financial, and product plans. Recruited and hired a 5-person professional sales staff. -- Built a thriving, profitable business with fierce customer loyalty, generating $560K in annual revenues and six inventory turns in the first year and maintaining a 97% customer retention rate against a lower-priced competitor.

Schaumburg, Illinois

Business Controller, $6B Government & Enterprise Mobility Solutions Sector. Selected by the CFO / Senior Vice President to help turn around a struggling business unit. Led 9 direct reports in financial planning and analysis, controllership, SOX, capital budget, and accounting functions.-- Collaborated with the executive management team in spearheading a $500M restructuring plan and guided the reverse due diligence process for the divestiture of a non-core Government Electronics business. Boosted the profit margin from breakeven to 13% pre-tax in one year, launched strategic sourcing for a $49M cost savings, while reducing 25% of staff.

Northbrook, Illinois

Business Controller, $3B Automotive & Industrial Solutions Sector. Identified for M&A expertise, budget development, rapid cycle time improvement in closing, and incentive program launch and challenged to author and launch pre-SOX Accounting Operations Reviews. Guided a 7-person team in FP&A, global controllership, and accounting functions. Directed a $1.2M budget; reported directly to the CFO. -- Improved cycle time of external earnings release by 50% and reduced close time by 83%. Developed and implemented incentive plans that linked corporate, business and individual goals for 100% of associates (from 20%).

Schaumburg, Il

FP&A for Semiconductor, Automotive, and Corporate Sectors.

Schaumburg, Il

Controller for Strategy, Quality, Communications, Marketing, Telecommunications and IT organizations.

Northbrook, Il

Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Start-ups.

Mansfield, Ma

Newton, Ma

Cost Accounting, Credit, Financial Systems, General Accounting, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Order Entry.

Schaumburg, Il

Sales/Distribution Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Cost and Financial Accounting.

Mba, Finance

Graduated with Honors Distinction

Bs, Finance

Graduated Magna Cum Laude