Business partner and strategic adviser to the Agriculture Business (Country Operations, Agronomy and Global Grain & Processing) senior leadership team leader, the CFO and other members of the company's leadership team. Responsible to provide analytical capability to support business decisions and focus on capital allocation and critical business levers to drive profitable growth.

Business partner and strategic adviser to the Global Grain and Processing business Senior Leadership Team leader and other key operating executives, the CFO and other members of the leadership team. Responsible to provide focus on capital allocation and critical business levers to drive profitable growth. Drive efficiency, process excellence, and analytical capability to support business decisions. Participate actively in the development and execution of strategic plans.

Business partner and strategic adviser to the Global Grain Marketing Business Senior Leadership Team leader and other key operating executives, the CFO and other members of the leadership team. Responsible to provide focus on capital allocation and critical business levers to drive profitable growth. Drive efficiency, process excellence, and analytical capability to support business decisions. Participate actively in the development and execution of strategic plans.

Vice President of Finance - Division CFO for the Commercial Group’s Ingredients division. Responsible for planning and forecasting, strategic planning and accounting for 3 business units across the US. Business partner to the division’s COO and business leaders.• Partnered with division COO and the business leaders to develop and deliver strategic long-term goals• Revised key business support processes such annual operating plan, forecast and reporting resulting in increased visibility of performance and enabling faster decision-making• Leader in design and development of strategic recommendation to implement integrated business planning (IBP)• Developed recommendation to redesign the finance structure transforming it into a business partner focused on value creation and process simplification• Championed the design and execution of a long-term technology strategy focused on the implementation of best in class tools to drive simpler and better decision-making. Initiative includes the standardization of the ERP (SAP), implementation and adoption of a standard financial platform (Anaplan) and the upgrade of the enterprise ‘s reporting solution (Power BI).

Finance lead for the Consumer Segment’s $1.1B international business (Canada, Mexico, India and Global Markets-Export). Responsible for planning and forecasting, strategic planning, accounting, internal controls and compliance, treasury, tax, IT and supply chain finance of 12 plants across the world. Business partner to the President and regional leaders of Consumer Foods International. Member of the International Leadership Team and board member for three joint ventures.Accomplishments:• Partnered with division President and the International Leadership Team to develop a focused strategic growth agenda, resulting in a balanced portfolio and geography platform• Led a multi-region team focused on improvement of the strategic plan and annual operating plan processes, as well as business planning and reporting reengineering. Resulted in process simplification and standardization across the International division, increased ability to manage risks and opportunities and provide performance insights.• Executed a trade management platform for Canada and Mexico that saved $4M (a 4% EBIT improvement) addressing trade optimization and supported management of strategic prices• Chaired the International IT governance board focused on the execution of the long-term technology strategy focused on the development and execution of best in class tools to drive simpler and better decision-making. Steered the standardization of platforms and addressed technological gaps across international markets.• Implemented SAP forecasting and reporting (BPC).• Reduced SG&A by 12% and improved EBIT by 6% in Canada by implementing an efficiency plan to leverage the matrix and eliminating redundancy. Decreased finance organization overhead by 20%.• Managed a global team of 130 employees and standardized the talent management processes across markets. Leveraged staff and best practices across regions in Canada, Latin America, India and Export.

Sr. Director - Chief Finance Officer for ConAgra Brands' Consumer Latin America subsidiary, $280 million top line. Responsible for Mexico, Central America, South AmericaAccomplishments• CFO of Latin America’s $280MM business unit and member of the leadership team. Played leadership role in achieving 7% topline and 16% EBIT growth through the implementation of a DSD distribution model in order to serve 12 of the most important cities in the country (200K points of sale) combined with a strong innovation agenda to serve the modern trade• Reengineered the forecasting and reporting business function resulting in increased visibility of the business performance enabling the decision making process• Developed a sustainable Internal Control culture focused on the implementation of best in class business and financial controls, training the organization and the simplification of the SOX controls matrix. These efforts resulted in consistent Satisfactory audits for three consecutive years addressing 64 open items • Reorganized the Mexican Finance organization focusing on increasing capabilities and accountability, transforming it into a proactive business partner focused on value creation, change management and process simplification. • Developed an engagement and culture agenda, and empowered the Finance community to own the engagement agenda resulting in an increase of 25 points in Finance’s engagement (from 60% to 85%) in 3 years exceeding Hewitt’s “best in class organization” rating• Led key IT projects aimed at improving reporting and analytics, as well as to develop the organization as a whole• Member of the Board of Directors of Mexican JV between ConAgra and Verde Valle (2008-2012) - It commercializes premium rice, beans and seeds, and other healthy product lines as granola, dried fruits and sugar, as well as value added products as Isadora refried beans.

Director of Finance-CFO of $230MM Mexico subsidiary and member of the unit’s leadership teamAccomplishments• Reengineered the forecasting and reporting business function resulting in increased visibility of the business performance enabling the decision making process• Restructured the Internal Control function, targeting the implementation of best in class business and financial controls, simplification of the SOX controls matrix, resulting in consistent Satisfactory audits• Reorganized the Mexican Finance organization focusing on talent attraction and development, increasing capabilities and accountability• Developed an engagement and culture agenda resulting in an increase of 25 points in Finance’s engagement (from 60% to 78%) in 2 years reaching Hewitt’s “best in class organization” rating

• Redefined the role of the FP&A function and assembled a proactive and analytical Planning and Analysis team focused on building accountability and partnership with all areas of the company• Structured a reporting and financial cadence to analyze key performance indicators with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain in order to evaluate potential investment opportunities and address profitability gaps

Finance Leader of the $60MM Puerto Rico business unit and member of the unit’s leadership teamAccomplishments• Reorganized the operations from a DSD model to a distributor based organization improving EBIT by $8MM (+400%). • Co-Led the divestiture of cheese portfolio (Brookfield – NS: $10MM) resulting in the improvement of the organization’s gross margin (+400 bps) while exiting a commoditized category.• Consolidated financial operations of five operating groups, each functioning under a separate ERP system, to one reporting unit. • Led the successful implementation of SAP as the order-to-cash corporate wide business solution in Puerto Rico and Frozen Foods international segment• Successfully redesigned the Finance area in Puerto Rico by capitalizing on synergies between the local operation and the Head Quarter’s Enterprise Business Service center in Omaha, NE• Resolved pending tax matters with three local city government offices solving tax liabilities• Improved internal controls in key areas of the operations resulting in Satisfactory evaluations by Internal Audit

Responsible for forecasting ConAgra Frozen Foods’ international business activities in Canada, Latin America and Asia ($70 MM in sales)Accomplishments• Completed successful due diligence and integration of Sigma Alimentos - ConAgra Foods joint venture• Acted as Interim CFO for Sigma - ConAgra joint venture in Monterrey Mexico, July-November 2001• Developed profitability optimization recommendation for ConAgra Canada frozen portfolio

Agro Tech Foods Ltd (ATFL) is a $120MM USD in sales public limited company engaged in the business of marketing food and food ingredients to consumers and institutional customers. It is listed both on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).Member of the Audit and Compensation Committees

Business partner for the company’s credit card division’s operations in Canada and Latin America, focused on the development of solid financial plans.Accomplishments• Implemented translation process to convert Mexican financial statements to US GAAP• Built a process to maintain an accurate account of software licensing contracts and hardware purchases and leasing contracts