John Wallen Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Connecticut, Us

• CFO of Thermal Acoustical Solutions - leads all aspects of finance, accounting, & internal controls for global Tier 1 automotive supplier with annual revenue of $400M.• Lead various consulting agencies on divestiture of automotive division• Lead interface with all prospective buyers of the automotive division.• Responsible for various divestiture work-streams including CIM, QofE, TSA & Supply Agreements.• Interface with Board of Directors on strategic planning/annual budget & internal controls• Partner with executive team and drove successful process for acquisition of the publicly traded company LDL by private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group• Left CFO position in November of 2022 for personal family reasons, on own accord.

Manchester, Connecticut, Us

• Head of Operations Finance, Pricing, FP&A and Strategic Planning for newly formed Division of Lydall, Thermal Acoustical Solutions, a $350M automotive Tier 1 supplier• Lead global teams responsible for all financial reporting, analysis, forecasting, budgeting, new business quoting & strategic planning• Implemented/lead various lean/CI activities within finance and cross functionally (new business quoting, annual budgeting/quarterly forecast, % Complete EAC, revenue recognition)• Integrated Chinese, German & France finance & operations business processes with domestic processes for newly consolidated entity

Manchester, Connecticut, Us

• CFO & Business Partner to President of Fibers Automotive Division, a $150M automotive Tier 1 supplier• Lead Finance, IT & Shared Services Accounting function for U.S. based automotive operations in areas of budgeting, financial accounting & reporting (P&L and B/S), cost accounting, working capital management, capital expenditures, pricing, standard costing, internal controls & project management• Introduced and drove culture of continuous improvement within Finance & IT business processes• Established a cross-functional, data based, standard financial model for all new business opportunities• Lead various business process improvement initiatives across operations, engineering & sales leading to efficiencies and improving internal controls throughout the division• Liaison between Division and CHQ on all Investor Relations activities• Lead cross-functional teams on Revenue Recognition Standard changes for 2018• Interface with Board of Directors on Strategic Planning/Annual Budget & Internal Controls

Stratford, Connecticut, Us

• CFO & Business Partner of $600M OEM and aftermarket international business• Lead organization in FP&A, pricing, accounting, business case analysis & internal controls• Drove team to achieve growth and mitigate risks across all international helicopter programs• Developed and coached financial professional across the enterprise with varying degrees of experience• Partnered in establishing new business ventures in key international markets including Central America and Saudi Arabia

Stratford, Connecticut, Us

• Lead organization of twenty highly dedicated finance professionals in commercial and military campaign analysis and business cases• Organization achieved ~$7B in new business orders in 2013• Oversee $125M+ of annual cost spend across the Sikorsky organization

Stratford, Connecticut, Us

• Lead team of financial professionals in financial reporting, annual planning and budgeting for $7B enterprise• Responsible for quarterly earnings release analysis and investor briefings, partnering with UTC IR & FP&A• Coordinate and lead UTC Strategic Plan process for Sikorsky finance• Project Manager for Long Range Planning strategic initiative - partnered with Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Implemented new software tool, Hyperion Strategic Finance, for long range scenario planning across all business units within the company

East Hartford, Ct, Us

• Financial Manager of Pratt & Whitney Engine Center, Assembly and Test - $100M annual operating expenses• Oversee deliverables, continuous improvement initiatives & career growth of financial professionals• Lead SAP upgrade for Engine Center finance and operations team• Responsible for various product deliverables including monthly financial reporting package, forecast and plan of P&L, manpower planning, capital, inventory, overhead rate and manufacturing cost analysis

East Hartford, Ct, Us

• Co-lead finance team responsible for $160M business • Lead x-functional team in development and coordination of all pricing and manufacturing cost estimates for new business proposals - achieved 30% sales growth from 2005 to 2007• Lead cross-functional team in establishing an auto-quote system utilizing SAP – lead to more accurate and on time invoicing to customers resulting in higher customer satisfaction and better account receivable collection• Co-lead finance team in achieving continuous improvement efforts & SAP go live

East Hartford, Ct, Us

• Asia Pacific financial lead & business case analyst as part of a x-functional team involving finance, sales, engineering and legal personnel responsible for bringing new commercial engine business to Pratt & Whitney - $2B in international orders awarded

Farmington, Ct, Us

• Two-year rotational leadership program introducing aspects of finance including pricing, accounting and consolidation, operations and FP&A

Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration