Kenneth Sutter Email & Phone Number

Boca Raton, Florida

Brandtenders is the industry’s first of its kind “Spirits Incubation Fund” designed to focus on a portfolio approach to seed and first round investments to create, develop and build independent premium and ultra premium spirit brands. Brandtenders is the creation of a team of Spirits Industry veterans with a proven track record of working together to.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Founding Partner of PMK Solutions providing Finance, Marketing and Sales expertise to Beverage alcohol Start Ups companies. Provides Virtual Back Office Support for accounting, operations, compliance and financial reporting.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

This Group specializes in strategic business consulting for the Beverage Industry and other Consumer Product propositions. Our expertise was in Strategic development, Budget, Finance and analytics for entry level companies.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Business Partner with Global CIO to provide guidance and delivered an effective cost efficient way to achieve the Implementation of Global SAP solution to strengthening the competitiveness of business and the.
• Worked collaboratively in diverse business scenarios to establish SAP implementation timelines and necessary resources while instituting budget control and significantly improved forecast.
• Provided the communication strategy as local… Show more Business Partner with Global CIO to provide guidance and delivered an effective cost efficient way to achieve the Implementation of Global SAP solution to.
• Provided the communication strategy as local Business Champion to gain local acceptance of global SAP initiative by country/site organizations key stakeholders
• Indentified, established and gained Senior BL Executives acceptance for a monthly Project Spirit Benefits tracking system with Return on Investment reported to BL Executive Committee, Board of Directors and Audit.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Direct and oversee all the financial activity, including preparation of financial reports and provide strategic leadership establishing long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies
• Implemented and directed SOP process that brought together key stakeholders to align key metrics to strategies resulting in Advertising and Promotional investing supporting the company’s growth strategy. This.
• Implemented and directed SOP process that brought together key stakeholders to align key metrics to strategies resulting in Advertising and Promotional investing supporting the company’s growth strategy. This.
• Successfully implemented SOX compliance in the lead market of the US and expanded to North America
• Substantially reduced financial close of the US market to three day by moving non key processes out of the timeline.
• Implemented scanning workflow and created the foundation for Shared Services Show less

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Direct and oversee Global financial activity, including internal control and preparation and presentation of financial reports to the Board of Director and Audit committee. Successful in improving Bacardi (private.
• Successfully implemented BL quarterly reporting to stake holders allowing the company to restructure debt and have access to more capital for future brand acquisitions.
• Implemented new Oracle consolidation and… Show more Direct and oversee Global financial activity, including internal control and preparation and presentation of financial reports to the Board of Director and Audit.
• Implemented new Oracle consolidation and reduced Global Consolidation time by 10 days
• Implemented global standard costing and Integrated Contribution reporting to focus on brand profitability and brand investment across the complicated International trading structure.
• Played key role by leading the due-diligence team on the Bombay brand resulting in the successful acquisition of Bombay and Dewar’s brands Show less

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Substantially improved financial reporting and strengthen internal control
• Successfully Integrated work flow processes and implemented a JDEdwards system with in both Distribution/ Selling and Production companies to allow visibility and eliminate duplication, increase efficiency and control.

Bacardi Class 2000 For Sr. Executives, Business Development

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