Provide executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for a food ingredient company that provides fruit preparations, flavors and plant-based solutions. The company has 12 plants, being present in 8 countries on 3 continents, distributing its products to +50 countries. Maintain responsibility for Corporate Strategy and M&A, financial management and Legal & Compliance.

Utilize interpersonal, organizational and operational skills to provide executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for an aerospace company that provides maintenance services and manufacture of aerostructures. Maintain responsibility for business development, financial management, technology management, and stakeholder value awareness.Key Accomplishments:♦ Manage several critical finance and business development projects focus on operational excellence.♦ Provide critical operational leadership, risk management, and manage several critical finance, technology, and business development projects including a strategic growth project with a goal to increase sales.♦ Introduced strategic and tactical action plans that accounted to a cost control. Develop strategic operations and initiated aggressive operational and financial strategies that contributed to a significant increase in revenue and profitability.

Provided executive leadership with full P&L and financial accountability for a global beverage company. Directed all financial management operations including budget administration, financial planning, strategic planning, internal controls initiatives, and technology management. Managed a team of 43 staff members (31 in finance and 12 in Information Systems).Key Accomplishments:♦ Conceptualized and initiated aggressive internal financial growth strategies that accounted for operational efficiencies, cost reduction, financial stewardship, and increased revenue.♦ Develop and implement business development strategies, overcame brand awareness through the creation of strategic value proposition.♦ Formulated and implemented several financial initiatives including the execution of a new Credit Scoring and new Credit Policies that led to significant improvement of Days of Sales Outstanding (from 64 to 41) and bad debts reduction.