Michael Lefkowitz Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Instrumental in driving operational and financial guidance and management for six differentdivisions at Emerson over various periods of time as VP of Finance. Reporting on daily activities to the presidents of each division. Provide strategic direction regarding fiscal and operational leadership for business decisions on how to best allocate funds by incorporating business knowledge with financial knowledge.• Established new systems and procedures, building a consolidated organization that includes a consolidation and performance review for six businesses totaling $2.2B of revenue.• Advise top management on finance issues. Prepared and communicated quarterly reports to Emerson top management; providing updates on business performance, balance sheet, ratios, quality, safety and operational performance• Key member of management team implementing cost savings and sales synergies regarding plant consolidations and job moves. Pulled in cross functional resources to manage service level RDSL & PDSL.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Managed and implemented all financial and compliance aspects of $1B division, considered a Crown Jewel of Emerson. Report daily activities to President of Division & dotted line reporting to the CFO of Emerson• Responsible for synergy and base case financial plan as well as all financial due diligence for 3 interna-tional acquisitions closed in the last few years (Australia, India and Mexico)• Worked with team to drastically restructure company doubling Operating margins and reducing Days in the cash Cycle by 50%.• Responsible for synergy and base case financial plan for $140m Global company Based in Michigan• Implementing extended payment terms across all divisions to improve cashflow. By revising sales in-centive plan reduced overall DSO below 45 and past dues down to less than 4 days. Overall, Trade Working Capital as a percent to sales dropped from 21% to 12% globally in 5 years• On a Global basis, outsourced and restructured numerous jobs to protect profitability.• Successfully managed the New Jersey EDA to receive $25m of tax credits over the next 10 years• Responsible for transfer pricing and trade compliance programs

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Promoted from Director of Finance to VP of Finance in 1997.

Chicago, Il, Us

Auditing

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And International Business

Bsba, Accounting