Preston Wells

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Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer Stryker Orthopaedics & Spine @ Stryker
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Allendale, New Jersey, United States, United States
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About Preston Wells

Preston Wells is a Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer Stryker Orthopaedics & Spine at Stryker. He possess expertise in forecasting, cost accounting, business planning, sarbanes oxley act, financial accounting and 19 more skills.

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Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer Stryker Orthopaedics & Spine
Preston Wells Work Experience Details
  • Stryker
    Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer Stryker Orthopaedics And Spine
    Stryker Jul 2022 - Present
    Kalamazoo, Mi, Us
  • Stryker
    Vice President Of Investor Relations
    Stryker Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
    Kalamazoo, Mi, Us
  • Stryker
    Vice President Financial Planning Analysis
    Stryker Jun 2016 - Jun 2020
    Kalamazoo, Mi, Us
  • Stryker
    Sr Finance Director
    Stryker Oct 2015 - May 2016
    Kalamazoo, Mi, Us
    Responsibilities include providing guidance and leadership for Sales Finance, Sales Operations, Contracts & Pricing, and Financial Planning and Analysis. Work closely with the VP of Sales to provide guidance and direction to the selling organization in an effort to optimize the salesforce and drive top line revenues. Lead the financial planning processes including the annual budget, monthly projections, and strategic plan.
  • Dialight
    Chief Financial Officer
    Dialight Feb 2014 - Oct 2015
    Farmingale, Nj, Us
    My position is responsible to administer all financial activities for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Provide decisive leadership of the finance function, including the responsibility for all aspects of financial direction and management, oversight of the consolidation of all finance information and ensuring compliance with Group accounting and statutory requirements. Drive the highest standard of disciplined financial reporting in terms of quality, integrity, speed and uniformity while ensuring financial controls and procedures are effective and in place. Other responsibilities include managing the budget cycle and ensuring tight financial control is maintained over the business in relation to key financial ratios, performance indicators and cash management.In addition to my financial responsibilities I also have direct accountability for several aspects of the supply chain, including Planning, Purchasing, and Customer Service. In these areas, I am responsible for establishing the weekly, monthly, annual planning cycle, while driving value through a more efficient and effective supply chain and providing ongoing support to the outside sales organization.
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Senior Finance Director, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products
    Johnson & Johnson Jan 2013 - Feb 2014
    New Brunswick, Nj, Us
    Provided leadership and financial support to the commercial organizations including financial reporting, forecasting, and analytics to support the major skincare brands; Neutrogena, Aveeno, RoC, Clean & Clear, and the Baby franchise. Oversight and leadership for the areas of Compliance, Media, and Financial Systems on behalf of the North America Consumer organization.Responsibilities/Accomplishments:- Responsible for delivering a sales plan in excess of $2 billion, with strategic goals to grow towards $5 billion by 2018- Managing a team of 25+ professionals in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California- Delivered a comprehensive plan to increase gross profit by 5 points over the next 2 years through a focus on improved costs, more appropriate pricing, and better product mix- Provide financial and business leadership into several key processes to help deliver exceptional customer service while minimizing internal costs, most notably enhancing the Supply & Operations Planning process
  • Mcneil Consumer Healthcare
    Senior Finance Director - Supply Chain
    Mcneil Consumer Healthcare Oct 2011 - Jan 2013
    Us
    Provided financial leadership and controllership for the supply of the Over-the-Counter medicines in the United States, including the recovery of key strategic brands including iconic brands such as Tylenol, Pepcid, and Motrin as the McNeil Consumer Healthcare company works through a Consent Decree work plan agreed to with the FDAResponsibilities/Accomplishments:- Responsible for a supply plan that supports $1.3 billion in sales, with strategic goals to grow towards $2 billion- Managing 3 FDA regulated manufacturing locations and over a dozen external manufacturers- Managing a team of 25+ professionals in the US and Puerto Rico- Provide financial and business leadership into several key global organizational and efficiency initiatives that are expected to yield savings of over $100 million over the next 3 years- Responsible for leading a finance initiative to drive standardization across global supply chain finance reducing the overall cost of finance, while maintaining or enhancing the level of service to the business
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Senior Finance Director, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics Global Services
    Johnson & Johnson Sep 2010 - Oct 2011
    New Brunswick, Nj, Us
    Led and coordinated all of the financial planning and analysis activities for the MD&D Global Supply Chain, which include leading the annual planning process; financial closes, and strategic planning for $6+ billion worth of activities and over 60 global manufacturing sites. In addition provided financial leadership and controllership of several key functional areas including manufacturing, quality, and the project management office. Responsibilities/Accomplishments:- Provided a strategic view of currency and its impact on our transactional activities around the world for the global Medical Devices & Diagnostics sector (over $1 billion of transactions annually)- Managed a staff of 20 finance professionals. Designed and developed the entire finance organization to support the new global Medical Devices & Diagnostics supply chain- Created a global framework to analyze and present financial results to senior management on a timely basis to drive effective decision making- Led the design of a financial reporting system to standardize and automate global consolidation of financial and operations data across 60+ locations
  • Depuy Orthopaedics
    Finance Director
    Depuy Orthopaedics May 2008 - Sep 2010
    Provided financial guidance and controllership to the President and other board members to achieve the financial and strategic objectives of the company, including achieving annual sales targets in excess of $500 million in the orthopedic marketplaceResponsibilities/Accomplishments:- Management of 30+ finance professionals in the UK, France, and Germany- Provided guidance and oversight to the regional supply chain teams driving over $1 billion annually in gross profit globally- Developed a deeper knowledge base in managing diverse cultures, driving a business from a board-level position, and managing complex issues; including foreign currency exchange, sensitive legal matters, and a small acquisition.- Worked with the European Management Board for all of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics (MD&D) to restructure the regional commercial organization, including the development of detailed savings targets, communicating those targets to the board, tracking those targets through achievement, and redesign of the regional finance structure
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Financial Controller
    Johnson & Johnson Aug 2006 - Apr 2008
    New Brunswick, Nj, Us
    Responsible for coordinating all Financial Accounting activities including Business Planning, Financial Reporting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Intercompany Accounting, Employee Benefits Accounting and Sarbanes Oxley Compliance. Responsibilities/Accomplishments:- Managed 20+ finance professionals, including the Global Treasury Accounting team, which focuses on the financial reporting and accounting transactions for all of the US and European treasury centers. - Provided financial guidance and oversight to multiple corporate functions including Government Affairs, Global Marketing, Office of Science and Technology, and Corporate Senior Management
  • Johnson & Johnson, Personal Products Company
    Worldwide Franchise Finance Manager
    Johnson & Johnson, Personal Products Company May 2004 - Aug 2006
    Responsible for financial support of the Worldwide Oral Care and Women’s Health Rx/OTC franchises for the Consumer Sector including worldwide consolidations and reporting, Profit and Loss management, and support of strategic initiatives including new product launches and acquisition integrations including the Rembrandt brand.
  • Johnson & Johnson, Pharmaceutical Sourcing Group Americas
    Plant Accounting Manager
    Johnson & Johnson, Pharmaceutical Sourcing Group Americas May 2001 - May 2004
    Worked in Cost Accounting supporting the Raritan Pharmaceutical, Biologics, and Springhouse Pharmaceutical plants. Managed a team that provided all of the necessary financial support to the facilities including: variance analysis, budget support, key metrics analysis, standard costing, new product costing, and many more activities.
  • Johnson & Johnson, Sales And Logistics Company
    Senior Financial Analyst
    Johnson & Johnson, Sales And Logistics Company Jan 2000 - May 2001
    Worked in Operations supporting the warehousing function for all domestic Johnson & Johnson consumer products companies and managed the supply chain for six major Johnson & Johnson companies, including inventory management, transportation and logistics
  • Johnson & Johnson, Financial Leadership Development Program
    Financial Analyst
    Johnson & Johnson, Financial Leadership Development Program Jun 1998 - Jun 2000
    Johnson & Johnson’s leadership training program allowing new hires to spend two years rotating through various J&J companies and various accounting and finance functions. Participants also receive exposure to senior management and vigorous training sessions. My rotations included:• Johnson & Johnson, Vistakon, Operations Finance• Johnson & Johnson Corporate Consolidations, External Financial Reporting• Johnson & Johnson, Sales and Logistics Company, Logistics Finance

Preston Wells Skills

Forecasting Cost Accounting Business Planning Sarbanes Oxley Act Financial Accounting Process Improvement Cross Functional Team Leadership Strategic Planning Leadership Finance Strategy Business Analytics Financial Analysis Financial Reporting Mergers And Acquisitions Financial Planning Management Financial Modeling Cma Controllership Functions Analysis Variance Analysis Internal Controls Strategic Financial Planning

Preston Wells Education Details

  • Lehigh University College Of Business
    Lehigh University College Of Business
    Supply Chain Management
  • Bucknell University
    Bucknell University
    Accounting

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