Julio Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, Us

Served as strategic advisor to emerging companies and global enterprises to help them to leverage emerging digital technologies to create a disruptive business model, drive incremental revenues, margin expansion, increased profitability and enhanced shareholder value. Served in a corporate development role at a F500.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Served as CFO of Kimball Midwest, one of the Nation’s top 40 industrial Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) products distributors. Kimball Midwest. The Company stocks in excess of 51,000 superior-quality MRO parts, hardware and shop supply items in five major regional distribution centers in Texas, Nevada, Ohio, Georgia and Connecticut.

Served on the Board of Directors of Atlas, LLC., a JV between United Company Rusal and Unity Aluminum (f/k/a "Braidy Industries"), to establish a low carbon, downstream aluminum business in the US and build a $2 billion greenfield, integrated aluminum rolling mill.

Served as the CFO of Unity Aluminum, a multi-metals industrial manufacturing startup company planning to construct an integrated aluminum rolling mill to provide flat-rolled aluminum products to automotive OEMs. Successfully raised over $200 million in a JV investment while filing an S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC to list on the NYSE directly.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Served as Chief Financial Officer of The Freeman Company, the world’s largest brand experience, tradeshows, and exhibitions company. Freeman has over 8,000 full-time employees, 38,000 part-time union employees, and over 90 locations worldwide. Under his financial leadership, the company embarked on an industry-disruptive strategic transformation, expanded into Asia and Europe, and grew from $1.7 billion to over $2.5 billion in annual revenues. He served on various boards and committees, including the audit, compensation, and M&A. Along with the U.K. Managing Director, jointly led the restructuring and business turnaround of Freeman UK, Ltd. in Ryton, England. Eliminated over £2 million in annual SG&A expenses by transitioning out of non-profitable businesses, closing 10 out of 12 facilities, and executing a companywide 40% U.K sanctioned “redundancy programme”.

Denver, Co, Us

Summit Materials is a leading, vertically-integrated, geographically-diverse heavy-side building materials company. The Company has annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. The Company supplies aggregates, cement and related downstream products such as ready mixed concrete, asphalt paving mix, concrete products and paving and related construction services.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Served in a corporate development role at Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) with $9+ billion in revenues. Responsible for global treasury, tax, strategic planning, and risk management, with critical roles in enterprise strategy, M&A, and investor relations. Led numerous public debt offerings and related roadshows in the US and Canada. He has worked with institutional investors, S&P, and Moody’s on M&A strategy, share repurchase programs, EVA analysis, commodities hedging, and debt capacity. Negotiated $8 billion in committed sub-investment grade financing for the proposed acquisition of Fosters in Australia and planned and executed a $1.9 billion public bond offering of 5, 10, and 30-year bonds. Successfully negotiated with S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch ratings to enable the company to acquire StarBev while maintaining a solid BBB investment-grade credit rating despite a post-acquisition consolidated debt of over $5 billion and a 4.3 Debt to EBITDA ratio. Enhanced tax structures using tax-efficient financing, transfer pricing and tax favorable jurisdictions to achieve a 16% industry-leading effective tax rate.

Miami, Florida, Us

Co-founded The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global, strategic consulting firm, along with twelve KPMG Partners using $21 million in VC funding and successfully listed the Company on the NASDAQ within two years of its inception. Hackett is a publicly traded, intellectual property-based, strategic consulting firm with 13 global offices, a Forbes Global 2000 client base, and over 1200 associates. Worked closely with the Chairman & CEO on several consulting firm acquisitions, internal functional design and talent acquisition. Managed various global consulting practices with talent acpquisition and P&L responsibility. Grew Hackett consulting practices in Europe and Asia and established Hackett’s Globval Research Center in Hyderabad, India. Served as advisor to the C-level executive team at some of the world’s largest companies in manufacturing, consumer goods, metals & mining, distribution and professional services. Hackett spokesperson, public speaker and executive advisor on Finance Best Practices and World-class Finance process and technology; served as key note speaker on global conferences on business transformation. Authored, co-authored in leading finance and globalization publications. (Google "Julio Ramirez at The Hackett Group").

New York, Ny, Us

Julio joined KPMG as an entry-level CPA accountant and earned a reputation for technical accounting, SEC matters, and superior client service. This track record allowed him to fast track up through the ranks, achieving equity partner in under 11 years. He worked closely with the SEC Review Partner on some of the firm's most prominent and complex South Florida audit engagements, SEC filings, and IPOs. Julio is passionate about identifying, hiring and developing top talent. He served as Partner-In-Charge of Recruiting for the Miami Office of KPMG with full responsibility for talent acquisition and diversity.

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance And Accounting

Master'S Degree, Masters Of Professional Accounting