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D-Helix is a start-up R&D company focused on the discovery and development of breakthrough biotechnologies.

London, United Kingdom

Gradsol is a start-up sustainability consultancy practice which specializes in the waste to energy and waste recycling field. .

St. Louis, Mo

Recruited to serve on the Board of world-renowned organization offering annual series of festival-quality operas, to insure and enhance the tradition of sound fiscal management through service as Treasurer-Executive Committee and Chair-Audit & Finance Committee

St. Louis, Mo

Corporate officer for leading global provider of technology-based agri-business solutions and products which improve farm productivity and food quality. As Treasurer, major responsibilities included all company financing activities, cash management, commodity & foreign exchange risk management, pensions & 401(K) asset management, insurance, and customer creditKey Achievements:• Managing all aspects of the spin-off of the Treasury Group as an independent entity• Planning/leading highly successful cash flow initiative, which succeeded in generating billions of dollars of cash by dramatically decreasing receivables days sales outstanding, and educating employees on how they could positively impact cash flow and the importance of balancing both earnings and cash flow• Instituting/executing policies in Brazil & Argentina that created a sustainable business model which led to higher revenues and dramatically increased cash flow, while significantly reducing business risk and ultimately achieving one of world’s lowest DSO’s in these two countries• Conceptualizing/implementing a financing program for U.S. customers, which used the company’s credit and banking relationships to build successful and proprietary $500MM customer-financing program• Co-managing Monsanto’s extensive involvement in Solutia’s four year-long bankruptcy proceedings.

Singapore

Managed all Finance and Information-Technology activities for the Asia-Pacific region of 15 countries with $1B annual revenue Key Achievements:• Successfully managing a volatile financial situation with significant global and company implications during the Asian currency crisis• Re-engineering local/regional business units and making major internal changes• Planning/managing all Y2K preparation, systems compatibility upgrades and execution• Key leadership and finance role in several mergers & acquisitions initiatives• Positively influencing the Asia-Pacific business strategy with particular focus on India & China

San Diego, Ca

Strategic Planning Lead for a new division created after Monsanto’s acquisition of Kelco from Merck. Worked closely with CEO and company management on the long-range plan, business strategies, and portfolio review/restructuring. Tenure cut short by recruitment to Singapore to manage Monsanto’s Asia-Pacific finance organization

St. Louis, Mo

Reviewing and approving all Board of Director-level capital projects and acquisitions, plus representing the finance organization on many M&A, joint venture, and divestiture transactionsKey Achievements:• Overcoming major business, financial, and cultural challenges to achieve successful outcomes in negotiations with Japanese and Thai partners• Leading negotiations with one of world’s largest glass producers to create a JV in Mexico • Driving force behind company’s initiation of post-audits of capital expenditures, which resulted in greatly improved initial economic analyses and risk assessments• Performing due diligence and post-merger audits for several major acquisitions

St. Louis, Mo

Representing the finance organization on several significant product acquisitions, divestitures, intellectual property, and license acquisitions