Oversaw all financial operations, strategy, pricing, procurement, production planning and investor relations.Entry focused on turnaround efforts and quickly on COVID impacts to the business. Team acted quickly to return business to stability via:- Optimized production and warehouse footprints (exited Houston roasting facility and added DC to West Coast)- Right-sized national DSD sales channel (routes, personnel, facilities, etc)- Improved cashflow and availability for liquidity (working capital, debt restructuring, leverage of capital assets, etc.)- Implemented cost savings program to reduce ~25% of OSG&A - Assumed pricing, procurement and production planning areas to implement: AI pricing platform, better alignment with hedging / purchasing, reduction of inventories needed.Pivoted strategy to exit unprofitable business and inefficient facility that resulted in $100 million transaction that minimized leverage and allowed the high margin and high growth business to accelerate.

Assumed responsibilities in January 2016 for: Global Treasury, Risk Management and Meetings & Travel departments in addition to existing role.Focus on driving transformation and innovation to establish viable financial future for GME. Includes test and learn methodology, new revenue streams, adapted vendor relationships, leveraging core assets (associates, stores, loyalty members) in new ways. Financial lead for successful divestiture of Spring Mobile (1,400 AT&T dealer stores), Kongregate (mobile gaming entity) and Cricket branded stores (mobile communications entity).Priority to increase efficient capital management including: cash optimization improvements, dividend payment management, share buy-back program, ABL (asset-backed loan) renewal. All functions performed with added synergies, cost-savings or more favorable terms.Regularly participate in world-wide equity, debt and analyst road show meetings and conferences in addition to Rating Agencies in order to message the GME story with key financial market participants.Partnered with procurement function to drive $20+ million of savings from financial / treasury operations over the next 5 years.Participated in Deloitte CFO Academy I and II in preparation to lead a company in that role.

Focus on worldwide operational analytics, forecasting, budgeting and key initiative performance. Finance lead on multiple acquisitions (700+ stores) in the AT&T dealer space, initiation of procurement savings task force and long term cost savings initiatives.Team implemented new data warehouse solution, revamp of store reporting, investment performance review diligence and many other operational and cost savings focused contributions.Restructured department to better support "internal customers" and key priorities of the company.

Consistently expanded responsibility over the years to most recent role which included leadership of the following departments: Financial Planning & Analysis, Capital Portfolio Management, Corporate Strategy, Project Management, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations.Key Accomplishments:• Ensured net earnings CAGR of 16+% and created $7,000,000,000 of enterprise value.• Attained/exceeded company financial plan yearly, except 2009.• Expanded store base in U.S. and Canada from under 5,300 units to over 8,300 units.• Functioned as project sponsor and lead for implementation of new intranet platform (SharePoint) with over 15,000 users, and increased usage by 50%+ while paying for the project within two years.• Launched franchisee magazine to build communication channels with franchise community.• Core team member on $1,200,000,000 tender offer (privatization) in 2005.• Core team member on cost savings initiative with realized savings of $150,000,000.• Developed leaders from Finance who now serve the organization in a multitude of areas.

Spearheaded projects to re-engineer finance functions for various retail, manufacturing, and distribution companies implementing turnaround initiatives. Also participated in business development, corporate and operational efficiency improvements.

Directed all finance, planning, analysis, treasury, and tax department staff, as well as activities including cash management, budgeting, forecasting, projections, strategic planning, acquisition/merger due diligence, capital acquisition/management, and recruiting/analysis support for all departments. Performed credit/collections adding, cost analysis, and treasury/tax activities. Entity size measured in dollars and outlets more than doubled during tenure.

Performed various tasks, including consulting projects, capital planning, annual budgeting, coordination and training of staff, and instructing division-level finance courses. Supported both field operations and acted as the division consolidation analyst.

Obtained understanding of diverse accounting systems and performed audit and merger/acquisition duties, including planning and supervising audit engagements and detail analysis of retail sales/cost of sales. Assisted in annual budgeting process and performed due diligence, 10Q, 10K, and S-1 procedures for SEC and non-SEC clients.