Steve Row Email & Phone Number

On personal sabbatical, likely to last thru 2025. After a highly successful period as CFO of several private equity backed or middle market companies (3 roles in 3 states over previous 5 years), I’m exploring new opportunities to grow personally and professionally. Not currently engaging on CFO opportunities. Upon return, hope to focus more on guiding.

Jacksonville, FL, US

CFO of industry leading manufacturer and supplier of branded aftermarket parts and accessories for personal transportation vehicles, utility terrain vehicles and heavy-duty equipment (a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners portfolio company). - Broad functional responsibility across all accounting, financial reporting, Strategy, FP&A, Treasury, and IT function..

Oxnard, CA, US

• CFO of the largest dedicated private label retail spice supplier in the United States. Olde Thompson is a bi-coastal food manufacturer that supplies premium and organic spices to top tier retailers in the Food, Club.
• As CFO during the Kainos Capital holding period, led the company through a strategic exit, selling to Olam for $950M (12X TTM EBITDA) in May 2021.
• Broad functional responsibility across all accounting, financial reporting, HR, Strategy, FP&A, Treasury, and IT for a bi-coastal operation.
• Led company through a professionalization and hyper growth phase, with organic volume growth averaging more than 25%/year, while leading the acquisition and integration of an east coast manufacturing operation (Gel.
• Championed the company’s governance and ESG programs, including efforts to become carbon neutral, and the recent implementation of solar panels which offset 75% of our west coast manufacturing facility electricity usage.
• Actively led risk management steps during the Coronavirus pandemic, ensuring the company operated without interruption in a safe manner for employees, while maintaining high service levels for existing customers.

Johnstown, Colorado, US

• CFO of the fastest growing Gluten Free Bread company in the United States. Canyon Bakehouse was a privately held, middle market company experiencing hyper growth with market leading positions in the Natural Channel and.
• Led company through direct negotiation sale process to a strategic (Flowers Foods).
• Responsible for all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, strategy, FP&A, treasury, controls, legal and IT. Led communications with banking partners, investors, suppliers and other external stakeholders.
• Led company through period of high capital investment (more than 75% of Sales), massive infrastructure build (new bakery startup), a two-fold increase in headcount, all while improving strategies, processes.
• Secured multiple rounds of debt financing from national commercial banks and regional banks to support rapid expansion. Actively managed financing relationships and compliance in a leveraged and high growth environment.

Paris, FR

• Following completion of merger agreement with Danone and WhiteWave Foods, named business unit finance leader (Business Unit CFO) for Danone’s newly formed “Away from Home” Business Unit [Food Service, C-Store, and.
• Reported to President of the Business Unit and provided financial and strategic leadership to the newly formed organization, with full P&L, brand, commercial and go to market responsibility.

Paris, FR

• Led team responsible for framework of all financial planning, analysis and management reporting for $4B externally reported business segment comprised of 5 business units with operations spanning US, Canada and Latin.
• Dual report to the CFO (EVP)of WhiteWave Foods Company and Division CFO (SVP) of the North America Division.
• A trusted partner, providing financial and thought leadership during high growth phase (fastest growing CPG past several years, while integrating 5 acquisitions).

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Finance Head with P&L responsibility of global supply chain for the Duracell Business Unit including Capital, Inventory and COGS responsibility of over $1.5 Billion. Led finance organization of 35 including remote.
• Delivered consecutive years of unit cost and Gross Margin improvement despite declining category volumes - resulting in a turn-around of overall division profitability and shareholder return.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Investor Relations professional with P&G’s industry leading IR organization.
• Led the coordination and development of materials to support external financial communications including quarterly earnings releases, annual reports and presentations given to the investment community by CFO and CEO.
• Recognized by name in the 2011 Annual IR Magazine Perceptions Study of successful IR organizations.
• Responsible for investor messaging and interface with European Analyst Community.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Led financial forecast, reporting and strategic planning for $6 Billion Global Female Beauty Unit.
• Responsible for the profit and cash forecast, financial planning and reporting for multi-category global business unit spanning 5 categories and all regions, reporting to division CFO and President.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Finance lead for the integration of a $20 million (Sales) prestige beauty care acquisition into P&G systems while on extended business travel for 6 months post deal close, and assuming duties as on-site CFO.
• Responsible for all financial analysis, reporting, cash management (including AP), and internal controls,for recently acquired entity not yet integrated into P&G systems and policies. Managed Finance, IT and Customer.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Led Brand Finance for NA Olay Adjacency launch of skin and body lotion
• Financial leader for with profit responsibility associated with business planning, new product innovation and marketing analysis for North America adjacency launch in Olay.
• Led strategic planning, portfolio analysis for entire Global Skin Care Division across all regions.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Financial leader and Controller (while on expatriate assignment for 3 yrs) of a global strategic manufacturing site which supplied multiple business units and shipped to 60 countries.
• Responsible for a complex, unionized, multi-category site that was also a publicly registered Irish company.
• Led team of accountants and financial analysts that provided business, financial and organizational leadership for site of 550+ employees and ~$100 million in spending.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Various finance roles including Supply Chain, Strategic Planning, Brand Financial Analysis

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Active duty Army Officer with leadership positions in US and Central America in a variety of roles.
• Staff Officer with logistics responsibility for US Army Southern Command's support battalion.
• Platoon Leader: leader of 50+ soldiers and 4 ocean going cargo vessels.
• Awarded the Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal and the Army Parachutists Badge.

Master Of Science In Management (Mba), Concentration In Finance

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering Technology (Met)