Will Evans Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Greenwood Village, CO, US

Finance and Strategy leader for growing restaurant and real estate development company operating Yum! Brands restaurant franchises (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC) in Colorado, California, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Illinois

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Principal financial leader for hyper-growth, vertically-integrated, omnichannel coffee company with nationwide CPG, wholesale, direct-to-consumer, and owned and licensed brick-and-mortar retail channels
• Guided Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, HR, Risk Management, and Administrative teams and functions in complex and highly-leveraged capital structure
• Managed lenders and investors on amendments and extensions to credit facilities and equity investments
• Led update of Company’s risk management approach to support increased size and exposures from new and ongoing business lines; transitioned insurance broker and managed insurance captive

Richardson, Texas, US

• Leader of financial and operational strategy for rapid-growth, PE-backed businesses
• Transitioned from private equity oversight at Hargett Hunter Capital Partners into portfolio company leadership
• Led accounting and finance team; owned capital and long-range planning, financial and operational analysis, budgeting, accounting, treasury, financial reporting (PE investors, BOD, creditors, auditors)
• Implemented foundational systems and procedures in previously structureless, founder-led business

Richardson, Texas, US

Plano, Texas, US

• Leader of financial and operational strategy for rapid-growth, PE-backed businesses
• Transitioned from private equity oversight at Hargett Hunter Capital Partners into portfolio company leadership
• Led accounting and finance team; owned capital and long-range planning, financial and operational analysis, budgeting, accounting, treasury, financial reporting (PE investors, BOD, creditors, auditors)
• Implemented foundational systems and procedures in previously structureless, founder-led business

Plano, Texas, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Investment analysis and execution for start-up private equity firm focused on the restaurant and hospitality industries
• Supported diligence and deal execution
• Assisted with portfolio company management transition and integration with existing operating team for portfolio companies
• Supported portfolio companies with budgeting, operational and cash flow forecasting, financial and operating systems integration, and reporting to Board of Directors and investors
• Reviewed target company financials and coordinated diligence on potential investments, including negotiation of deal terms, three-statement modeling, and full financial and operational diligence

Plano, US

• Financial planning and operational finance for high-growth fast casual restaurant chain, from PE-backing through IPO
• Managed Company’s annual operating, capital, and cash budgets and Long-Range Plan
• Supported IPO and two secondary offerings, including financial modeling, responses to banker and analyst inquiries, executive road show preparation, and S-1 filing
• Presented financial updates to executive team and Board of Directors and responded to equity analyst inquiries
• Primary financial partner for operations, real estate, marketing, supply chain, construction, and IT

Plano, US

London, GB

• Primarily served large and mid-sized public companies in retail and retail-distribution industries
• GAAP, technical accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC reporting

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing And Operations Management

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting