Greater Chicago Area
I’m a passionate and forward-thinking CFO with a strong history of driving financial leadership, optimizing supply chains, and fostering strategic growth. My journey has taken me through startups, private equity, and publicly traded companies, where I’ve had the privilege of leading teams to achieve significant revenue growth and operational efficiency for multi-site businesses. I thrive on building high-performing teams and delivering actionable financial insights that support strategic, cross-functional decision-making. My relationships with key stakeholders, including investors and boards, are built on trust and collaboration. Whether in full-time or fractional roles, I bring a wealth of experience and a commitment to excellence that helps organizations succeed.
SeatonHill Partners is an elite CFO services provider with a team of highly experienced strategic leaders who go beyond the numbers to assure the financial strength of your business. With a deep bench of talent, we are at-the-ready to provide your organization with the leadership it deserves to guide your business and deliver results. Our services include providing CFOs on a Fractional, Interim, Project-based, or Advisory basis. If you are not sure or thinking about the need for a CFO, here are key indicators that you may need our services: - Have the financial and accounting requirements of your business grown beyond your knowledge and comfort zone? - Are your meetings to review financial performance focused on the What and not Why? - Is your company struggling with what the key performance indicators should be? - Do you have a complex product or service offering? - Do you feel financially unprepared to cope with an economic downturn? - Is your company in a state of rapid growth or expansion? - Are you seeking merger and acquisition opportunities, investors, bank funding, or an exit strategy? As the fastest-growing CFO services firm in the nation, we have the nation’s elite CFOs available to serve throughout the United States. Contact us at seatonhill.com.
Provide fractional CFO and supply chain services to high-growth startups and venture-backed companies. Specialize in supply chain optimization and risk management using data-driven insights and technology
Wow Bao Voted #1 Restaurant Brand of the Year by Fast Casual Magazine in 2019 and 2022. Private Equity owned Led strategic decision-making and organization structure for restaurant and retail expansion from 5 to 3000+ units, resulting in 8X revenue growth and market dominance of Restaurant, License, Reseller, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) business units Led and mentored a team of progressive finance, accounting, supply chain, data analysis, and IT professionals fostering a high-performance culture Achieved 75% cost reduction by transitioning key financial functions from parent organization, including accounting, treasury, compliance, tax, risk management, payroll, and audits Led the implementation of ERP/Operations Module (Restaurant365) and Business Intelligence solutions ahead of schedule, resulting in immediate process improvements, cost savings, and scale Built and maintained complex financial models for reporting, decision making, and valuation Managed cash flow and secured a Line of Credit, resulting in improved working capital and safeguarding financial stability during expansion Led expansion of Supply Chain throughout entire USA and Canada
Optimized finance operations for a publicly traded corporation, supervising 425-unit, Chicago-based restaurant concept, contributing to a 300bps boost in operating margin with strengthened controls Increased investor confidence by delivering financial strategy, forecasts, and performance reports resulting in over 20% rise in stock value Guided financial leadership of all strategic decisions, resulting in CAGR of over 10% growth in revenue and profitability, through sustainable business expansion and improved financial performance Led all due diligence for M&A activity, relationships with bankers, and creation of presentation decks and materials for all potential buyers Promoted a culture of process improvement, resulting in streamlined operations, budgeting, forecasting, and cross-functional cost reductions, ultimately boosting company profitability, with 0 turnover in 3 years
Facilitated seamless operations by leading procurement, distribution, and food quality and safety teams for 275+ unit restaurant concept Enhanced supplier relationships by implementing Supplier Council, resulting in increased collaboration, innovation, and mutual cost savings Surpassed aggressive target of securing $3M annual cost reductions Led International Franchise Supply Chain expansion to Canada and Middle East Spearheaded redundancy of supply chain through qualification of secondary supply sources, resulting in over 90% coverage of key items Received Team of the Year award in 2014 by demonstrating excellent leadership and team development skills, with 0 turnover in 2 years