Greater Sacramento
Growth focused Finance Veteran with a global business background working in industries that serve people and care about health and well-being. Known for being strategic, creative, and resilient. Wide global experience in leadership roles in finance including - strategy development, M&A, turnarounds and performance improvement programs, financing, and resource allocation.
Finance leader helping drive global value-creation for Sunsweet's grower-owners as the organization is expanding its presence in the global marketplace with products and processing plants.
Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for Finance, Procurement, IT and Legal functions during a significant transformation of one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the US.
Connector of people, financial information, and analysis across the enterprise, providing decision-making confidence in a rapidly growing cancer research and clinical care environment.
Leader of the FP&A function as well as the revenue cycle. Development of strategic financial and capital plans.
Leading a global expert team focused on building SRM capabilities across the global operations of Mars Chocolate. Focused on identifying strategic pricing opportunities and improving effectiveness of promotional spending globally. Delivering recommendations, including pricing and promotion strategies, to both country and regional management teams. Ownership for several cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving Price, Trade and Distribution Architecture in both mature and developing markets.
Business partner to the CEO in designing and executing a new strategic agenda for the North American Food business and position it for significant investment. This resulted in a significant revenue growth EBITDA margins that more than doubled in 5 years. Working Capital efficiency provided funds that were reinvested into asset expansion enabling new product innovations. With my line-managers, I built a strong, efficient finance team that is recognized and admired in the organization.
CFO for the health and nutrition division of Mars North America. The Mars Health & Nutrition business unit was created in 2005 to establish an all-new portfolio of health-focused brands to serve emerging needs among consumers. As one of the world's leading food manufacturers and a leader in snackfoods, Mars has spent decades and substantial resources on nutrition research, including sports nutrition, cardiovascular health, and overall health and wellness. My role focuses on managing the investment profiles for several new businesses in their various stages of commercial development.
Seeds of Change is founded in 1989 with a revolutionary mission: to make organically grown seeds available to gardeners and farmers, while preserving rare heirloom and traditional seed varieties, and promoting sustainable organic agricultural practices. The business provides its products through multiple channels: D2C, to professional growers as well as through retailers in both the US as well as the UK. Designed and gained approval for an investment plan that significantly accelerated the business.