Mark
CFO/Chief Financial Officer - USA - iCEO #88995

Experience

Branded global CPG CFO experienced with public and private companies, private equity, hedge funds and family offices. 30+ years raising capital in public and private markets, including an IPO. Strategic thinker with extensive experience in acquisitions and divestitures. Built high caliber finance teams and improved management decision making by delivering value-added FP&A and KPIs.

Major Achievements

Managed 16-person finance/accounting and IT team. Partnered with CEO on strategic and economic decisions. In two years, grew revenue from under $200M to $350M and adjusted EBITDA 20% from $50M to $60M. Substantially improved company’s leverage profile from over 6X debt to EBITDA to under 4X.Collaborated with management team to identify, evaluate and execute three acquisitions adding over $70M in revenues. Performed due diligence, arranged audits, QOE reviews and integrated finance and IT teams and systems. Evaluated core product portfolio organic growth initiatives, pricing and new products.

Industry Sector Competencies

BioTech

Consumer Goods

Automotive

Professional Objectives

Function: CFO,CEO or COO

Sector: Consumer Products (CPG)

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: South East US or Midwest US

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Personal financial investment: 150-350K USD

Countries Covered

Brazil

Indonesia

Netherlands

Panama

USA

Area of Experiences

Accounting (Consolidation, US GAAP - UK GAAP)

Financial control (Plan MT - Business plan, Budgets - Reporting, Cost price, Return of investment, Negotiation of acquisition, Preparation of shut down, Valuation)

Treasury (International, Financing, Software)

Capital operations ( IPO, Capital increase, Financial Communication)

Information systems (ERP implementation, IT projects)

Law and Finances (Legal department, Real estate, Insurance, Fiscal)

Other areas (Strategy, Company Rescue (Crisis Management), Risk Management, Internal Audit, Quality)