Career Break – Pursuing Next Executive Opportunity
(2025-11)
Senior Vice President, Finance, North America - GfK, a NielsenIQ Company - New York, NY
(2012 - 2025-10)
Position eliminated after company merger and transformation work completed.
- Directed the enterprise planning process, managing annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans by establishing planning calendars, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and aligning financial priorities with corporate strategy.
- Served as a strategic business partner to executive leadership, collaborating with business, technology, and operational leaders to develop financial strategies, workforce plans, and resource allocation models that supported growth, productivity, and evolving business priorities.
- Partnered with HR and executive leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and incentive planning aligned with financial objectives.
- Led enterprise budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and financial consolidation processes, coordinating regional inputs and aligning enterprise financial plans with corporate objectives.
- Supported capital investment planning and business case analysis for strategic technology and operational initiatives.
- Prepared and presented executive operating reviews, strategic planning presentations, and financial performance updates to senior leadership and the Board, translating complex financial results into actionable business insights.
- Designed executive dashboards and KPI reporting frameworks that provided real-time visibility into revenue, profitability, utilization, forecasting accuracy, and operating performance.
- Leveraged Adaptive, Hyperion, and Tagetik enterprise planning platforms to strengthen budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and planning capabilities.
- Drove process optimization initiatives across planning, reporting, and financial operations, improving efficiency, scalability, data integrity, and executive decision support.
- Directed the finance workstream for the post-merger integration with NielsenIQ, standardizing planning processes, financial systems, reporting structures, governance, and operating procedures across global organizations.
- Oversaw compliance with internal controls, corporate financial policies, and global reporting standards while supporting audit and enterprise risk management requirements.
- Led and developed a high-performing global finance organization, fostering collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and strong business partnership across finance and operational teams.
Finance Director, Leadership Team Member - Cooney/Waters Group (Creston plc, now mBooth) - New York, NY
(2011 - 2012)
- Served as the senior finance business partner to executive leadership, guiding financial strategy and operational planning during the company's transition to public ownership.
- Led budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and working capital oversight, strengthening financial discipline, transparency, and operational performance.
- Developed pricing models, contract strategies, and profitability analyses to improve margins and support sustainable business growth.
- Implemented new financial systems, reporting tools, and operational processes that improved scalability, workflow efficiency, and management visibility.
- Supported vendor management, operational planning, and process improvement initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness and cost management.
- Prepared and presented financial insights and business performance updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
SVP, Finance & Operations (Brouillard Communications / JWT, The Brand Union) - WPP plc - New York, NY
(1999 - 2011)
- Directed finance and operations for multiple global professional services businesses, providing executive leadership for FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, operational performance, capital planning, and strategic decision support.
- Directed annual budgets, forecasting, reforecasting, and scenario planning processes to support revenue growth, operational scalability, and margin expansion.
- Partnered closely with agency leadership and client teams to evaluate business models, project profitability, pricing strategies, and long-term client value.
- Negotiated complex client contracts and compensation structures while balancing revenue growth, operational risk, and profitability objectives.
- Oversaw SOX compliance, internal controls, capital planning, and financial reporting processes across multiple business units.
- Led operational improvement initiatives focused on resource utilization, workflow efficiency, billing processes, and financial visibility.
- Managed cross-functional teams and collaborated with HR, operations, and executive leadership on workforce planning, compensation considerations, and organizational effectiveness.
- Supported implementation of financial systems and reporting enhancements that improved accuracy, transparency, and decision-making capabilities.
Earlier Experience: The County Seat Stores | Macy’s | Southwestern University of Finance & Economics | L’Oréal Paris
