Chip Herzog
CFO / Finance Leader who excels at partnering with the management team and using financials to set direction
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at Ecochlor
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chip Herzog
SENIOR LEVEL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTIncisive, high-energy and results-driven financial executive and business partner who focuses line management on delivering above-target results. Key strengths include:Business Partnering: Key leader of the senior management team of a $1.4B business unit and collaborator with the CEO and CFO of an $8B public company on strategic and financial direction. Translates financial goals into operating objectives, identifies and raises key issues and drives the organization to achieve superior performance.Financial Planning and Analysis: Expert in FP & A with experience establishing a department, systems and processes to address company P&L, balance sheets, profitability, capital expenditures, budgets (both top-down and bottom-up), forecasts, decision support and impact on earnings per share.Communications/Interpersonal: Excellent writer and presenter able to work with senior executives, persuade and influence, and develop C-level and board presentations.Operating Performance Improvement: Able to set and hold business units to targets, control spending and implement process improvements.Leadership and Management: Effective leader and manager with a record of hiring well, providing guidance, clear targets and mentoring to achieve high team performance.Business Breadth and Judgment: Business perspective based on learning from broad experience, international, m&a, experience with multiple industries and business models, and business decisions at the corporate, group and division levels including strategy, M&A, research and development, pricing, operations and sales support, enhanced by a Harvard MBA.Professional Profile: Smart, quickly contributes to the business with a strong sense of urgency, ability to work well under pressure, and organize for performance.Specialties: Leadership, achieves targets, operations oriented, realistic budgeting, business analysis, cost control
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Nov 2016 — Present · North Haven, CT, US
Grew revenue from $9M to $80M+. Responsible for HR, IT, Administration, and Legal in addition to all Financial functions. Installed NetSuite ERP, drove companywide implementation. Manage vendor relationships. Oversee contracts and assist with customer negotiations. Corporate Secretary; manage Board meetings, shareholder liaison, bank relationships. Work closely with investment advisers to raise capital.
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA, Business Administration
University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.S., Economics
1975 — 1979
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Income Statement
- Financial Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Budgets
- Finance
- Product Management
- Financial Services
- Negotiation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Budgeting
- Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Business Strategy
- Executive Management
- Business Planning
- Accounting
- Strategic Planning
- Team Building
- Management
- Strategy
- Forecasting
- Managerial Finance
- Due Diligence
- Mergers
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Training
- New Business Development
- Outsourcing
- P&L Management
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Medical Devices
- Business Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers
- Cost Control
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Acquisition Integration
- Financial Management
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