Chris Elkhill

Experience

1. Senior Finance Director

   First Student Shared Services

   Jun 2009 — Present

   A division of FirstGroup, plc, a $4 billion UK based transport operator. First Student, Inc. is the largest provider of student transportation in North America. The New England region is comprised of approximately 200 operating locations and $378M in revenue. Managed two direct reports and three indirect.\\\\n* Worked closely with Senior Vice President in managing approximately 200 locations, five regions, and approximately employees.\\\\n* Responsible for the overall financial management, reporting, budgeting and forecasting of the New England region.\\\\n* Participated in new business proposal evaluation and pricing strategies on contract extensions with Senior Executives.\\\\n* Guided and mentored Operating Location Managers in financial management, operating results and business matters.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Education

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  BBA, Accounting, Economics Minor

  1982 — 1986

• BBA, Accounting, University of Massachusetts. CPA

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting

• Cardean University

  MBA, Strategy, Leadership and Economics

  2002 — 2004