Jeff G. Kidwell

About Jeff G. Kidwell

A dynamic, entrepreneurial spirited and results-oriented finance professional with 20+ years of broad range experience in leading finance teams, financial reporting, planning and analysis. Develops ways to continuously improve financial and operational processes that contribute to bottom-line improvements and organizational growth. An outdoor enthusiast who enjoys competing in triathlons; finishing the Ironman distance three times, numerous half ironman’s and half marathons. In addition to swim, bike and run; enjoys hiking and snowshoeing. The joys at home include spending time with family, cooking, music, reading and woodworking.

Experience

1. Director - Project Finance

   GEODIS

   Sep 2022 — Present · Brentwood, TN, US

   Responsible for managing across all organizations to yield the successful launch of new business, as well as provide leadership within Project Finance to ensure team success. Drive project profitability and ensure project timelines, budget, internal financial metrics, and customer expectations are met.• Develops pricing and cost estimate standards in collaboration with Business Development andSolutions Teams.• Guides the cross-functional work-streams to protect the economics of new business from leadgeneration to steady state operations.• Directs the reporting of new business economics relative to plan, analyzes key drivers, issues,and opportunities.• Strategic partner with workstreams to improve on the economics of new business until theaccount meets or exceeds steady state results.• Manages performance of key metrics for the business to measure growth, profitability,expense control and productivity.• Drives key financial decisions using analytical approaches and modeling.• Leads the development of innovative, high value-added financial information to leadership forstrategic decision making, as well as financial performance summaries, reports, andpresentations.• Generates and implements recommendations to drive increasingly efficient andimpactful processes to support the needs of the business.

Education

• Central Washington University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting

  1994 — 1996

• Central Washington University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration, Management and Operations

  1994 — 1996