Jesse Weaver

About Jesse Weaver

Since I began my career in Investment Banking, I’ve had a passion for partnering closely with executive leadership teams to better understand their business challenges and help them assess strategic alternatives from a financial perspective.While my career has evolved from professional services to an internal financial leadership role, I have continued to play a role in shaping business strategies. In addition, I’ve had the opportunity to further develop a better understanding of business implications more holistically and develop perspectives that extend beyond the financials.I\'ve been very fortunate in my career at Pizza Hut and have had the opportunity to round out my experience as a strategic finance professional across multiple areas of the organization. During my tenure at the company, I’ve led teams of more than 10 finance and strategy professionals in the design and execution of multiple key initiatives, including-Strategic planning and program development for a multi-year cross-functional Growth Strategy that aligned G&A of >$100MM against the priorities of the business -Strategic sourcing across multiple spend categories that delivered >$20MM in store level savings-Solution design and test development for operational efficiency that delivered >$35MM in savings from improved processes-Development of new funding models that increased funding by more than 200% in critical areas of the business-Development of multiple new concept designs and operating platforms of the future to support growth in both the core category as well as opportunities with new brandsSpecialties: building teams, leading teams, coaching, transaction modeling, financial planning, business strategy, strategic planning, modeling, investment analysis, marketing analytics, business analysis, sales forecasting, project management and capital structure analysisIndustries: consumer products, retail, restaurants, industrials, manufacturing, transportation, business services

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Holley

   Dec 2022 — Present · Bowling Green, KY, US

Education

• Belmont University

  BBA, Finance

  1999 — 2003

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA, Finance, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Executive Management
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Business Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Corporate Finance
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Private Equity
• Financial Forecasting
• Strategy
• Investments
• Due Diligence
• Asset Allocation
• Financial Analysis
• Analysis
• Finance
• Leadership
• Management
• Team Building
• Mergers
• Competitive Analysis
• Customer Service
• Acquisitions
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Valuation
• Financial Modeling