Matt Lonnee

About Matt Lonnee

Transformational finance leader with extensive international business experience in North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe. I apply analytics, business acumen, and a relationship focused business partnering mentality to drive strategic planning and operational execution for large organizations. With experience in diverse industries—from agriculture to information technology to investment banking, I leverage my distinct background of experiences to steer change and execute strategies which drive bottom-line results.My background spans financial roles supporting commercial operations, supply chain, strategic marketing, R&D, facilities management and financial securities trading activities. With a breadth of experience, I highly value the importance of building strong relationships with the teams I support while collectively working together to identify business opportunities, optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve profitability.• Commercially Driven Finance Leader - Accountable for steering business teams towards financial performance goals as a proactive strategic partner on various global and multi-cultural teams. Provide disciplined financial guidance and coaching to colleagues across geographies.• Strategic Partner - Proven track record of collaborating with and influencing cross-functional leaders towards sound financial decision making. Examples include the development of business cases to steer new initiatives, partnering with commercial teams to build data-driven tools for streamlining of operational activities, and identifying organizational optimization opportunities to deliver synergies across business groups for sustainable, long-term success. • Financial Planning & Analysis - Proven ability to analyze complex issues and drive results by implementing simplified measures for improvement and efficiency. Lead local, regional and global financial reporting processes for the delivery of critical financial metrics. Focus of supporting Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain and R&D organizations by providing analytical support to evaluate and achieve profitable business growth.• Agile and Entrepreneurial Mindset - Ability to identify key business drivers, process improvements and system solutions to influence positive business results while guiding different levels of the organization towards alignment.

Experience

1. Head of Finance Busiess Partnering, North America Crop Protection Marketing

   Syngenta

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Grand Valley State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance