Matthew Geske

About Matthew Geske

Phoenix Products Corporation – Milwaukee, WI Oct 2018 – Oct 2022CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERLed all financial, IT, HR, and Procurement activities for a private equity-backed specialty lighting manufacturing business. Performed all monthly financial close activities including coordination of annual year-end Audit and annual budgeting cycle as well as all FPNA analysis and financial reporting to management, Board of Directors, and Private Equity owners on a monthly and quarterly basis.o Performed all financial acquisition diligence activities for 6 prospective acquisitions resulting in onesuccessful acquisition integration.o Successfully navigated through the COVID pandemic through needed staff reductions, vendornegotiations, and product line rationalizationsOnCourse Learning Corporation – Milwaukee, WI Aug 2011 – Oct 2018CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERLed all financial activities for multi-site private equity-backed e-learning business with revenue growth from$25M to $100M. Performed all monthly financial close activities including coordination of annual year-endAudit and annual budgeting cycle as well as all FPNA analysis and financial reporting to management, Board of Directors, and Private Equity owners on a monthly and quarterly basis.o CFO during the successful auction process in 2014 and 2018 for the sale of OCL resulting in a 4.0x and 5.4x cash-on-cash ROI. Duties included preparation and participation in multiple managementpresentations and all follow-up financial and business diligence requests.o Performed all financial diligence activities including valuation and integration for 10 add-onacquisitions in 7 years ranging in Enterprise value from $5M to $50M.o Integration leader across multiple functions for each acquisition.General Electric – Healthcare – Milwaukee, WI July 2008 – Aug 2011GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN CONTROLLER (Dec 2009 – Aug 2011)Led all controllership activities within the Global Supply Chain organization for GE Healthcare. Technicalleader for inventory valuation transactions including FIFO/LIFO, Intercompany profit elimination, andinventory obsolescence.o Global leader of annual Physical Inventory - Approx.$2.4B of inventory counted on an annual basiswith <1% inventory loss on two annual counting cycles under my leadership.o Implemented new fixed asset processes, including up-front approvals, system integrations with Oracle, and expansion of standardized tools and processes.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Hribar Logistics

   Jul 2025 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

Education

• Wisconsin School of Business

  MBA, Entrepreneurial Management

  2000 — 2002

• University of San Diego

  BA, Accounting

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Mergers
• Cost Accounting
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Revenue Recognition
• Supply Chain
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Sox
• Acquisition Integration
• Accounting
• Financial Modeling
• Corporate Finance
• Budgeting