Matt Gordon
COO / CFO @ Brooklyn Brewery | Scaling Consumer & CPG Brands | Operations, Finance & Supply Chain Transformation
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Hoplark
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Gordon
As a COO / CFO with 15+ years in the global consumer and CPG industry, I have a track record of turning boardroom vision into operational results. My experience spans scaling rapidly growing brands, building operational infrastructure, leading organizational transformation, and executing complex transactions.Key Commercial Milestones:• High-Stakes Transactions: Executed $250M+ in financial transactions, including a strategic equity investment from Kirin Brewery, a global brand rights sale to Carlsberg, and the acquisition of Hoplark.• Operational Transformation: Led end-to-end supply chain and organizational transformations, moving the company from early-stage complexity to a lean, high-performing organization.• AI Implementation: Deployed Claude / AI across the organization with a super user and change management strategy to automate recurring tasks and enhance project efficency. • Portfolio Creation: Built and scaled a portfolio of food and beverage brands under the Brooklyn Brewery umbrella, diversifying the business beyond alcohol.Core Competencies:P&L and Portfolio Management | Organizational Transformation | Integrated Business Planning (IBP) & S & OP | M&A, Divestitures & Fundraising | Claude / AI Implementation | Co-Manufacturing & Procurement | Omnichannel (DTC, Retail, Wholesale)| Cross-Functional Leadership (Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR)| Strategy Development & Execution | Building & Leading High-Performance Teams | Fractional Chief Operating and Financial Officer Advisor
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Nov 2024 — Present
Driving the operational integration and growth of Hoplark, a non-alc category leader in functional beverage, within the Brooklyn Brewery portfolio. Oversee omnichannel scaling across, natural grocery, DTC, and DSD channels.
Education
Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2011 — 2012
Colgate University
BA, Economics
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Competitive Analysis
- Start-Ups
- Business Strategy
- Business Management
- Entrepreneurship
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