Melissa White

About Melissa White

ANTICIPATES ISSUES, UNDERSTANDS COMPLEX PROBLEMS, AND EXECUTES STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS I am a Global Finance Executive leveraging success in maximizing value from assets and capital structure to meet funding needs and optimize overall business growth. Throughout my career I have been an expert at optimizing operating cash flow, extracting value from the balance sheet to fund a company’s long-term growth effectively, even in challenging market conditions. I have extensive experience combining knowledge of business levers with financial executive experience to “tell the story behind the numbers,” enabling informed executive decision-making. I’m respected for courageously tackling new issues, analyzing and parsing the unknown to distill down to the root cause, which opens the path to creating solutions. Specialties include: Challenging Market Dynamics | Startup Operations | Deal Funding | Resilient | Empathetic | Problem Solver | Difference Maker | Team Builder | Positive | Corporate Finance | Capital Markets | International Business | Supply Chain Financing | Risk Management | Data Analytics | Financial Planning | Financial Analysis | Strategic Alliances | Financial Reporting | Accounting | Mentoring | Coaching | Capital Structure Management | Liquidity | Funding Strategies | System Implementation | Financial Transparency | KPI Dashboards | FX | Interest Rate Hedging

Experience

1. Vice President Finance

   Starkey Hearing

   Jan 2017 — Present · Eden Prairie, MN, US

   Currently, leading 10 direct reports, 85 staff, and a multi-million-dollar budget as the Global Commercial Finance leader. I support and collaborate with the Chief Commercial Leader providing Financial Analysis, Corporate Accounting, Treasury, Risk Management, and M&A support for this privately held, global manufacturer of innovative hearing aids operating in 25 countries. Deploy expertise in general accounting and financial statements to drive growth, expand margins, maximize value from the balance sheet and capital structure. Maintain a sophisticated treasury function based on Liquidity Risk, Credit Risk, Asset Risk, and Capital Structure. Active member of the Retirement and Compliance Committees. Most recently, amended syndicated bank loan financing, increasing the capacity by 50%, further reduced rates, and expanded covenant flexibility, saving $1 million in annual interest expense. Applied deep accounting experience to investigate, identify, and correct balance sheet and cash flow statements supporting transparency and key decision-making. Negotiated $125 million syndicated bank loan financing in 2018, adding liquidity and decreasing rates by 100 bps with extra covenant flexibility; this transaction was 2.5x oversubscribed and replaced previous lender.

Education

• University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business

  MBA, Finance

  1987 — 1989

• University of St. Thomas

  BA, Business Administration and Economics

  1982 — 1986