William McDade
Experienced large enterprise CFO with Public and Private Equity experience | Lean Mindset | Significant Value Creation
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at Alphia
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William McDade
Dynamic, results-driven executive with deep financial and operational experience. Demonstrated success driving significant business performance through both strategy and execution of large initiatives. Currently leading the largest custom pet manufacturer in the U.S. and Chief Financial Officer. As CFO of Interstate Batteries, significantly improved profitability while leading finance, procurement, revenue management, strategy, and IT. At KDP, Co-led supply chain consolidation of four business units for $6B Fortune 500 organization and developed international supply chain finance function. Developed strategy to relicense distribution of key brands to competitors in exchange for $1.6B cash payment. Deployed and led Rapid Continuous Improvement Initiative at Dr Pepper Snapple resulting in $150 million annual cash flow improvement and a 4x improvement in share price between 20••••15. Specialties:Organizational changeLeadershipFinancial Planning Due DiligenceOperations StrategyLean TransformationsSystems ImplementationCommodities HedgingContract NegotiationsTrade Spend Management
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Jul 2025 — Present
Chief Financial Officer of largest custom premium pet food manufacturer known for industry leading quality and service for some of the top brands in the U.S. Responsible for Accounting, Finance, IT, Procurement, and Legal.
Education
The University of Texas at Arlington
Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
2003 — 2004
The University of Dallas
MBA, Accounting
2002 — 2005
Texas McCombs School of Business
BBA, Accounting
1994 — 1999
Skills
- Finance
- Lean Manufacturing
- Cost Accounting
- Process Improvement
- Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement
- Logistics
- Fmcg
- Inventory Management
- Pricing
- Income Statement
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Kaizen
- Strategy
- Beverage Industry
- Strategic Planning
- P&L Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Sap
- Due Diligence
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- P&L
- Operational Strategy
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Sales
- Leadership
- Management
- Supply Chain
- Business Strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Hedging
- Operations Management
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