Domestic and international experience leading finance functions and strategy in both publicly-traded and privately-held companies. Background includes CFO and VP roles including finance, strategy, accounting, treasury, IT, M&A, marketing and operations for 25+ countries throughout the US, Asia, Latin-America & Europe. Wharton MBA, Top-tier Strategy Consulting with Fortune 500 companies. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French. Working knowledge of Portuguese. Hands-on, results-oriented, charismatic, and strategic leader.
Industries:
Restaurants, Retail, Beverages, Consumer Products, Electronics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Airlines
Work Summary:
2012-2015 Vice President, Finance M&A, FP&A & Field Finance - GameStop Corp.
2005-2012 Chief Financial Officer I Asia-Pacific & Latin-America
2003-2005 Senior Director, Finance - Pizza Hut Inc. Yum! Brands
2002-2003 Director, Marketing Finance - Pizza Hut Inc. Yum! Brands
2001-2002 Director, Capital Planning & Concept Development Finance - Pizza Hut Inc. Yum! Brands
1999-2001 Sr. Manager, Asset Strategy - Pizza Hut Inc. Yum! Brands
1996-1999 Senior Strategy Consultant - Bain & Company
EVP & Chief Financial Officer @ Manufacturer and distributor of over 4,000 pet products, including carriers, kennels, shelters, pet beds, collars & leashes, feeding & watering systems, and toys sold at specialty and mass retailers such as PerSmart, PETCO, Wal-Mart, Amazon, grocery stores, drugstores, club warehouses and other merchants.
+ Lead company's Finance, Accounting, Treasury, and IT departments.
+ Partner with CEO and Executive team on growth initiatives and strategic direction. From 2015 to Present (less than a year) Vice President, Finance M&A, FP&A and Field Finance @ $10 billion Fortune 500 company in video-gaming, consumer electronics and wireless retail with over 6,600 stores worldwide.
Created and led the Finance Planning & Analysis, Field Finance and Finance M&A departments for all GameStop business units. Responsible for annual budgeting, reporting, forecasting, long-term strategic planning, Mergers & Acquisition analysis, due-diligence, ROI evaluation for company initiatives, and FP&A support for stores and business units. From 2012 to 2015 (3 years) Chief Financial Officer, Asia/Pacific & Latin America @ $1 billion Chemical Conglomerate with sales in over 55 countries worldwide.
Led Finance, accounting, Planning & Analysis, IT and operations for 25 countries in Asia-Pacific and Latin-America. Responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, accounting/controllership, internal audit and GAAP compliance, treasury, business analysis, IT, KPI metrics, and compensation/HR benefits & performance plans management. Led implementation of Oracle finance and operations modules. From 2005 to 2012 (7 years) Senior Director, Finance @ + 2003-2005 Senior Director, National Field Finance
Financial partner to COO. Led financial activities for all 1,800 corporate and 5,400 franchise stores nationwide.
+ 2002-2003 Director, Marketing Business analysis
Partner to CMO, marketing teams and franchisee board on advertising decisions (TV, print, radio, ecommerce), product pipeline, new product introductions and pricing strategy.
+ 2001-2002 Director Field Finance Central Territory
Financial partner to VP Ops Central Territory. Responsible for the financial performance of 800+ stores.
+ 1999-2001 Director, Capital Planning & Concept Development
Led approval process for $800 million in annual capital investment in new store openings, remodels, relocations and new concepts.
+ 1999-2000 Sr. Manager, Concept Development
+ 2000-2001 Manager, Asset Strategy From 1999 to 2005 (6 years) Senior Strategy Consultant @ Management Consultant for top-tier global consulting firm providing strategic advice to CEOs and boards of directors of Fortune 500 companies. From 1996 to 1999 (3 years) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaPharmaceuticals Business Analysis & Marketing Strategy @ Worked with 5 leading pharmaceutical companies to develop & introduce new product-line extensions for largest brand. From 1995 to 1996 (1 year) Greater Philadelphia AreaProcess & Environmental Engineer @ Managed and supervised plant manufacturing processes and hourly plant personnel and environmental compliance in both French and English-speaking plants. From 1992 to 1994 (2 years)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & Strategy @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School From 1994 to 1996 Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Chemical Engineering @ McGill UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) @ McGill University Iris Ho-Palma is skilled in: Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Restructuring, Financial Analysis, Acquisition Integration, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Corporate Finance, Marketing Strategy, Cash Management, Internal Controls, Managerial Finance, Mergers, Cost Accounting, Financial Reporting, US GAAP