DARYL LEACH 734-***-****

Raleigh, NC ***** abnjjw@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Finance and Strategy professional with a proven ability to drive significant stakeholder value through revenue and margin

enhancing initiatives. Astute counselor to senior leaders of the organization in determining direction, establishing goals and

managing change while also managing corporate communications. Strategic manager with a history of developing sound

recommendations for financial and operational improvements, implementing and driving those recommendations to completion,

improving current performance while simultaneously developing the foundation for future success.

Core Competencies

Financial and Strategic Planning Problem-solving and Decision-making

Budgeting and Forecasting Performance and Productivity improvement

Merger and Acquisition Core Process Re-engineering

P&L Management Organizational Configuration

International Development Strong Oral and Written Communication

Professional Experience

BURT’S BEES, INC., A CLOROX COMPANY Raleigh, NC

Leading global Natural Personal Care company. #1 share in almost all competitive segments

Lead International Development-LATAM

2009-Present

• Responsible for developing routes to market throughout Latin America by developing

partnerships, pursuing acquisitions and building subsidiaries.

2008-2009 Lead Strategy and Analysis

•Led the corporate team responsible for managing and executing the merger of Burt’s Bees with The Clorox

Company, including handling of due diligence, data room set-up and communication management with Goldman

Sachs and AEA Investors. Core to this was the creation/management of the valuation model that eventually led to a

sale of the company for $950MM, generating a 450% return on investment for AEA Investors. (Private equity owner

of Burt’s Bees)

•Delivered a Long-term (5-yr) strategy outlining key areas of future growth, covering: geography, region, channel,

customer, product and acquisitions. The plan is expected to drive Burt’s Bees to a minimum of 300% top-line growth

by 2013 with an expanded international presence representing 40% of total revenue. (up from 5% currently)

•Developed, implemented and manage the Budgeting, Forecasting, and Planning and Analysis process for Burt’s

Bees, Inc. Included in this are the development of Board presentations, Corporate Executive presentations and

Investor Relation presentations highlighting a strong ability to tell a story behind the numbers versus simply relaying

data. 100% score against timeliness and accuracy metrics measuring process success.

2006-2008 Senior Manager of Commercial Strategy and Analysis

•Designed the operating structure for Burt’s Bees United Kingdom, the first international subsidiary opened by the

company, and executed against the model to the start of trading. Directly responsible for identifying and negotiating

the 3PL contract, ERP contract and developing the go-to-market strategy. BBUK is expected to deliver $8.5MM in

incremental revenue in the current fiscal year.

•Created and instituted a Balanced Scorecard, linking KPI’s for Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Human

Resources and Sustainability to the AOP and Long Range Plan. This work led to a second project focused on Core

Process Re-engineering that delivered an increase of 20% in forecast accuracy, decreased Days-to-Cash by 10% and

increased Key Account customer satisfaction scores by an aggregate 50%.

•Partnered with the EVP of Supply Chain to deliver a long-term manufacturing strategy (2012), covering

configuration, organizational structure and talent gaps, manufacturing footprint and facility needs and capital

expenditures totaling $75MM. The plan was accepted and is targeted towards a Leed Platinum site.

GENERAL MILLS, INC. Golden Valley, MN

$14B global company, with brands such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury and Lucky Charms.

2005-2006 Senior Financial Analyst – Business Unit Finance, Baking Division

•Managed a team tasked with delivering $5MM in productivity to offset rising input costs. Received a Divisional

Award for identifying and delivering over $8MM in combined pricing and operational productivity.

•Directed a team that delivered an in-depth Value Chain analysis designed to identify market opportunities for New

Product delivery. Received a Divisional Award for the team’s recommendation, an innovative delivery method which

eliminated over $1MM in fixed costs associated with most New Product introductions.

DARYL LEACH Professional Experience, Continued 734-***-****

JOHNSON & JOHNSON: CORDIS CORPORATION Miami Lakes, FL

J&J is a $65B global healthcare company. Cordis is a $3.5B manufacturer of

drug eluting and bare metal stents in the Medical Devices sector.

2004-2005 Finance Manager – Operations and Supply Chain Mgmt.

•Led a team that reduced cycle time by 33% in Cordis’ monthly and quarterly close process by developing a template

to reconcile internally reported Inter-Company Profit in excess of $350MM monthly, with corporate submission

requirements.

•Organized the Global Planning and Analysis for a $1.2B manufacturing division of Cordis Corp. Included in this

were monthly and quarterly variance analyses by plant, global expense consolidation and reconciliation, and corporate

reporting of multiple Balance Sheet positions and requisite effect on cash-flow.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. Cincinnati, OH

2003-2004

EES is a $3B manufacturer of medical devices in the field of laparoscopic surgery.

Senior Associate-Corporate Development

• Introduced and helped developed a new Strategic Planning process for a $2.5 billion company while also creating

the associated financial detail.

• Completed a comprehensive competitive analysis in support of a new pricing strategy for $300 million in current

business, saving the company $15MM/yr in lost revenue. I was subsequently given a divisional award (Standards

of Leadership) for this work and the methodology is now the company standard.

Associate Product Manager - R&D Finance

•Controlled all financial and strategic aspects of a $250MM revenue multi-line product launch, the largest in the

company's history: to include sales projections, market analysis, capital appropriations, cash flow analysis, NPV

analysis, and expense budgeting and management.

Senior Financial Analyst – Sales and Marketing Finance

•Revamped the World-Wide Planning and Analysis and monthly consolidations process for the EES Selling and

Marketing Organization, a $300MM budget responsibility. Identified $3MM in internal funds available for re-

allocation.

Summer 2002 GENERAL MILLS, INC. Golden Valley, MN

Corporate Development Intern

1997-2001 KIAWAH ISLAND GOLF AND TENNIS RESORT Kiawah Island, SC

Financial Analyst, 2000-2001

Cost Accountant, 1998-2000

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI

Ross School of Business

Master of Business Administration, May 2003

•Emphases in Corporate Strategy and General Management

•President of the UMBS Student Government Association, 2002-2003

•Winning member of the 2001 A.T. Kearney Global Prize Case Competition Team

•Finalist in the 2002 NBMBAA Case Competition (3rd)

•Awarded Full Merit Scholarship

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Charleston, SC

Bachelor of Science

•Business Administration Major with emphasis in Finance, minor in Economics

•Graduated Cum Laude: 3.7 out of 4.0

•Lived in Germany, Korea, and Thailand before settling in the U.S.

PERSONAL

• Conversational in French and Spanish, basic knowledge of Korean

• Active in community development projects such as Habitat for Humanity

• Experience with Hyperion, JD Edwards and SAP

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