GARY C. PALOMBA

Stamford, CT ***** 203-***-**** acyryh@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/garycpalomba

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

Senior finance executive offering 20+ years of experience and a track record of success providing the strategic and

tactical vision for establishing financial best practices that strengthen an organizations ability to maximize

profitability, maintain financial stability, adhere to internal controls, achieve all levels of compliance, and deliver

overall financial success.

EXPERTISE & VALUE OFFERED

The ability to leverage a hybrid of financial and operational skills and expertise to work across all business

functions and articulate clear and sustainable financial policies and controls.

A proven hands-on analytical leader who is successful in driving and implementing key business initiatives and

achieving difficult objectives.

Possesses strong business and financial acumen with a unique blend of management experience in global,

startup, and NYSE companies.

Demonstrated strengths in building cohesive teams, bringing cross-functional groups together to achieve a

common goal, and articulating the short and long-term impacts and benefits of strong financial planning,

processes, and controls.

Extensive experience leading transformational initiatives, directing finance and accounting activities, securing

vendor agreements, negotiating real estate agreements, and managing acquisition integrations.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Spearheaded and executed the strategic plan that reduced Ipsos North Americas footprint by over 50% with

zero impact to a 78% increase in headcount.

Led a well-conceived and executed plan to identify and eliminate $13M in expenses over a five-year period

through the negotiation and implementation of 50+ supplier agreements for Ipsos North America.

Instrumental in propelling the Ipsos U.S. Accounting Centers internal international ranking from 43rd to 4th.

A key member of the finance team that led R.H. Donnelleys transformational $2.2B acquisition of Sprint

Publishing and Advertising.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

IPSOS AMERICA, INC., Norwalk, CT January 2009 - May 2016

Senior Vice President of Finance North America Administration & Procurement

Promoted to this newly-created position to define, implement, and manage all procurement initiatives across North

America with full accountability for the financial performance of the administration and shared services functions,

processes, financials, and the long-term strategic direction for financial policies and best practices.

Established a regional infrastructure for the administrative and services functions spanning budgets, forecasts,

shared financial expenses, operating/capital expenditure budgets and assets across the U.S. and Canada.

Improvements in processes and operating efficiencies saved the company over $1.2M.

Built the organizational structure and the team from the ground up, implementing consistent processes,

vendors, real estate requirements, and resource requirements across the 25 individual offices.

Spearheaded the North America corporate insurance/risk management program that put in place policies

previously not in existence that covered general liability, workers compensation, crime, and cyber security

related incidents. Efforts led to savings totaling over $2M.

Negotiated and executed 36 leases across North America that represented $100M+ in rental value.

Assumed responsibilities as the Director of the North American Marketing Services group for an interim period

of two years.

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IPSOS AMERICA, INC., Norwalk, CT July 2004 - December 2008

Vice President & U.S. Controller

Managed all U.S. Controller functions with responsibilities that spanned policy development and execution of internal

controls as well as providing oversight of U.S. general and project accounting support requirements. In addition to the

accounting operations, direct responsibilities included treasury, federal and state tax compliance, payroll, accounts

payable, accounts receivable, billing, collections, financial consolidations, financial reporting, audit, and compliance.

Consolidated all accounting activities from four locations down to a single, centralized organization. Built and

managed the team and infrastructure that established a team of accounting professionals with clear and

documented responsibilities and objectives.

Created and implemented the plan for the U.S. Accounting Center and all related processes, procedures, and

closing/reporting schedules resulting in a 92% improvement in the companys international rankings.

Oversaw and led cash management, global inter-company clearing, internal processes, controls, and systems

related to financial reporting, closing, and financial management activity.

R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION, Purchase, NY December 1997 - March 2004

Director of Accounting & Financial Operations

Expanded on previous role as Director of Sales Compensation and Analysis to build and strengthen the accounting

organization and provide leadership and direction for all of the companys accounting operations, sales planning and

compensation, and financial reporting/closing activities.

One of six individuals who led the transition of the former division of Dun & Bradstreet into an independent

public company with a newly-created corporate infrastructure.

Led the finance/accounting initiative for the planning and structuring of the spin-off that included the

implementation of a new suite of financial systems (Oracle Financials) and generated $1M in annual savings by

eliminating dependency on D&B for services.

Established and administered internal controls and company-wide financial policies and procedures. Acted as the

finance lead on the companys Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiative, and served as a member of the companys

quarterly operational review team.

Performed financial due diligence and provided support to all other functional areas during the R.H. Donnelley

$2.2B acquisition of Sprint Publishing and Advertising (SPA).

Managed all activities of the companys independent auditors on quarterly reviews, and annual audits for

internal processes, reports, transactions, and results.

Provided financial support to all corporate areas during strategic planning, budget, and forecast cycles.

Contributed financial expertise on transactions with significant financial impact including:

o The sale of the companys New York state sales agency contracts to Bell Atlantic (Verizon).

o The sale of Cincinnati operations and mid-Atlantic businesses to Yellow Book, USA.

o The restructuring of the companys partnerships with Ameritech and Sprint.

R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION, Purchase, NY July 1995 - December 1997

Director of Sales Compensation & Analysis

Planned and directed the sales compensation team charged with providing operational and functional support to the

organizations 1,000 sales people.

Oversaw the bi-weekly processing of sales compensation reports that provided data on sales activity in 90+

directories across 12 states and calculated sales payroll, compensation plans, and annual bonus amounts.

Led the design and implementation of a new automated sales compensation system with zero impact to ongoing

sales activity or compensation during the system rollout.

Career Note

Previous roles include Senior Manager of Corporate Accounting for R.H. Donnelley Corporation and Manager of

Accounting Operations for Control Data Corporation.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Finance St. Johns University, Queens, NY

Bachelor of Science, Business Management Springfield College, Springfield, MA

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