Bill Stotzer

Bill Stotzer’s performance improvement experience includes strategic cost optimization, purchasing, supply chain, production operations and cash flow optimization, particularly related to working capital. Mr. Stotzer CFO interim management experience has primarily focused on clients in manufacturing, retail, consumer products including direct-to-consumer, utility services and publishing industries.

Mr. Stotzer has led multiple finance organizations as CFO or interim CFO, improving cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, financial planning and analysis (“FP&A”) processes for budgeting/forecasting, stakeholder reporting, acquisition integration, equity funding, credit agreement negotiation and resolution of complex technical debt, equity and purchase accounting matters. His interim CFO engagements span multiple industries, including manufacturing, retail, wholesale, consumer products and business services. In his various industry roles, he has been responsible for the finance function and corporate strategic planning.

In addition to interim CFO roles, Mr. Stotzer has led finance, operations, supply chain and procurement optimization projects that drove measurable and quantifiable benefits in time-constrained environments, with rapid execution. He has assisted companies in implementing technology tools to drive increased productivity and helped clients transition their operating models to improve organizational effectiveness.

Mr. Stotzer is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) in Illinois and Indiana, a Project Management Professional (“PMP”), and a Certified Professional in Supply Management (“CPSM”). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”), the Illinois CPA Society (“ICPAS”), Project Management Institute (“PMI”) and the Institute for Supply Management (“ISM”).

Relevant Experience:

• Served as the Interim CFO of a private equity-owned $400 million vertically integrated mattress manufacturer with 75% direct-to-consumer revenue
• Served as Interim CFO of a private equity-owned $700 million omnichannel retailer in the marine and boating equipment industry, with 35% of sales to the Pro market
• Served as Interim CFO of a private equity owned $350 million pet food company with manufacturing and co-manufacturing capabilities, which was the result of a merger between two portfolio companies
• Served as Interim CFO of a private equity owned $140 million direct-to-consumer, connected fitness company
• Served as CFO of a $650 million private equity owned manufacturer of plastic and metal closures for the beverage industry, with manufacturing plants in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Japan and China
• Served as Interim CFO for a $200 million private equity owned utility services company, providing vegetation management for utility line clearance, maintenance and disaster remediation
• As part of a $80 billion merger of two global companies, developed the approach to carve-out four businesses concurrently and to stand-up the target North American divested business, in compliance with antitrust requirements
• Developed the order-to-cash vision and target operating model for the medical supplies business unit of a $100 billion national wholesale distributor
• Led the enterprise assessment of a $1 billion consumer products company, identifying $20 million of cost optimization, plus an additional $17 million in benefits
• Let a strategic sourcing assessment of a $60 billion retailer, identifying $350 million of savings opportunities on an indirect spend baseline of $5 billion