Bob Houghton
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Bob Houghton is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Bob is currently Chief Financial Officer at Pivot Bio, located in Minnesota, United States. In Bob's previous role as a Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer at Life Time, Bob worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States until Dec 2023. Prior to joining Life Time, Bob was a Senior Vice President - Finance at UNFI and held the position of Senior Vice President - Finance. Prior to that, Bob was a Vice President Corporate Finance - Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasurer, Investor Relations at C.H. Robinson from Dec 2019 to Apr 2020. Bob started working as Treasurer, Vice President - Investor Relations at C.H. Robinson in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area in Jan 2018. From Jun 2017 to Dec 2017, Bob was Controller at Sherwin-Williams. Prior to that, Bob was a Senior Finance Director - Synergy Capture at Valspar, based in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area from Jun 2016 to May 2017. Bob started working as Senior Director - Financial Planning and Analysis at Valspar in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area in Apr 2015.
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Led and directed all financial activities of the company. Oversaw capital structure to ensure proper liquidity, manage cash flow and minimize risk. Drove improved financial and operating performance through in-depth business analysis, developing financial reporting tools and metrics and tracking and driving accountability. Led capital planning process to ensure the company earned a rate of return that exceeds its cost of capital. Led budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes. Ensured robust fiduciary controls and compliance with accounting standards. Collaborated with C-suite peers and other leaders to achieve company strategic objectives. Maintained effective communication and regular contact with the board of directors, shareholders, investment bankers and the company's external auditor.
Led strategy, development and execution of enterprise-wide financial planning and analysis, investor relations, financial systems, finance integration and business continuity programs. Led company strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes. Developed strategy and guided execution of company financial systems roadmap to streamline reporting and budgeting processes, improve financial insights and decision-making and drive improve financial performance.
Led strategy, development and execution of comprehensive financial planning and analysis, treasury and investor relations programs. Created and executed the process for evaluating investment opportunities to maximize shareholder return, minimize risk and improve company prioritization and accountability. Represented the company in discussions with investors, banks and other external partners and provided timely and relevant insights into how current and future business initiatives would be received in the investment community. Acted as trusted advisor to company Board of Directors, CEO, CFO and other business leaders.
Led strategy, development and execution of comprehensive treasury and investor relations programs. Served as liaison between the investment community and company Board of Directors, CEO, CFO and business leaders. Led cash management, liquidity planning and control activities as well as the procurement of financial investments. Developed and maintained contacts with banks and external partners. Represented the company in investor relations activities and provided timely and relevant insights into how current and future business initiatives would be received in the investment community.
Led strategy development, fiduciary controls and planning and forecasting activities for $1.2B global business unit. Delivered margin expansion through implementation of $14M in synergy capture opportunities. Drove identification of North America and Europe price increases, resulting in higher sales and profit margin. Developed revised credit terms to ensure continued payments from a financially distressed customer. Created new reporting and forecasting process for the combined division.
Led synergy capture efforts for $11B Sherwin-Williams - Valspar merger. Developed financial targets, tools and processes to deliver a minimum in $320M in on-going cost synergies. Drove collaboration between Sherwin-Williams and Valspar leadership to identify synergy opportunities, quantify savings and develop implementation plans. Led development of project tracking tool and dashboards to communicate synergy capture progress to senior management.
Led the internal management reporting and financial reporting strategy and processes for the company. Managed the data analysis function including defining, designing and delivering key business reports and dashboards and directing technology tools to ensure automation of reports and further improvement of the reporting process. Worked closely with global business and regional finance leaders to develop CEO operating reviews and Board of Director communications.
Finance strategy, operations and analysis leadership for $10 billion U.S. Sales organization. Influenced, developed, and implemented ideas to drive profitable sales growth. Led financial planning and analysis activities for 12 sales regions. Managed team of 17 employees.
Responsible for developing strategic messaging and key disclosures for quarterly earnings calls, investor conferences, and investor meetings. Worked directly with C-level executives in deploying institutional investor strategies. Represented company in meetings with investment community.
Head of financial operations for $800 million Canadian division; led all business finance activities in the marketing, supply chain, sales, trade marketing and planning and analysis functions; managed team of 28 employees
Responsible for strategic perspective and financial insights for $2 billion cereal business. Led planning and analysis activities for current year performance, annual plans, and long-range growth objectives. Managed team of 6 financial analysts.