Professional Background

I retired as the Chief Accounting Officer of The Procter & Gamble Company (an $80+ billion global consumer products company) in 2022 after more than 25 years with the company.  I’m an experienced executive with over 35 years of financial leadership in both industry and the public accounting profession and was a recognized national and global thought leader in financial reporting. I have extensive boardroom experience, having been a key liaison with P&G’s Audit Committee for almost 2 decades. As the leader of P&G’s global accounting organization, I was responsible for the Company’s global controllership organization, overseeing its external regulatory & internal performance reporting, risk management, controls & compliance.   Prior to leading the Company’s global accounting organization, I served in both corporate and business line finance roles, domestically and overseas. I began my career in public accounting - where I was a senior manager in the audit and assurance practices of 2 of the largest global firms (Deloitte and Arthur Andersen), serving clients in a variety of industries.  I also served in the National Leadership Program of one of the firms, where I advised and consulted with practice offices and the firm’s top accounting partners on unique and complex transactions and financial reporting issues. I also served as the Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions for a large regional bank, where I was a senior financial decision-maker responsible for identifying, valuing and optimizing structures of acquisition opportunities, working with business line management to understand business plans, identify and prioritize areas to supplement growth through acquisitions or alliances, and working with investment bankers and other third parties to identify opportunities.

My professional background helped me develop strong finance, accounting, governance and controls expertise - But it went beyond that:

  • I traveled to and worked with company business leaders in about 80 countries on a broad array of business issues. 

  • I built and led high performance global organizations that excelled through difficult and complex situations.

  • I led the analysis, due diligence and structuring of around $100 billion dollars of transactions.

  • I led teams that designed and implemented best in class policies, processes and systems.

  • I worked on and led business and organization strategy.

  • I was part of the regulatory process, serving as an advisor to accounting standard setters and the SEC.

  • And importantly - I have over 20 years of Board room experience.

 All of this helped me develop skills to understand and effectively lead across a diverse range of cultural and business environments. And it gave me a keen eye for identifying issues, evaluating alternatives and implementing solutions. I believe my background, skills and experiences will be an asset to IVGID as it works to fix existing issues and better position it for a successful future