Bill Kager

Bill Kager

Executive Vice President, U.S. Bank

U.S. BankNew York, NY

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Experience42+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

C-LEVEL FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE Executive level senior leadership experience acquired at Fiserv, Hearst Corporation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and General Motors Corporation including leadership of Finance, Information Technology, Operations, Procurement, Real Estate, Audit, Human Resources, Legal, Risk, and Compliance functions. Highlights of Experience Include: ► Technology focused enterprise level CFO/COO ► Line responsibility for Enterprise Services including Finance, Technology, Procurement, HR and other enterprise activities. ► Financial oversight of large, complex organizations spanning an employment base of 130,000 and expense base of $25 billion ► Integration responsibility for merger integration of Fiserv and First Data Corporation as well as two of the largest and most successful acquisitions in JPMorgan Chase’s company history: Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual. ► Partnered with C-Suite officers to align and execute against all aspects of corporate initiatives and financial goals ► Responsible for company-wide ERP implementation, replacing 25+ year old legacy systems environment. ► Future focused transformational leader who has identified cutting edge solutions to achieve positive results with a focus on improving business processes enterprise wide. ► Earned the reputation for the ability to assess, identify, and execute on key areas of expense reduction
 ________________________________________ Areas of expertise include: - M&A Integration - Strategic Planning - Process Re-engineering - Global Standardization - Operational Efficiencies & Process Improvements - Cost Reductions & Savings - Information Technology - ERP Systems Implementation - Reporting - Controls - Sourcing & Procurement - Vendor Negotiations

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • U.S. BankCurrent
    2024–Present· 2 yrs 8 mos
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Global Enterprise Platforms GroupCurrent
      2024–Present
  • 2018–2023· 5 yrs
    • Senior Vice President, CFO/COO Global Technology and Operations
      2018–2023
  • 2015–2017· 2 yrs
    • Senior Vice President
      2015–2017
  • 2005–2014· 9 yrs
    • Managing Director; Global CFO Technology & Operations, Corporate Functions
      2008–2014
    • Managing Director; Global CFO Technology
      2005–2008
  • 1984–2005· 21 yrs
    • Global CFO Information Technology
      2000–2005
    • Global Head FP&A, Financial Consolidation and Reporting
      1995–2000
    • Senior Management
      1984–1995

Education

MBA

Eastern Michigan University

BA

Economics

University of Michigan

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Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Financial AnalysisManagementFinancial ModelingBusiness Process ImprovementAccountingProgram ManagementNegotiationStrategyAutomotiveAnalytical SkillsStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ReportingBudgetingFinancial PlanningBudget PreparationProcess ImprovementBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ManagementIT StrategyForecasting