David Hammer

Strategic finance leader with operations experience and significant P&L ownership in consumer driven businesses. PepsiCo-trained with strong track record of transforming complex businesses in a wide range of situations with public, private, and private equity backed companies ranging from $200M to $5B in sales. Breadth of experience and depth of knowledge enables an inherent understanding of the invaluable role that a strong finance function plays in the overall organization. High EQ finance leader with a reputation as a keen strategic thinker, practical problem solver, strong communicator. Widely recognized for creating simplicity without sacrificing sophistication. Defines and drives change, working closely with all functional teams to deliver business transformation. Select Accomplishments: • Led the $2B Newell Brands Appliances & Cookware business through performance turnaround by rebuilding commercial capabilities and simplifying operations resulting in +7% swing in sales growth, +11% swing in income growth, and a 16% reduction in working capital. • Successfully integrated three acquisitions in three different countries representing $350 million in sales as Division CFO with Jarden Consumer Solutions. Promoted within a year of hire to newly created Division COO role with global accountability for R&D, Manufacturing, Asian Sourcing, IT, HR, and Strategic Marketing. • Led the M&A process, closed, and integrated Legends Hospitality’s first acquisition, a $4 million leader in a strategic, adjacent category. Built and rolled out enterprise-wide Finance and HR processes for the organization as it expanded from one line of business and six facilities to four lines of business and more than twenty facilities.