George Holmes

Background

About George Holmes

Deep high-tech financial experience across multiple business models (consumer PC's, software, enterprise services, bio-tech / life sciences, nonprofit) of varying sizes, up to $7B annually • Extensive cross-functional global financial leadership for sales, marketing, legal operations, R&D, finance, etc. • Strong experience in presentation and business-decision support at executive levels, including CEO, CMO, General Counsel, CFO, Corporate Controller, business, sales and finance executives • Extensive experience in transformation initiatives • Multiple years of experience in FP & A, cost accounting, supply chain, portfolio and sales support • Numerous implementations of financial processes and systems • Exceptional leadership in managing finance organizations of varying sizes and across multiple countries • Extensive business travel and international experience Specialties: financial and competitive analysis, transition leadership from start-up to steady state to efficiency capture, change management, business decision making consulting, ROI analyses, FP & A, financial reporting, benchmarking, forecasting, management of cross-functional business financial planning and reporting, metrics, quota setting and pipeline analysis, leadership of global and virtual teams