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Stephen Earhart

Stephen Earhart

SVP Finance

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Board Member,Audit Committee Chairman, and Chief Financial Officer

  • Education

    • University of Illinois

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      Bachelor's of Accounting Science

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

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      Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  • Experience

    • Motorola Inc

      Jan 1978 - Jan 2003
      SVP Finance

      Responsible for global finance matters governing Motorola's largest segment, realizing annual sales growth from $3 billion to $13 billion over my tenure (1991-1998). ... Responsible for corporate tax, treasury, controllership and regional finance operations with success including: a $10 billion debt refinancing, divestiture of non-strategic businesses for capital gain, and the enhancement of working capital efficiency for cash management improvement (1998-2003).

    • Harris Bank Libertyville

      Jan 1993 - Jan 2005
      Director

      Board Member - Responsible for this community bank network, including: lending practices, financial results and FDIC compliance. Toward the end of my tenure Harris Bank was purchased by the Bank of Montreal (BMO).

    • SSA Global Technologies Inc & Infor Global Solutions Inc

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2007
      Chief Financial Officer

      Responsible for global financial matters, business governance, business optimization, M&A integration, public communication and team building. ... Following nine acquisitions and a value creating integration SSA became an IPO registrant. Subsequent to this Infor Global Solutions acquired SSA and I was selected to lead the combined organization as CFO.

    • Torex Retail Holdings Ltd

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2010
      Chief Financial Officer

      Responsible for global financial matters and turnaround criteria, including: organization design, team building, system implementations, working capital improvements taking cash flow from negative to positive and governing business controls.

    • ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC

      Jan 2011 - now
      Director and Audit Committee Chair

      Responsible for strategic thought and business governance as a Board member. Responsible for internal control compliance, financial oversight and the external audit relationship as Audit Committee Chairman.

    • World Kitchen LLC

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2017
      Chief Financial Officer

      Responsible for global financial matters, board audit committee matters, business governance, business optimization, turnaround implementations, financial communications, team building and value creation.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Public Accountant