Todd Wills

Experience

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  Emerson

  Jul 2006 - Feb 2016

  Strategy and P&L responsibility for the data-driven Albér battery monitoring and predictive analytics business ($25 million in annual revenue) serving the Data Center, Telecom, Utility and Industrial markets. Helping customers increase the Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and reduce maintenance and replacement costs by utilizing proprietary testing methods to predict looming battery related issues at the system and component level.- Achieved profitable, sustainable, organic revenue growth of over 10% during a down market (increased market share by 5 points) by developing and leading the successful execution of a strategic plan focused on penetrating specific market segments and leading with software and services rather than hardware and increased the profitability of the core business by transferring production from Florida to Mexico, rationalizing the supply base, and consolidating back-office functions into Network Power’s shared service organization. Show less As a member of the senior leadership team, led global strategy execution by translating strategy into measurable action plans and developing and managing an ongoing portfolio of strategic and process improvement programs that supported the $1 billion Critical Power business unit’s strategic and financial goals.- Revitalized the revenue growth of a $70 million Power Distribution product line by leading the planning and execution of 9 coordinated, cross-functional projects which resulted in exceeding customer lead time and on-time delivery expectations, while also reducing material and production costs, inventory levels and quote-to-shipment process complexity. Show less Led the Emerson strategic planning process, the identification and evaluation of global organic and inorganic growth opportunities, and the post-acquisition integration planning and execution for the $5B Network Power business segment.- Identified and evaluated over 10 acquisition opportunities with a combined worth near $3 billion by creating complete business cases with strategic and financial analyses framing the rationale for each transaction. Completed acquisitions, including Avocent and Chloride, increased revenue by almost 40% (over $1 billion on an annualized basis in total). Show less Worked directly with the senior Corporate executive team and division executives to evaluate domestic and international merger, acquisition, and divestiture opportunities and execute transactions. Supported all aspects of the deal process from financial analysis, valuation, and due-diligence through deal structuring, purchase agreement negotiation, and post-acquisition performance analysis.- Evaluated over 50 acquisition opportunities with a combined worth over $10 billion. Completed acquisitions increased revenue by 3% to 5% per year (almost $1 billion on an annualized basis in total). Show less

  • General Management

    Apr 2014 - Feb 2016

  • Chief of Staff and Strategy Execution

    Oct 2011 - Apr 2014

  • Strategy and Corporate Development

    Jul 2008 - Oct 2011

  • Corporate Development

    Jul 2006 - Jul 2008
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  CAS

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2022

  Strategy and P&L responsibility for the data-driven, insight-based service business serving clients in the Pharma, Biotech, Agro, and Diversified Chemical markets. Helped clients navigate the explored and unexplored regions of chemical space by augmenting human expertise with big data analytics and AI/ML and leveraging CAS’s proprietary molecular representations and unique indexing of chemistry-related data from patents and scientific literature.- Created a new molecular representation that significantly improved machine learning predictions and created a new measure of drug innovation based on structural novelty to objectively assess and recognize scientific advancements and encourage further innovation. Show less

  • General Management

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2022

  • Strategy and Corporate Development

    Feb 2016 - Apr 2022
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  Cass Information Systems

  Apr 2022 - now

  General Management

  Strategy and P&L responsibility for the technology-enabled utility bill processing and payment business that combines the agility and automation of a fintech startup with the discipline and stability of a Federal Reserve member bank. Helping multi-site organizations avoid service interruptions while simultaneously providing utility bill data to unlock energy and ESG related insights by augmenting human expertise with technology (including AI/ML and RPA) to streamline and simplify utility bill processing and payment. Show less