Bill (William D) Wilson

Experience

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  Watson Wyatt

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1988

  Senior Plan Administrator

  Data processing and analysis for client 401K plan administration. Led a team of 7 analysts. Interface with clients and programming staff.

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  Arthur D. Little

  Jun 1989 - Aug 1989

  MBA Summer Associate

  Data Analysis for USPS office of Retail.

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  MCI

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2006

  Senior Manger Finance

  Variety of positions in financial planning & analysis, marketing, and strategy. Experience in both the operating units (primarily business segments) and corporate level. Special studies on profitability and business unit evaluation.

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  NTelos Inc.

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  Director - Finance, Planning and Analysis

  Lead FP&A effort for Small-Cap Telecom firm in Mid-Atlantic region with ~$600M Enterprise Value. Handle all business unit billing and purchasing, lead cost efficiency effort, capital efficiency and approval, implement business process improvement and handle all budget development. As need work with M&A and partnership opportunities, bank debt financing, and investor relations.

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  Lumos Networks

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2014

  Director / Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

  Built FP&A team at Lumos created in spin from nTelos. Promoted as first Senior Director leading team to work directly with executive leadership and external stakeholders on long term value creation. Responsible for Strategic Planning Process, developing the annual operating plan and financial budgets. (Sales, Revenue, operating expense, Capital). Leading efforts to drive capital efficiency as well as supporting business evolution from slow managed growth to strong growth profile. Experience presenting and interacting with Board of Directors, bankers, and M&A Advisors.Implemented new financial procedures and reporting for Lumos spin. Continued leadership for revenue and expense budget. Led effort on product profitability analysis and cost analysis. Developed ROI targets and managed capital budget to ensure ROI targets were met. Created Investor presentation used in initial Quarterly Earnings and roadshows. Show less

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  James Madison University

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Adjunct Professor - College of Business

  Adjunct Faculty for Principles of Finance in James Madison Top 50 Business school. I developed a full set of course lectures and presented application of finance tools vs. a pure academic calculation of NPV, IRR, etc . Topics include basic finance, forecasting and basic valuation techniques for bonds, stocks and companies.

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  Matthews International

  Jan 2015 - Sept 2024

  Senior Director of Finance, Corporate Development

  Support a range of financial and strategic areas. (1) As the company pursues growth through acquisition, I manage the Acquisition and Integration process including evaluation, approval and implementation plans ensuring synergy is captured and implementation priorities are addressed. (2) I support the strategic planning process developing the framework to guide the plans and environmental factors to position the businesses for profitable growth. (3) I work with the CFO and CEO to support the Investor relations. (4) I lead and support efforts to target areas for financial improvement interacting with busienss unit leadership and cross funcitional groups. Show less