“Louie Coale lead Baker Hughes’ Finance Transformation effort. The work won national acclaim in CFO Magazine which published the story called “The Well Oiled Machine.” The success of the program was also profiled at Accenture’s Global Shared Service Conference three years in a row. The program reduced costs, improved efficiencies and provided a platform for growth. Additionally, Louie lead a program to analyze profitability results globally by region and by client. It is a one of a kind reporting ability within the oilfield services industry. In working with Louie, I found that he operated both at the strategic and tactical levels of both of these large programs. His leadership and commitment kept the programs on pace and always meting their objectives. I learned a lot from this pragmatic, thoughtful an results-oriented leader.”
About
Financial Executive with proven success in building value through operational excellence, merger and acquisitions, and financial leadership in multiple industries and locations.
Decisive leader with unshakeable integrity; draws upon a hands-on finance, P&L, and data analytics background with strong understanding of R&D, supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution in guiding teams through complexity and ambiguity.
Draws upon an open-door policy and quickly bridges cultural barriers to establish relationships of trust, solidify strategic alliances, and maintain operational continuity.
SIGNATURE STRENGTHS
Finance Leadership - Global Business & Project Management - Merger and Acquisitions - Cost Control & Streamlining - Control and Risk Management - Finance Transformation – Data Analytics & Modeling - M&A - Due Diligence - Financial & Operational Excellence
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Coale's Consulting
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Education
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Certified Public Accountant
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Projects
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Consulting & Advising
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- Advising Fortune 500 Consulting Firm on Merger and Integration of two Oil and Gas service companies.
- Strategic Advisor for Fortune 500/Transportation company on large-scale transformation program.
- Led IT/Global Consulting firm to scale the organization, marketing, strategy, finance, partnerships and products.
- Led Financial Planning and Analysis department for Paper Mill Company. Focused on Executive Presentations and cost control.
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Financial Integrity
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- Managed largest growth in company’s history within the Venezuelan market in the midst of a highly unstable/inflationary currency.
- Transformed Argentina finance team from non- performance and control issues to the most profitable operation in the business.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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- Led a large finance team in positioning billion-dollar business for divestiture in the midst of worst economic downturn in 50 years and possible Baker Hughes–Halliburton acquisition.
-Created a commercial analytics model which became the foundation for developing carve-out financial statements supporting company’s M&A confidential information memorandum (CMI). -
Project Management
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-Navigated finance team in supporting division’s 30% year-over-year growth to billion-dollar annual revenue.
-Identified and secured unreported revenue, increased cash flow and asset velocity, and drove operational excellence learning.
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English
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Spanish
Professional working proficiency
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