Since 2020, Laura Calhoun has been working in Peace Coffee located 290, 290. This person is a proficient Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer with over 18 years of work experience. According to Laura's CV and work profile, this professional has worked at more than 13 places with numerous backgrounds and got various skills. Laura attended school at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management from 1995 to 1999. Laura Calhoun can be found in Minneapolis, Minnesota – where this professional is currently located. You can search for this person's e-mail and phone. We can also provide you with additional contact information upon request.
Name variants:
Laurie Calhoun,
Lauri Calhoun,
Lolly Calhoun
Last updated Jun 02, 2024
Contact Information
Last Update
Jul 11, 2022
Email
la**@genmills.com, la**@generalmills.com
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Company
Workplace
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Work History
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer
2801 Avenue south SUITE 130, Minneapolis, MN 08000
from Jan 2020
Senior Trade and Finance Director - Convenience Stores and Foodservice
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Developed and implemented focused Trade strategies, tactics and systems to drive profitable growth for General Mills Convenience stores & Foodservice businesses. Led the centralization of a ...
2013 — 2015
Latin America Regional Fin'l Operations Leader
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Drove Net Sales growth
22%, exceeded Plan EBIT and expanded ROS by 2 ppts. vs. prior year. Key leader (of 150
professionals) in successful integration of Yoki-Brazil, doubling Latin Ameri...
2012 — 2013
Senior Director Financial Operations - Logistics and Customer Supply Chain
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Drove cost savings and innovation in managing $1B
in logistics costs for the US Retail & Foodservice businesses. Co-led a team to reduce finished product inventory for 1st time in 5
years...
2009 — 2012
Senior Director Mergers and Acquisitions
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Led global M&A team (3 Mgrs/4 Analysts) in identifying and executing transactions that best advanced GMI’s growth strategies across U.S. Retail, Bakeries & Foodservice, and International div...
2006 — 2009
Senior Director Financial Operations - Marketing Services and Consumer Insights
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Renegotiated agency contracts to increase the effectiveness of ad spending in the digital age. Developed mutual growth incentives and aligned agency rewards with GMI performance goals.
2006 — 2006
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer Small Planet Foods
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Acted as CFO/COO for this $80 million company, setting strategic, financial and general business direction as part of the leadership team. Managed Finance/IT team of 16 in all aspects of pla...
2001 — 2005
Senior Financial Manager - Small Planet Foods
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Introduced GMI planning and analysis to this newly acquired entity, led team in framing strategic/tactical plans to achieve acquisition objectives and in communicating business/industry issu...
2000 — 2001
Senior Financial Manager - New Ventures
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Sole financial resource, reporting directly to Sr. VP of Corporate Business Development, in this 8-person cross-functional team tasked with exploration of next-tier food platforms and acquis...
1999 — 1999
Senior Financial Manager - Trade Marketing and Promotions
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Founding member of this new division created to plan, analyze and drive increased effectiveness in merchandising strategies. Managed four financial analysts across three divisions (Yoplait, ...
1997 — 1999
Financial Manager - Manufacturing and Distribution
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Led five financial analysts in planning and analyzing COGS and capital investment for Canadian product portfolio.
1996 — 1997
Financial Manager - Betty Crocker Products
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Managed PNL for $125 million business spanning 10 product categories. Supervised three analysts in decision support product, pricing, merchandising, advertising and promotion for Betty Crock...
1995 — 1996
Education
1984 — 1988
Occupations
Executive
Financial Director
Director of Operations
Advisor
Financial Officer
Financial Manager
Operations Manager
Skills
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Strategy
Mergers and Acquisitions
Finance
Forecasting
Consumer Products
Competitive Analysis
Strategic Partnerships
Financial Analysis
P&L Management
Customer Insight
Business Strategy
Acquisition Integration