Finatal secured a CFO with manufacturing and private equity experience to support integration across a growing Warren Equity-backed business.
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The challenge
American Roller needed a CFO to support rapid growth and the integration of multiple businesses. The requirement called for a finance leader who understood manufacturing and assembly operations and had worked within private equity ownership.
Relevant experience at comparable scale was important, alongside the ability to manage the financial demands of bringing businesses together. The client also required a local candidate for the Milwaukee-based role.
The search
Finatal mapped locally based finance leaders with manufacturing or assembly experience and a background in acquisition integration.
The search focused on candidates who had managed businesses at a comparable level of scale and complexity, combining operational understanding with familiarity with private equity expectations.
The result
The appointed CFO joined in September 2026. The successful candidate brought a background at Honeywell, followed by several years in private equity-backed businesses of similar scale.
The appointment added a finance leader with relevant industrial and sponsor-backed experience to support the company’s integration and growth priorities.
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