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Global Material Technologies (2025–2026), Chief Financial Officer
Plitek, LLC (2024–2025), Chief Financial Officer
Valuepart (2019–2023), Chief Financial Officer
Prima Power (2017–2019), North America Chief Financial Officer
Protect-A-Bed (2010–2017), Financial Director
Schawk (2000–2009), Vice President of Finance
Core Competencies
Manufacturing & Operational Finance
Cost Accounting & Standard Costing
EBITDA & Margin Improvement
Budgeting & Forecasting
Cash Flow & Treasury Management
Working Capital Optimization
Inventory & Profitability Analysis
Financial Reporting & Controls
ERP Implementations
Banking & Lender Relationships
Mergers & Acquisitions
Divestitures
Capital Expenditure Analysis & Controls
Process Improvement
Industry Experience
Manufacturing
Distribution
Industrial Machinery
Earth-Moving Equipment Parts
Consumer Products
Multi-Site Operations
International Operations
Family-Owned Businesses
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Cost Accounting, Durban University of Technology
FCIS, Administration and Management
Executive Profile
Luigi is a Partner on the Midwest team of SeatonHill. He is a manufacturing CFO and turnaround specialist who helps manufacturing and distribution businesses restore profitability, strengthen cash flow, and resolve financial and operational challenges. He brings more than 30 years of finance leadership experience across domestic and international operations for companies with revenues ranging from $30 million to more than $280 million. His particular strength in manufacturing cost accounting and contribution margin analysis helps leaders understand where profits are earned, where margins are lost, and which corrective actions can improve performance. Working closely with CEOs, owners, operating teams, and lenders, Luigi improves working capital, secures financing, strengthens controls, and establishes reporting that connects financial results with operational decisions. His career achievements include improving EBITDA by $1.1 million in one year, generating approximately $924,000 in annual savings through manufacturing costing and utilization reporting, and participating in acquisition and divestiture negotiations involving approximately $62 million in transactions. He has also led ERP implementation and accounting centralization. A hands-on leader, Luigi develops finance teams and establishes the skills, reporting, and financial discipline businesses need to sustain improvements and strengthen their organizations for the future.
Key Experience
International Manufacturing Group: As Chief Financial Officer of a manufacturing group with two U.S. entities and three international operations, Luigi improved cost visibility, profitability analysis, and financial controls. He reduced aged receivables, extended vendor payment terms by 12 days without disrupting supplier relationships, and shortened the monthly close by two days. He also strengthened capital expenditure approvals and expenditure review procedures.
Manufacturing Company: As Chief Financial Officer, Luigi led finance, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and cost accounting. He enhanced contribution margin analysis, helping improve EBITDA, and provided weekly KPI reporting to give executives more relevant information for operational decisions. Luigi also strengthened internal controls, negotiated improved insurance terms, and streamlined financial reporting and payroll processes.
Family-Owned Equipment Parts Manufacturer: As Chief Financial Officer of a multi-site manufacturer with approximately $110 million in revenue, Luigi directed finance, IT, HR, and payroll. He secured additional lender financing, improved receivables management, and reduced slow-moving inventory through analysis of costing structures, sales trends, and product performance. Through establishing daily sales and profitability monitoring, Luigi helped leadership identify exceptions and take timely corrective action.
Industrial Machinery Manufacturer & Distributor: As North America Chief Financial Officer of a publicly listed European company, Luigi improved EBITDA by $1.1 million in one year through operational improvements, contract reviews, and financial analysis. He also implemented stronger collection procedures, reducing receivables more than 120 days overdue to less than 0.8%. The European headquarters selected Luigi to share financial close best practices with international teams and assist sister companies facing financial and operational challenges.
Consumer Products Distributor: As Financial Director of a distribution company with more than $100 million in revenue, Luigi strengthened reporting and internal controls, supporting the transition from reviewed to fully audited financial statements. He improved working capital through tighter collections, inventory replenishment, and margin analysis. Luigi also developed finance personnel through structured training and managed the company’s transition to a larger financial institution.
Multi-Unit Manufacturing Organization: As Vice President of Finance for four business units within an organization generating more than $280 million in revenue, Luigi centralized accounting into a regional shared-services structure. He implemented manufacturing costing and utilization reporting that generated approximately $924,000 in annual savings, led a Great Plains ERP implementation, and participated in acquisition and divestiture negotiations involving approximately $62 million in transactions.