Gerardo Cisneros

Finance Director

Nordson Corporation · United States

Present

Finance Director for the Industrial Coating Solutions division

Cfo

SWISS KRONO GROUP · South Carolina, United States

• Strategic executive overseeing Finance and IT functions across the Americas, with full accountability for regional strategy, P&L management, cash flow, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance. • Lead core financial functions: Finance Operations, Controlling, Treasury, A/P & A/R, Payroll, and IT infrastructure. • Partner with executive leadership to enhance operational efficiency, optimize financial performance, and align technology investments with business strategy.

Vice President Finance

ILC Dover · United States

•Financial partner to the COO, supporting global operations including manufacturing, quality, safety, procurement, and supply chain. •Achieved strategic one-year milestones, supporting the $2.3B sale of ILC Dover to Ingersoll Rand (June 2024). •Introduced performance dashboards to increase transparency, accountability, and team engagement. •Drove cost reduction and strategic capacity expansions. •Oversaw financial operations for 7 plants across the U.S., Ireland, Poland, and Mexico. •Strengthened finance team capabilities, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Vice President Finance

Current Lighting · Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

•Full P&L responsibility for the Luminaires Group ($800M+ revenue). •Strategic partner to the Group VP/GM, leading finance for 7 manufacturing plants (U.S. and Mexico) and multiple engineering centers. •Represented the finance function at the Board level. •Oversaw finance for North and Latin America operations.

Director of Finance - Business Unit Cfo

Hubbell Lighting · Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

•CFO for C&I Lighting Division ($650M+ revenue); full P&L ownership and strategic oversight. •Led finance for 5 plants and several engineering centers. •Managed a finance team of 50 employees (5 direct, 45 indirect). •Directed capital allocation to support growth, innovation, and profitability. •Led the sale of Hubbell’s C&I Lighting business to American Industrial Partners in Q1 2022.

Acting Vice President & General Manager

Eaton · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

•Full P&L and strategic leadership for global operations. •Oversaw all functional heads: Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, HR. •Led customer development and negotiated long-term contracts.

Director of Finance

Eaton · Portland, Oregon Area

•Led finance for a $320M business with 10 global manufacturing sites. •Managed a team of 24 (7 direct, 17 indirect); partnered cross-functionally for operational excellence.

Strategic Project Leader

Eaton

Led finance for second-largest Eaton–Cooper integration project.

Division Controller - Finance Project Lead

Eaton

• Head of Finance for the second largest Eaton-Cooper integration project • Global Project involving multiple divisions and sites in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Europe. • Project generating over $300M of savings (estimated annual savings of $30M)

Division Controller

Eaton

Eaton's Cooper Wiring Devices • Reported to Vice President of Finance (Revenues of $350M) • Helped drive performance of global operations and ensure that the accounting and controls structure accurately supports business’ strategic initiatives while mitigating compliance, financial and operational risks. • Consolidation of global financial activity with operating units in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Middle East and China. (2 plants in Mexico, 1 in China, 5 domestic, and 2 dist. Centers) • Ownership of entire Profit and Loss results, balance sheet and all finance related activity for inventory, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, other assets & liabilities, intercompany and equity. • Directly manages relationships with external auditors (Ernst &Young) and Internal Audit on all audits globally and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Finance Manager

Cooper Lighting

• Financial and Operations Management overseeing 5 manufacturing sites (Revenues of $150M) • Acting Controller for one the sites (improved Earnings from 5% to 20% ROS) • Costing Analysis and evaluation of sourcing initiatives (make vs. buy) • Cost reduction initiatives (yearly goal of 5% cost out accomplished). • Working Capital management (Inventory reduction / Payables and Receivables) • Drive improvements in business operations, reporting and ease of doing business • Enable strategic growth (Improved profitability thru changes to our customer/product mix) • Financial Planning & Analysis (Budgets, Board Estimates, Evaluation of Capital Projects) • Project Management (SAP implementations)

Financial Reporting Manager

Cooper Lighting Solutions

• Reporting to Divisional Controller • Consolidation of financial statements (U.S. Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia) • Execute Due Diligences for potential acquisitions (Feasibility, identification of synergy opportunities and post-acquisition financial review) - Five acquisitions completed. • Division lead for the migration of Hyperion Enterprise to HFM • Analysis of investment proposals (capital projects) / Evaluation of internal control and SOX compliance

Sr. Financial Analyst

Cooper Wiring Devices

• Consolidation of financial statements (U.S., Canada, Latin America and Asia) • Planning and forecasting / Analysis of different key financial indicators • Project lead for the migration from current planning system to SAP (SEM) • Reporting to division management and corporate office • Analysis of investment proposals (capital projects)

Financial Analyst

Skylight Financial

• Presentation of financial results to the Board of Directors • Preparation of Yearly Operating Plans. • Preparation of financial statements • Analysis of financial variations (Actual vs. Budget / Estimate) • Supervise general ledger entries and bank accounts reconciliation • Working Capital management