With a passion to improve productivity, Stephen drives financial and operational management for cross-functional, diverse businesses with a hands-on approach. Stephen has more than 20 years of industry experience, including over 16 years at Johnson Controls, a $44 billion diversified manufacturing and technology leader. Past roles include CEO/CFO of a multinational construction equipment manufacturer, Mexican Division Controller for a $1 billion automotive seating business, and Latin American Division Controller for a $1 billion lead acid battery business. In addition to extensive experience driving growth, profitability, and operational excellence, Stephen’s background includes start-ups, forensic investigations, finance transformation, systems implementations and launching international shared service centers. Stephen is a fluent Spanish and German speaker with successful expatriate assignments which have fed his passion for leading and developing high performance, multi-cultural teams. Stephen received his BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.