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Steven Monte

CFO

Steven is a seasoned financial executive with over 30 years of experience shaping financial strategy, driving sales growth, and leading operational transformation across the manufacturing sector in North America, Europe, and China. He has worked across both highly profitable and underperforming operations, bringing clarity, discipline, and momentum to complex environments. Steven is a results-driven, highly organized leader, known for his open, honest, and collaborative communication style, and for partnering closely with executive teams to deliver sustainable performance improvement.

Steve Monte

Track record highlights

  • Defined and executed strategic pivot to capitalize on the industry shift from internal combustion to electric and hybrid powertrains, increasing North American business unit sales by more than $400 million (~70%)
  • Executed major restructuring of NA business with annual net cost savings in excess of ~$10 million
  • Secured access to multi-million-dollar COVID relief programs in Canada as well as over $15 million of subsidies from Invest Ontario, NGEN, NSERC, and OVIN for various project initiatives
  • Secured exclusion from 2024 China 25% aluminum tariffs, avoiding more than $15 million in cost increases for 2025
  • Led financial restructuring of the newly acquired businesses, including repairing relationships with local banks and suppliers, consolidating payroll operations, implementing a new ERP system, and establishing functional operating budgets to drive accountability and performance
  • Built high-performing cross functional management teams aligned on shared key business objectives, consistently exceeding Dana and customer expectations and earning multiple awards for service, quality, and overall supplier excellence

Sector Experience

  • Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: Automotive; EV Advanced Technologies
  • Construction: Residential and Commercial/Industrial
  • Banking, Financial & Services: Audit and Consulting Services

Steven's specialist skills

Strategic Thinker

Developed enterprise-wide strategic business plans encompassing new product development, operational footprint optimization, and commercialization initiatives

Budgeting & Forecasting

Built and implemented financial models to support business planning and contract negotiations using detailed scenario analysis, as well as monitoring KPI performance and rolling financial forecasts

Profit Improvement

Skilled at identifying key revenue and cost drivers, setting strategic performance targets, and implementing disciplined tracking mechanisms to strengthen profitability and sustain long-term business growth

Business Planning

Experienced in aligning strategic vision with commercial, operational, and financial plans to drive sustainable growth, enhance company focus, and enable informed decision making

Financial Operations

Built and developed high-performing finance teams by identifying, mentoring, and promoting talented staff as well as hiring strong managers

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