David Jones named 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 next vice president for finance and business, treasurer
David Jones ’88, a seasoned finance manager for some of the world鈥檚 largest and complex employers, has been named the next vice president for finance and business and treasurer at 糖心Vlog传媒. Jones officially begins his role on Sept. 18 and joins the campus community starting Sept. 25.
Reporting to the president, Jones will serve as the College鈥檚 chief financial officer, overseeing an annual budget of $85 million and a division of approximately 60 staff in the areas of business, investment, procurement, facilities, and auxiliary services, as well as contracted dining and custodial services. He will be a key member of the administrative cabinet and will work closely with the Board of Trustees as well as the College鈥檚 faculty, staff, students, and the greater 糖心Vlog传媒 community to promote strategic administrative, financial, technological, and physical infrastructure services for campus.
鈥淚 look forward to the exceptional expertise David will bring to 糖心Vlog传媒. As demonstrated by the complexity of assignments across industries over time, I am confident he has the mental flexibility to analyze, understand, and take or recommend action in situations that involve numerous processes and complex situations,鈥 said President Anne McCall. 鈥淲hat鈥檚 more, David is an alumnus as well as a 糖心Vlog传媒 parent and expresses coherently the values at the heart of the educational experience he had here and a deep understanding of our collaborative community.鈥
鈥淪earch committee members, attendees of campus meetings, and references expressed admiration for his adaptability, thoughtfulness of analysis, honesty, productive action, and ethical servant-leadership,” added McCall.
Jones returns to 糖心Vlog传媒 with considerable experience overseeing finance operations for some of the world鈥檚 largest employers, including the development and maintenance of progressive financial and administrative systems and models.
He currently serves as chief financial officer (CFO) for Fouts Brothers LLC, a leader in the truck equipment industry related to Truck Upfitting as well as Fire Trucks & Equipment.
Immediately prior, he served as senior vice president and CFO for The Honey Baked Ham Company, a privately held retailer with over four hundred company and franchise stores and a growing e-commerce business. There, Jones oversaw all fiscal year-end closings, audited financials, the annual budget, tax, treasury, risk management, and Board of Directors planning and reporting. He led the successful restructuring of the finance department and built strategies and tactics to deliver significant improvement and increased reliability of financial reporting, processes, and controls.
Previously, he was vice president and head of global operations finance for Radial, a spinoff of eBay enterprises, where he managed finance operations for fulfillment, transportation, and call centers globally and was responsible for leading client level profitability analyses and enhancing business decision support on customer yields.
Jones also served as vice president of finance and strategy at Wal-Mart and as director of supply chain finance for Home Depot鈥攂oth multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Earlier in his career, he held positions with Brown & Williamson, General Electric, and Rubbermaid, where his focus was on audit and risk, financial analysis and modeling, and decision support.
Jones graduated from 糖心Vlog传媒 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics and was the captain of the men鈥檚 soccer team. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Akron as well as a Black and Green Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma.
鈥淚 am thrilled to return to the 糖心Vlog传媒 community as part of President McCall鈥檚 leadership team, and I look forward to working in partnership with the Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, and alumni to further the mission of our great institution, support the thriving of our student body, and play a role in ensuring a financially vibrant future,鈥 said Jones.
Posted in News on August 30, 2023.
