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Florian Girthofer

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CFO at Wooddale Church
📍 Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

Florian Girthofer is the CFO at Wooddale Church, leveraging 20+ years of global executive experience from corporations like Cargill and Valspar. He has a history of managing billion-dollar P&L operations and turning around businesses in the specialty chemicals, industrial, and automotive sectors. He earned his MBA-equivalent from Universität Passau and was a Fulbright Scholar.

Florian and his wife, Kathy, live in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and enjoy traveling to visit their two adult children. He has been an active member of Wooddale Church since 2014. For recreation, he is an avid Minnesota Twins fan and enjoys "fussball, " being an active member of the 1. FC Cologne football club.

His career path is unique, transitioning from leading global billion-dollar industrial and chemical businesses to providing financial stewardship for a large multi-site church.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
CFO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
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Servant Leadership
Applies his extensive corporate experience to his current CFO role with a focus on servant leadership and financial stewardship for his church's mission.
Business Turnaround
Has a strong track record of rebuilding and restructuring large-scale businesses, including a $1B industrial chocolate operation at Cargill and a $300M global division at Valspar.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
CFO
Wooddale Church
Strategy Management Consultant | Independent Advisor ➪ Private Equity | Acquisitions | B2B
Strategy Management Consulting
President | Managing Director | Board ➪ Turnaround | Restructuring | Cost Reduction | P&L | Process
Cargill
Vice President | Global Automotive ➪ Revenue & Profit Growth | P&L | Turnaround | Strategic Planning
Valspar
Regional VP | EMEA | Chairman ➪ Growth Strategies | Cash Flow | P&L | Top Line Growth | Integration
Axalta
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Education
Dipl.-Kfm. (MBA equivalent)
Universität Passau
Fulbright Scholar
Georgia State University
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