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Luke Smith

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Vice President & CFO - US Pet Health, US Farm Animal, & Global Manufacturing Business Units at Elanco
📍 Zionsville, Indiana, United States

Financial leader with nearly two decades of experience, Luke serves as VP & CFO for Elancos $2B US business and global manufacturing operations. An MBA from Dukes Fuqua School of Business, he has deep expertise in strategic planning, financial transformation, and leading large global teams of over 80 employees.

He was instrumental in developing and implementing a $300M+ productivity agenda that significantly increased operating margins.

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Current Role
Vice President & CFO - US Pet Health, US Farm Animal, & Global Manufacturing Business Units
Location
Zionsville, Indiana, United States
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Financial Transformation
Has extensive experience leading transformation initiatives, including standing up an independent Finance organization as part of Elanco's IPO.
Operational Productivity
Supported the implementation of a $300M+ productivity agenda aimed at substantially increasing operating margins by nearly 1, 000 bps.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Vice President & CFO - US Pet Health, US Farm Animal, & Global Manufacturing Business Units
Elanco
5-2022 - 7-2023
CFO of US Pet Health Business Unit
Elanco
1-2019 - 5-2022
Executive Director | Head Of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
Elanco
3-2017 - 1-2019
Senior Director | Manufacturing Finance
Eli Lilly and Company
9-2014 - 3-2017
Director | Global Finance & Strategy
Eli Lilly and Company
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Education
2008 - 2010
Master of Business Administration
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science
Miami University
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