Chief Financial Officer
Marc Loupe
I am a strategically and operationally oriented finance executive with a balance of leadership, people and financial management capabilities. I lead the firm’s Agriculture Industry Practice Group. I have spent the majority of my experience in the technology industry, and additional experience in other industries ranging from agriculture, aviation, financial, food and professional services, health care, member-based services and real estate. I have held positions as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AAA (Northern California, Nevada and Utah), CFO of Sage Software-North America, and Chief Audit Executive for three publicly held companies (Ampex Corporation, Sun Microsystems and CA Technologies). With my diverse experience, I have consistently demonstrated an ability to adapt and lead in large and complex business and financial environments.
During my career, I have:
- Led and managed the financial operations of large, global, growth, stable and challenged businesses. Also, I have opened financial operations in many countries in Latin America, Eastern/Middle Europe and Asia.
- Championed and executed financial and operational turn-around programs, yielding improved business operations, profitability and cash flows.
- Designed, developed and implemented successful acquisition and divestiture plans, achieving growth, synergistic and financial objectives.
- Implemented many successful Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications, business intelligence and financial planning systems, improving financial management capability and transparency.
My board-level experience includes C-Suite/executive participant, AAA Life Insurance, Lifehouse (a non-profit organization focused on developmental disabilities) and the Youth Leadership and Development of San Francisco Foundation. My professional affiliations include Financial Executive International, North Bay Food Industry Group, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Wine Institute.