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Experience
Cherry Advisory
Management Consulting
Executive Consultant
5/2013 - Present
Dave Cherry, principal of Cherry Advisory, LLC, is an executive strategy consultant with over 25 years of experience focused on retail strategy (digital, customer experience, innovation) and advanced analytics. He helps clients define a customer experience strategy, enabled by innovation and measured/informed by analytics that drives deep relationships and connections with customers.
Nationwide Insurance
Operations
AVP, Finance IT
3/2011 - 5/2013
Accountable for the technology strategy (plan), project execution (build), and operational system support (run) of enterprise Finance Application Portfolio (85+ systems) enabling Business Unit Finance, Shared Services (AP, AR, GL, Fixed Assets), Controllership, Treasury, Tax, Supplier/Vendor Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Planning & Forecasting, and Real Estate.
Polo Raplh Lauren
Management Consulting
Business Integration Lead
2/2010 - 2/2011
As an independent consultant, ired by the CFO to provide quality assurance and risk mitigation consulting for SAP project. Developed and executed “Business Integration” approach, Established business case, Defined KPI metrics, Advised Internal Audit, Provided QA on internal and external resources, Defined business intelligence and data governance model and established strategic approach to item definition, product costing, merchandise sourcing and supply/demand match capabilities.
L Brands
Corporate Strategy & Development
VP
7/2002 - 3/2009
Managed strategic Finance and Operational initiatives for the Corporate CFO and Controller.
Led cross-functional team of 40+ associates to implement finance and operational systems for MAST Industries (sourcing and procurement organization for Limitedbrands), go-live Spring 2008 and Bath & Body Works (June 2006). Scope included implementation of SAP, JDA, Manugistics, Hyperion, Flex PLM, Microstrategy and Teradata. Led Finance workstream of 30+ associates through multiple implementations
Led cross-functional team of 40+ associates to implement finance and operational systems for MAST Industries (sourcing and procurement organization for Limitedbrands), go-live Spring 2008 and Bath & Body Works (June 2006). Scope included implementation of SAP, JDA, Manugistics, Hyperion, Flex PLM, Microstrategy and Teradata. Led Finance workstream of 30+ associates through multiple implementations
Deloitte
Management Consulting
Manager
4/1997 - 11/2001
• Completed two full lifecycle SAP implementations (led Customer Care and Work Management teams).
• Defined strategy and led implementation of Latin American Finance Shared Services organization for the Walt Disney Company.
• Demonstrated thought leadership and innovation through development of numerous strategies and publications
• Defined strategy and led implementation of Latin American Finance Shared Services organization for the Walt Disney Company.
• Demonstrated thought leadership and innovation through development of numerous strategies and publications