Joe Edwards, VP of Finance Transformation at Materion, is charged with managing the Corporate FP&A function and spearheading the company’s broader finance transformation initiative. Prior to joining Materion in February 2022, Mr. Edwards had 18 years of management consulting experience working with executives on Enterprise Performance Management Transformation related to FP&A, Close / Consolidation, and Reporting & Analytics process and technology areas. He successfully served Fortune 500 clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer products, electronic gaming, energy, financial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, publishing, technology, and telecommunications.

Michael Kaplun is the Sr. Director Financial Planning & Analysis with AdvanSix, a chemical and materials manufacturer, where he has led the FP&A and Commercial Finance teams since the company’s spin-off from Honeywell in October of 2016. Michael and his team provide strong finance leadership and thought partnership to optimize business decision making through forecasting, annual and long-range financial planning, commercial finance support and business analytics.

In the eight years prior to joining AdvanSix, Michael held a variety of finance positions with Honeywell, including FP&A Manager, Segment Finance Leader and Corporate Director of Business Planning and Analysis. Michael spent a majority of his Finance career in roles with increasing responsibility and seniority at companies in the chemical space, including BASF, Engelhard and National Starch And Chemicals.

Michael received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers State University and an MBA from Seton Hall University.

Rebecca Miller has expertise in Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) topics and how they impact the supply chain. Rebecca received her master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management and has spent her career focused on various aspects of manufacturing companies’ environmental obligations. Rebecca is a key member of Crowe’s ESG Center of Excellence and brings over 10 years of experience with developing and managing complex compliance programs for Anti-Human Trafficking Regulations, EU RoHS, EU REACH, Conflict Minerals, California Prop 65 and other global regulations and standards.
 
Prior to her time at Crowe, Ms. Miller managed supply chain and environmental compliance for a global manufacturer and a Fortune 500 distributor and has spent time working for the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. Miller advises clients on their global regulatory compliance risk and works to develop compliance strategies to address and mitigate these risks. In addition, Ms. Miller assists clients in implementing compliance plans from performing due diligence to drafting compliance documentation and disclosures. Rebecca is also working to help clients understand their obligations and develop strategies to comply with the SEC’s proposed Climate-Related Disclosures.

Adam is a senior manager in the consulting group at Crowe and has more than 15 years of experience, including companies within the manufacturing, life science, healthcare, and construction industries. Adam’s experience includes projects within accounting advisory, data privacy, internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), enterprise risk management, compliance, and third-party vendor reviews. Adam leads the internal audit approach around ESG for the firm.

Dan is the Internal Audit Senior Manager at Knowles Electronics. He assists Chief Audit Executive of Knowles with the internal audit activities for IT and also oversees financial audit activities for Americas and Europe. He has over 10 years of internal audit and cyber security experience. 

In the past, Dan was responsible for managing cybersecurity assessment projects and simulated cyber-attacks. He also led the security & controls team in the development of security role design and internal control architecture for SAP system implementations. 
 

LeeAnn holds the position of Finance Data Science Specialist with Parker Hannifin Corporation. LeeAnn joined Parker in 2019 and manages the Artificial Intelligence model used in corporate finance. LeeAnn has spent her career working in various roles as a financial or data analyst. LeeAnn holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Toledo University and a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.

Amanda Salkeld serves as Senior Financial Analyst on MSA Safety’s Investor Relations Team, where she is responsible for analyzing business results and framing the story for the Executive Leadership Team and investment community, developing materials to increase awareness of MSA across the stakeholder base, and playing a lead role in the execution of MSA’s Enterprise Risk Management Program. 
 
Prior to her current role, Amanda held the title of Senior Auditor on MSA’s Internal Audit Team where she visited numerous MSA sites across the Americas and International segments and was responsible for leading SOx Audit engagements, implementing SOx Control Frameworks for company acquisitions, and analyzing and testing internal controls over the environment.
 
Prior to joining MSA in 2015, Amanda worked in public accounting as a Senior Accountant at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP in Pittsburgh.  She holds a bachelors degree in forensic accounting, accounting and business management from Carlow University and a masters degree in business administration from Penn State Behrend.

Leah Lorenze is Global Director, Finance Shared Services, for Altra Industrial Motion. Over the past five years, she has developed a Shared Services organization in Eastern Europe to service Altra’s European businesses, along with leading several digital transformation initiatives. These initiatives include implementation of new platforms for AP automation, consolidation, and record-to-report across various ERP systems. 

Leah has a passion for continuous improvement, applying lean manufacturing principles to deliver value to the organization. Prior to this role, she has over 30 years’ experience in various finance and accounting roles across Altra divisions, as well as in service and distribution industries. She is a CPA, and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Illinois State University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ravi is an experienced professional with expertise in Digital Transformation, Robotic Process Automation, Process Improvements and Com­pliance. Extensive background in driving Operational Excellence and Compliance Culture. Currently, Ravi leads the RPA - Center of Excellen­ce at Watts and has successfully deployed over 300 bots delivering both productivity and efficiency.