Ryan McGehee

Ryan McGehee is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in corporate finance, restructuring, and interim executive leadership. He has guided companies through critical transitions, including operational turnarounds, financial restructuring, and strategic transactions, delivering measurable resultsfor stakeholders. Ryan’s career spans industries including manufacturing, retail, and private equity-backed businesses.

Ryan began his career in auditing at Dixon Hughes, PLLC, where he built a strong foundation in financial analysis and controls. He transitioned to Simmons, a leading furniture manufacturer, where he directed financial operations for three divisions with combined annual revenues exceeding $100 million. His work included implementing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and overseeing forecasting and operational efficiency initiatives.

At Kids II, while Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer Ryan was responsible for books and records, treasury operations, and financial reporting during a period of significant growth, with revenues rising from $190 million to $340 million. He also supported strategic initiatives involving major retailers like Target and Walmart, contributing to financial processes and supply chain strategies to meet high-volume demands. Additionally, he led multiple acquisitions including negotiating earnout provisions and net working capital target, integrations and implemented the company’s first financial reporting package to streamline global operations.

As CFO at Mountain Express Oil, Ryan led financial strategy for a $100 million+ business, implementing process improvements, ERP systems, and cash management solutions to optimize profitability. His responsibilities included establishing net working capital targets and managing earnout provisions for acquisition transactions.

At Huber Engineered Materials, Ryan began by leading strategic planning and financial analysis, enabling key growth initiatives across the organization. He later transitioned to CFO of Huber AgroSolutions, managing ERP implementation, CAPEX deployment, and acquisition integration during a period of unprecedented growth. His work included developing financial processes to support long-term planning and operational efficiency improvements and sophisticated net working capital target setting for divisional performance management.

Since joining GlassRatner, Ryan has taken on critical leadership roles, including interim CFO and CEO/CRO, guiding companies through restructuring, financial transactions, and operational turnarounds. He leads GlassRatner’s Quality of Earnings (QoE) practice and has managed cash forecasts for portfolios exceeding $1.5 billion. His litigation support on his first case saved his client over $15 million in disputes.