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Featured Speaker: Alexander Hoy, Vice President, Finance, Buckman
Alexander (“Andy”) Hoy is a seasoned financial executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience across multinational corporations, high‑growth businesses, and complex global operating environments. He currently serves as Vice President of Finance for Buckman, where he oversees Controlling, Accounting, and FP&A for the company’s North American operations, driving strategic financial management, operational excellence, and organizational performance.
Prior to Buckman, Andy spent nearly two decades at Lonza, ultimately serving as Head of Finance (Regional CFO) for the Americas, responsible for financial stewardship across 13 legal entities and eight manufacturing sites. His tenure included leading regional and global transformation initiatives, implementing financial control frameworks, optimizing capital structures, and driving shared‑services performance across critical finance functions. He also played a key role in major M&A activities, including financial due diligence, acquisition integration, and strategic partnership negotiations.
Earlier in his career, Andy held senior finance leadership roles at Cambrex, Renishaw, and Invensys, where he managed FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, compliance, and business systems across diverse industries including specialty chemicals, biotech, pharma, engineering, electronics, and FMCG.
Andy is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds an MBA, an MST in Taxation, and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering. He also maintains professional certifications in Shared Services, Robotic Automation, and Lean Six Sigma. Known for his hands‑on leadership style, cross‑functional collaboration, and ability to drive financial transformation, Andy has led teams ranging from small specialized groups to organizations of more than 150 professionals.
Whilst home and family are in Wayne New Jersey, Andy is currently based in Memphis supporting the transformation of the Buckman’s North American operations, but remains active in community leadership, including recently serving as Treasurer for the Pines Lake Association.
Session Information Drawing on multiple real-world transformation initiatives spanning biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, shared services, corporate integrations, divestitures, and private equity-sponsored business turnarounds, this session examines the practical realities of organizational change from the perspective of a finance executive. Participants will explore contrasting transformation models, including large public-company integrations, recession-driven restructurings, shared service deployments, acquisition integrations, divestitures, and private equity operating environments. The session highlights lessons learned regarding organizational culture, change management, risk identification, decision-making, resource allocation, stakeholder communication, and leadership effectiveness during periods of disruption. Through case-based discussion and practical examples, attendees will gain insights applicable to their own organizations and develop a framework for evaluating future transformation initiatives. |
CPE Delivery Method: Group Live (in-person) Level: Basic; Advance Preparation: None; Prerequisites: None | If you have any difficulties with CPE registration, please contact events@eisneramper.com. Eisner Advisory Group LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org. Eisner Advisory Group LLC National Registry Sponsor No. 108139 Texas recognizes CPE programs offered by NASBA sponsors, but requires registration with the state board. Eisner Advisory Group LLC is a registered sponsor in Texas (No. 010023). There is no fee to attend this course. For more information regarding administrative policies such as cancellations and complaints, please contact EisnerAmperU@eisneramper.com. |
Thank you to our CFO Forum Co-Hosts:
Mike Corridon, President, ACG New Jersey, CFO, United Window & Door Manufacturing, Inc.
Jim Earnest, Executive Director - Business Development Executive, JPMorganChase
J. Michael Fischer, Jr., Managing Director, DBD Investment Bank
Blake Goodman, Senior Managing Director, JLL
Darek Hahn, President & CEO of AffinIT LLC
Michael Hadjiloucas, Partner In Charge - Corporate Tax Group, Eisner Advisory Group LLC
Mark Kuehn, Founding Chairman, ACG NJ
The CFO Forum is a quarterly dinner meeting/ discussion forum for corporate and divisional Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, Controllers and other senior financial executives from area companies generally with annual revenues between $50 million and $2 billion+. The group has been gathering for over 10 years and 250 CFOs having attended, with a growing group of "regulars." A typical dinner discussion group has a CFO leading the discussion on an important topic of interest, with approximately 20 CFOs attending. We also typically issue 1-2 CPE credits for each meeting. Who else can attend?
NOTE: Firms that directly compete with forum sponsors may not attend. These events are designed for peer discussion, not selling. |
Hosted by: ACG
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New Jersey
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Early Bird Rates Expire November 19, 2026
| Early Bird | Regular Rate |
ACG Member | $75 | $100 |
Non-Member | $95 | $125 |
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