CFO Advisory & Strategic Finance
Clarity from Complexity.
Even Keel Consulting advises companies on enterprise valuation, M&A transactions, and strategic finance — bringing disciplined execution to your most complex challenges.
About Noah Mineo
Noah Mineo
Founder & CFO Advisor
Noah is a CFO with deep experience driving transformational enterprise value creation across multi-site manufacturing. He improved enterprise value and share price exponentially over five years at Riverbend Industries and transformed Buehler's EBITDA margin from 10% to 25%. A proven leader in buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions — including contract negotiations, due diligence, and integration — Noah tripled a line of credit through two bank-line negotiations while securing flexible covenants.
Noah is passionate about solving highly ambiguous problems by bringing clarity to complexity, building the right team, and translating ideas into disciplined execution. The process begins by learning a business from the outside in — first understanding its customers and what they value, then examining its people, operations, and key value drivers. From there, the challenge is distilled into three or four critical priorities with a practical plan and capable team aligned around them to drive measurable value. It starts with a simple question: What problem is the business trying to solve?
Core Competencies
Areas of Expertise
Career Highlights
Selected Achievements
Enterprise Value Creation
Delivered transformational enterprise value growth through strategic restructuring, disciplined operations, a revised acquisition strategy, and meaningful reductions in debt and working capital.
Margin Expansion
More than doubled EBITDA margins at a global manufacturing business through plant consolidation, go-to-market redesign, complexity reduction, and standardized management tools.
Turnaround Leadership
Led the recovery of a large manufacturing business facing closure, restoring strong returns on capital and earning the company's top improvement award within a major global enterprise.
M&A & Capital Markets
Led multiple acquisitions and divestitures across valuation, due diligence, negotiation, integration, and Board engagement. Significantly expanded credit facilities while securing favorable covenant terms.
Technology & Data
Led ERP implementations across multiple geographies and consolidated financial reporting across a complex multi-platform environment, materially reducing reporting cycle time and strengthening decision support.
Global Operations
Led finance and operational initiatives across North America, Europe, and Asia. Redesigned global trade flows to mitigate tariff exposure and drove meaningful savings across freight and supply chain costs.
Career Progression
Two Decades of Increasing Complexity
Arcelor / Eaton
Analyst → Mgr- Steel & Industrial Mfg
- Cost Accounting
- Facility Closure
- SOX 404
Cargill
Acctg Mgr → Controller- Compliance & Risk
- $400M Turnaround
- Strong ROIC
- Capital Planning
Buehler / ITW
Divisional Controller- Multi-Functional Leadership
- Margin Expansion
- Dual ERP Rollouts
- Global Ops
Riverbend Industries
CFO, Board Member- PE-Style Family Office
- Transformational Value
- M&A Deals
- Acting CEO
Even Keel
Founder- Advisory & Marine Products
- Enterprise Valuation
- M&A Advisory
- Engineered Products
Education
References
What Leaders Say
Full reference letters available upon request.
"Noah not only understood the mandate to safeguard shareholder interests — he internalized it, consistently placing the long-term value of the enterprise and its stakeholders above personal or short-term considerations."
Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz (Ret.)
Executive Chairman, Riverbend Industries
Worked directly with Noah for four years — two as CEO & Chairman, two as Chairman of the Board
"Noah is far more than a 'numbers guy.' He is a strategic operator who can execute multifaceted initiatives and deliver outcomes that matter. His leadership, judgment, and integrity have earned my full trust."
Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz (Ret.)
Executive Chairman, Riverbend Industries
On Noah's role advising the Board on compensation strategy, organizational structure, audit frameworks, and risk mitigation
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