“Every day is a new opportunity.”
Michael T. Scott is a values-led and performance-driven finance executive whose career reflects more than two decades of transformative leadership within some of the world’s most recognized consumer packaged goods and manufacturing organizations. Throughout his professional journey, he has established a reputation as a strategic thinker, operational problem solver, and collaborative leader capable of driving meaningful enterprise-wide change. With deep expertise spanning finance transformation, supply chain optimization, integrated business planning, operational excellence, and strategic growth initiatives, Michael has consistently demonstrated the ability to create value in complex and rapidly evolving business environments.
Currently serving as Vice President, CFO North America & Corporate Finance for The Hain Celestial Group, Michael oversees decision support, planning, and value creation initiatives across approximately $450 million in net sales value, $70 million EBITDA, and $70 million in free cash flow. In this executive leadership role, he has become a trusted advisor to senior leadership by improving operational visibility, accelerating decision-making processes, and helping shape strategic financial direction for the organization. His work has supported management presentation & due diligence efforts for Hain’s strategic review process including divestiture of its Snacks business. Additionally, his work included leading integrated business planning disciplines, implementing sophisticated dashboard reporting capabilities, and co-leading major refinancing initiatives involving banking and private lending institutions. Michael’s ability to connect financial performance with operational execution has made him a critical contributor to Hain Celestial’s long-term growth strategy.
Prior to assuming his current role, Michael served as Vice President of Global FP&A and Supply Chain Finance at Hain Celestial, where he led consolidated financial planning and analysis activities spanning more than $1.2 billion in net sales value across over thirty brands. During this period, he played a key leadership role in the company’s global financial systems transformation, helping guide the transition from HFM to Oracle while strengthening worldwide reporting capabilities and operational alignment. He also partnered closely with executive leadership and board stakeholders to provide strategic insights into business performance, organizational efficiency, and long-term planning priorities. His ability to simplify complexity and communicate actionable financial intelligence became instrumental in driving organizational confidence and execution.
Michael’s impact at Hain Celestial was further demonstrated in his role as Vice President of Global Supply Chain Finance, where he oversaw $900 million in cost of goods sold and more than $200 million in inventory across a global manufacturing footprint of over fifty internal and external facilities. In this capacity, he architected the company’s global supply chain finance function while leading teams responsible for productivity management, inventory optimization, supplier spend analytics, and financial process standardization. His leadership helped strengthen financial governance while empowering operational stakeholders with clearer data visibility and more disciplined performance management processes. Michael’s strategic approach to cost optimization and supply chain transformation has consistently enabled organizations to improve margins while maintaining operational agility.
Before joining Hain Celestial, Michael served as Vice President of Operations Finance at KIND Snacks, where he supported large-scale operational and procurement transformation efforts during a pivotal period of integration with parent company MARS. He led initiatives focused on optimizing manufacturing and distribution networks, identifying over $55 million in transformative projects designed to improve efficiency and reduce cost-to-serve. Michael also helped guide KIND through significant inflationary pressures by developing detailed commodity and indirect cost analyses that informed the company’s first major commercial price increase strategy. His leadership at KIND demonstrated his unique ability to blend financial discipline with operational strategy while maintaining a strong people-centered leadership approach.
Michael’s extensive background also includes senior finance leadership roles with Honeywell International and Mondelēz International, where he built a reputation for driving operational excellence, finance transformation, and organizational redesign. At Honeywell, he managed supply chain finance operations overseeing $1.5 billion in cost structures while implementing internal controls frameworks and developing enterprise-level Tableau dashboards that improved business visibility and accountability. At Mondelēz, he led numerous finance transformation and digitalization initiatives, including global simplification projects, shared services migrations, organizational redesigns, and integrated supply chain finance improvements. His work consistently focused on creating scalable processes, strengthening financial governance, and improving enterprise-wide collaboration.
Earlier in his career, Michael developed a strong operational finance foundation through leadership roles with Kraft Foods, where he served in multiple finance and plant controller capacities across North America and international operations. These experiences provided him with firsthand exposure to manufacturing operations, product costing, financial planning, inventory management, and cross-border business strategy. Working across locations including California, Florida, Germany, and New York allowed Michael to develop a broad global perspective and a deep understanding of the operational drivers behind sustainable business performance. His international exposure across Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Latin America, India, and the Philippines has further strengthened his ability to navigate diverse markets and collaborate effectively across cultures.
One of Michael’s defining professional strengths is his ability to lead organizational transformation while building trust and alignment among cross-functional stakeholders. Throughout his career, he has consistently been recognized as a collaborative and approachable leader who can unite finance, operations, supply chain, procurement, HR, and executive leadership teams around common goals. His leadership philosophy emphasizes accountability, transparency, continuous improvement, and long-term value creation. He believes that the strongest organizations are built through disciplined execution, empowered teams, and a willingness to challenge traditional ways of thinking in pursuit of better outcomes.
In addition to his corporate leadership accomplishments, Michael is deeply motivated by mentorship, leadership development, and service. He has expressed a strong desire to bring his expertise to board service where he can help organizations strengthen governance, improve operational execution, and avoid common strategic pitfalls. Michael believes that boards have a unique opportunity to shape long-term business success by providing practical guidance, operational insight, and balanced strategic oversight. Having successfully navigated complex transformations throughout his own career, he is passionate about helping businesses and leadership teams maximize their potential while creating sustainable value for employees, customers, and stakeholders alike.
Outside of the corporate environment, Michael is committed to community engagement and volunteer leadership. He has been actively involved with the Scouting America, supporting youth leadership development and helping guide organizational activities within his community. His commitment to mentorship and service reflects the same values that define his executive leadership style: integrity, accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth. Beyond his professional responsibilities, Michael enjoys golf, fishing, outdoor activities, and volunteering, all of which reinforce his appreciation for teamwork, discipline, and lifelong learning.
As a finance executive, transformation leader, and strategic advisor, Michael Scott brings a rare blend of operational expertise, financial acumen, and people-centered leadership. His ability to navigate complex business challenges while building strong teams and delivering measurable results has positioned him as a highly respected leader within the consumer packaged goods and manufacturing industries. With more than twenty-five years of progressive leadership experience, Michael continues to distinguish himself as a forward-thinking executive dedicated to helping organizations achieve stronger performance, operational excellence, and long-term sustainable growth.
Character:
Michael demonstrates unwavering integrity in both his professional leadership and community involvement. He is known for approaching challenges with humility, accountability, and a strong sense of responsibility toward the people and organizations he serves. His leadership style consistently reflects empathy, mentorship, and a genuine commitment to helping others succeed.
Knowledge:
He possesses extensive expertise in finance transformation, operational strategy, supply chain finance, and enterprise performance management developed across more than twenty-five years of executive leadership. His experience managing multi-billion-dollar cost structures and large-scale organizational transformations gives him a sophisticated understanding of complex business operations. He combines technical financial expertise with practical operational insight to deliver meaningful and sustainable business outcomes.
Strategic:
Michael has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to align long-term strategic planning with operational execution and measurable value creation. He excels at identifying opportunities for process optimization, organizational efficiency, and sustainable growth while maintaining strong governance and financial discipline. His strategic mindset allows him to simplify complex challenges and guide organizations toward scalable, forward-looking solutions.
Communication:
An effective communicator who can translate complex financial and operational concepts into clear, actionable insights for executive teams, boards, and cross-functional stakeholders. He fosters collaboration by building alignment across diverse groups and encouraging transparent dialogue throughout organizations. His approachable and solutions-oriented communication style has made him a trusted advisor and respected leader throughout his career
