Portage Point Partners, a blue chip advisory, consulting, interim management, investment banking and financial services firm focused on the middle market, welcomed Tom Wooton as managing director to the office of the CFO (OCFO) practice.
Wooton has more than two decades of experience guiding companies through growth, value creation and transformation programs as both CFO and advisor. Wooton has led finance-focused integration, separation and transformation programs for a broad client range including private equity-backed portfolio companies and global Fortune 500 leaders. Wooton identifies improvement opportunities, leads multi-thread integration and cost takeout initiatives and delivers solutions that drive modernization and professionalization for middle market CFOs and sponsors. His industry experience spans technology, telecommunications, software-as-a-service, consumer and retail, manufacturing, distribution, education, business services and healthcare.
“Tom brings a unique combination of hands-on CFO experience and advisory expertise that enables clients to accelerate change while maintaining operational excellence during critical transformations and transitions,” Barclay Stanton, head of OCFO at Portage Point, said. “Tom exemplifies the caliber of seasoned executive talent with deep operational expertise that further strengthens our growing blue chip team.”
Wooton said, “Sustainable value creation requires strategic vision and disciplined execution. The Portage Point integrated offerings enable seamless collaboration with performance improvement and transaction advisory capabilities to deliver the insights, systems and tech-enabled tools middle market companies need to navigate complex financial challenges while positioning them for long-term growth.”
Matthew Ray, founder and CEO of Portage Point, added, “Tom joins Portage Point at a pivotal moment when middle market CFOs face unprecedented pressure to optimize financial performance and transparency amid economic uncertainty. His proven track record of driving companies to profitability and leading clients through change at private equity pace and scale aligns with the experience Portage Point clients require.”
Prior to Portage Point, Wooton served as managing director at EY-Parthenon. Previously, Wooton was CFO at Revolution Foods, where he was responsible for driving pricing, performance improvement and refinancing initiatives that led the company to profitability for the first time in its history.
