Abbas Udawala is a multifaceted CFO/COO with 20+ years of executive leadership across high-growth, turnaround in private equity environments, known for serving as a strategic “Wingman” to CEOs and elevating cross-functional teams. He brings enterprise-wide operational fluency spanning Finance, IT, HR, Supply Chain, and commercial functions, backed by a track record that includes five high-growth mandates, two turnarounds, three sell-side exits, five buy-side integrations, three carve-outs, five ERP implementations, and over $100M in capital raised. His experience extends across manufacturing, distribution, SaaS, professional services, energy, consumer products, and environmental services, with global operational reach across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Abbas brings practitioner-level contributions in building capital structure and its allocation, enterprise risk and change management, operational governance, and M&A readiness. Abbas is an expert in building a multi-functional team and enjoys mentoring centered on creating sustainable enterprise value. Abbas is a CPA and has an MBA from Tulane University. In his free time, Abbas spends time with family and friends, volunteers at a food pantry, mentors students, distance bike riding, and loves music.
