William Putnam joined Goddard Enterprises Limited as a Director in 2012, is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. He has more than 25 years experience in leadership positions in the wholesale and retail sectors; general management, operations, IT, human resources and finance. He also has a track record with private and publicly traded companies.
Prior to joining Goddard Enterprises, he held numerous leadership positions at Macmillan Holdings, a leading fuel company operating in the United States, including Chief Operating Officer of real estate/convenience stores, Chief Financial Officer of Brokerage, Trading and Wholesale and ultimately SVP – Operations and Finance for the Macmillan Group. During his time at Macmillan the group experienced significant improvements in growth and profitability, including M&A, material turnarounds and business restructuring. He has led several post-merger integrations as well as numerous M&A activities in the United States and the Caribbean. He was responsible for growing Macmillan’s revenues from US$150 million to US$820 million in twelve years.
From 1990 to 1997, he worked for Goddard Enterprises in its Retail and Automotive Division, the division was a leading automotive company with dealerships in the Caribbean, ultimately as a Managing Director. From 1997 to 2001, he was President of Suzuki do Brazil Automoveis Importacao e Exportacao Ltda., the importer, distributor and marketer of Suzuki automobiles in Brazil. In both capacities he was responsible for overseeing new business opportunities, as well as strategic planning, reporting, control and management.
He holds a BSc. Finance from Miami University (Oxford), a MBA from Florida International University and is currently working on a Doctorate at PSB – Paris School of Business.
El Sr. Putnam fue Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Macmillan Holdings Inc., un distribuidor de combustibles con sede en Miami, Florida y se encargaba de los problemas estratégicos, financieros y operativos.
También trabajó para Goddard Enterprises Ltd. y ocupó diferentes cargos en Star Discount, Bridgetown Cruise Terminals Inc. y en Courtesy Garage Ltd. Después estuvo siete años en Brasil, primero como presidente de las operaciones automotrices de Suzuki y luego como director gerente de una empresa de exportación industrial.
El Sr. Putnam obtuvo un título de Licenciatura en Ciencias (finanzas) de la Universidad de Miami y un MBA de la Universidad Internacional de la Florida.