Dan Wadleigh is chief financial
officer of Landor Associates. In this role, he is responsible for
coordinating and integrating the accounting, information
technology, and finance operations of Landor’s global offices. Dan
is focused on driving Landor’s global growth through the expansion
of its offer and capabilities, which also includes extending to new
geographies.
Dan has held a number of important roles at Landor, including
worldwide director of financial planning and analysis, and chief
financial officer of the Americas region. He joined the Americas
region finance department in December 1998 to help Landor
accommodate its continued financial growth. In 2001, he joined the
corporate finance team and established the worldwide financial
planning function at Landor. In addition to supervising Landor’s
budgeting and forecasting processes, Dan established consistent and
reliable financial analysis to Landor’s executive management team.
He transitioned to a finance operations role for the New York
office and for the Americas region offices (including New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago, San Francisco, and Mexico City).
After graduating from California State University, Chico, in 1992,
Dan spent seven years with the San Francisco–based public
accounting firm Hood & Strong, LLP. His position and
responsibilities with the firm expanded until he was appointed
audit and business advisory services manager in 1997. In this role,
he managed a variety of audit, tax, and consulting engagements for
a diverse for-profit client base.