Kathy Francescon, CPA, MBA

Kathy Francescon is a CPA and MBA with extensive work experience in finance and leadership roles across various industries. Kathy currently holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at Friendship Village STL since 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President Finance at Great Circle from 2020 to 2022, where they also held the role of Controller from 2020 to 2022. From 2019 to 2020, Kathy worked as the Vice President Finance at Permobil Seating and Positioning.

Before these positions, Kathy held the role of Executive Director of Finance - Resource Optimization and Innovation (ROi) at Mercy from 2016 to 2019. In this role, they were responsible for financial reporting and strategic long-range planning. Kathy played a crucial role in achieving record earnings and driving new business development and growth.

Kathy's previous experience includes senior leadership positions at Monsanto, where they worked from 2003 to 2015. Kathy served as the Senior Director, HR - Global Payroll Operations, developing and implementing global payroll and time management strategies. Kathy also held the position of CFO/Finance Lead, American Seeds, Inc., leading a finance team supporting multiple commercial seed brands. Additionally, Kathy worked as a Strategic Analysis Manager, leading business valuation models for acquisitions, and as a Portfolio and Project Management Lead, driving R&D pipeline investment decisions.

Prior to their time at Monsanto, Kathy held positions at Omnicare Inc., Magellan Health, Delmar Gardens Family, and EY. At EY, they worked as an Audit Manager.

Throughout their career, Kathy has demonstrated strong financial acumen, strategic planning skills, and the ability to drive growth and financial success in diverse organizations.

Kathy Francescon, CPA, MBA received their Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis from 1982 to 1986. Kathy then pursued further education and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree specializing in Business Administration and Management, General from Northwest Missouri State University. In 1982, Kathy Francescon briefly attended Butler University - Lacy School of Business, although the degree and field of study obtained during that time are not specified.