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10 Levi Strauss finance leaders
These ten Levi Strauss & Co. finance leaders hold director-level or more senior roles in controllership, FP&A, regional finance and company-wide finance at Levi Strauss & Co. A reader can learn how finance leaders work at Levi Strauss from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Abhishek Basu
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director Finance & CFO SAMEA Cluster · Levi Strauss & Co.
Sr Director Finance & CFO SAMEA Cluster at Levi Strauss & Co. since March 2023, in Gurgaon, India; the profile headline describes the cluster as South Asia, Middle East and Africa. The profile also lists Market operations Controller at airtel (2021–2023), Head Of Finance at Pantaloons (2019–2021) and Director Supply Chain Finance at PepsiCo (2018).
Erin Richmond de Almeida
LinkedInExperience: Director, FP&A Europe · Levi Strauss & Co.
Director, FP&A Europe at Levi Strauss & Co. since August 2024, in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area. Other Levi Strauss & Co. roles include Senior Manager FP&A - North Europe Cluster (DACH, UKI,BNLX, Nordics, EE & Russia) (2021–2024) and Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - North + Central Europe (2020–2021).
Harmit Singh
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial and Growth Officer · Levi Strauss & Co.
Chief Financial and Growth Officer at Levi Strauss & Co. since 2023, in San Francisco. Harmit Singh was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Levi Strauss & Co. (2013–2022), and the profile also lists Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hyatt (2008–2012).
Jeff Wald
LinkedInExperience: Head of DTC & Business Planning Finance North America & Canada · Levi Strauss & Co.
Head of DTC & Business Planning Finance North America & Canada at Levi Strauss & Co. since June 2024; the profile says Jeff Wald leads Finance and Business Planning and the Direct-to-Consumer business for Levi's North America. The profile also lists Director, Finance & Strategy North America Stores (2021–2024) and Finance Director Nike Digital Strategy & Transformation (2017–2021) at Nike.
Joe Davis
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Global Controller · Levi Strauss & Co.
SVP, Global Controller at Levi Strauss & Co. since August 2025, in San Francisco. The profile also lists Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at Crocs, Inc. (2019–2025), VP Controller at Agero, Inc. (2017–2019), Director, Technical Accounting at Thermo Fisher Scientific (2016–2017) and Director, Corporate Accounting at Staples (2011–2016).
Leonardo Mardones
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director - Andes Region · Levi Strauss & Co.
Finance Director - Andes Region at Levi Strauss & Co. since June 2023, leading, according to the profile, the Finance function for Chile, Peru and Bolivia and a team of 21 across Accounting, Treasury, Internal Controls and Procurement. The profile also lists Head of Finance - Chile at Shopee (2021–2023) and Regional Corporate FP&A Manager - Southern cone Region at BAT (2018–2021).
Ming Zhao
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance, Distribution Operations · Levi Strauss & Co.
Director of Finance, Distribution Operations at Levi Strauss & Co. since August 2020, where, according to the profile, Ming Zhao leads a team of 11 and handles planning and forecasting for Distribution Operation with an annual budget of $230M. Other Levi Strauss & Co. roles include Director of Finance, Regional FP&A (2016–2020) and Sr. Finance Manager (2011–2016).
Oliver Cloete
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance (CFO) South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa · Levi Strauss & Co.
Head of Finance (CFO) South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa at Levi Strauss & Co. since October 2023, in Cape Town. The profile also lists FP&A Lead SSA Essential Foods at PepsiCo (2022–2023) and Manager Business Decision Support Finance Business Partner at Pioneer Foods (2015–2022), plus an independent director seat at Boland Cricket NPC.
Samir Agarwal
LinkedInExperience: Director - Record to Report · Levi Strauss & Co.
Director - Record to Report at Levi Strauss & Co. since April 2026, where, according to the profile, Samir Agarwal focuses on strengthening the global record-to-report function across multiple geographies. The profile also lists Vice President - Business Finance & FP&A (2022–2026) and Vice President - Controllership (2017–2022) at State Street.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you run FP&A for an apparel brand that sells through wholesale, stores and ecommerce?
- 02What does a regional finance lead need from global controllership to close the books across several countries?
- 03How do you plan and track a distribution operations budget for a consumer brand?
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