Rusty Bayles is a seasoned CFO Consultant at Amplēo who turns finance into a driver of value creation—accelerating cash flow, boosting margins, and enabling faster, smarter decisions. With over 30 years of experience, he partners with privately held and PE-backed businesses across manufacturing, consumer goods, chemicals, mining, and high-growth services.

Rusty is known for delivering practical, results-driven finance execution, from working capital turnarounds and ERP/FP&A systems to M&A diligence and integration readiness. His core strengths include pricing strategy, SG&A optimization, risk management, and lender relations, with deep ERP expertise across SAP, JDE, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Dynamics.