vcfo Houston Adds Veteran CFO Bill Osterhout to the Team as Consulting CFO

Osterhout_Bill_rndcrnBill Osterhout joins vcfo as a Consulting CFO, with more than 30 years of experience as a CEO and CFO. As a guide in building companies from concept to exit, Bill feels his core mission is helping leaders quickly pull away from the competition.

Whether the challenge is seeking equity capital, improving investor relations, or finding the right talent, Bill applies hard-won lessons from a diverse background. Indeed, he's become an expert in industries ranging from energy, specialty chemicals and manufacturing, to hospitality.

As a serial entrepreneur and accomplished sailor, Bill is as comfortable taking the helm as he is plotting a course or serving as crew. The aim is to win through careful planning, data analytics, and aligning corporate culture with shareholder interests. At heart a people-person, Bill enjoys mentoring teams and rallying a wide variety of stakeholders around a plan of action.

Prior to joining vcfo, Bill was CFO for a Houston-based chemical manufacturer. He collaborated with the executive team to generate better financial and performance data to enhance their business decisions. Bill also secured credit and transformed the company's accounting department by hiring new talent.

Bill also served as interim CFO for a nationwide restaurant food processing company suffering from the COVID-related economic downturn. He succeeded in combining debt and capital leases in an $18M debt facility with a new lender, and helped restructure the company's operations.

Previously, Bill co-founded Saltgrass Steakhouse Restaurants, growing the chain to 28 stores at an annualized unit volume of $4.2 million. Bill implemented systems that placed the company into the top ten percent of the hospitality industry in terms of financial returns, guest satisfaction, and employee loyalty.

Bill is a former member of Vistage Worldwide peer advisory.

An avid student of history, Bill also loves discovering new restaurants with his wife.

About vcfo

vcfo provides an integrated suite of finance, HR and recruiting support, including outsourcing and consulting solutions that improve operational performance and optimize productivity. Founded in 1996, vcfo pioneered the concept of the “Virtual CFO” with its original core offering of fractional or part-time CFO solutions. For 25 years, we have worked with more than 5,000 clients, evolving our service offerings and geographical footprint to meet new industry and market needs—expanding what we offer, the value we provide and the way we deliver it. At vcfo, our mission is always to make your company stronger.