Patrick Monkiewicz

Chief Financial Officer, Kayem Foods

Patrick is a senior executive responsible for directing and managing the organization’s overall financial policies. He maintains banking relationships and reports financials to the board of directors. He oversees all financial functions including accounting, budgets, cash, credit, insurance, tax, treasury, legal and contracts. He designs and coordinates a wide variety of accounting and statistical data and reports. He is involved with creating and executing the company’s overall strategic plans working with all departments of the organization. He also manages a staff of customer service representatives and ensures that customers are retained, satisfied, and that their needs are fulfilled. He is responsible for designing and implementing improved process or operational policies and recommends changes to products or services to fulfill customer needs. He also manages all planning, operational, technical support, and administrative aspects of the integrated information technology services for Kayem Foods, Inc. He oversees and coordinates such activities as network administration, system design and support, applications development, user support, and computer operations. He has lead the implementation of an ERP computer system which encompasses areas such as receiving, shop floor controls, warehousing, finance, sales and marketing. As a 4th generation family member in a family owned and operated business, Patrick has worked in just about every department including IT, sales, marketing, production and distribution. Patrick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Bentley College. Patrick also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Northeastern University. He resides in Boxford with his wife Jessica and son’s Luke and Zack.