Roberto Robles has extensive work experience in finance and operations. Roberto is currently the Chief Financial Officer at MTI, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to this, from August 2022 to December 2022, they served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer at MTI.
Before joining MTI, Roberto worked at FLI Charge, LLC as the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer from July 2019 to November 2021. In this role, they partnered closely with the CEO to develop strategies and action plans for the start-up launch and managed a team of 10 professionals. Roberto also contributed to shareholder and Board of Directors management presentations.
From September 2012 to June 2019, Roberto held the position of Vice President, Sales Operations at Rakuten Kobo Inc. Roberto managed a team of 20 employees and led the transformation of the e-reader business model, improving sales predictability by 63%.
Earlier in their career, Roberto worked at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company) in various finance and leadership positions. From April 2011 to August 2012, they served as the Finance Director, Global Retail & Enterprise, where they advised and collaborated with the General Manager to run retail operations for the entire product line in North America, EMEA, and Latin America. Roberto also played a key role in crafting and launching mobile phones with dedicated enterprise solutions.
Prior to this role, Roberto held the position of Director of Finance, Companion Products Business at Motorola Mobility, where they ran the global mobile accessory business and successfully drove cost savings initiatives. Roberto also served as the Senior Financial Controller, Latin America, responsible for managing FP&A and accounting for the cellular business in Latin America.
Overall, Roberto Robles has a strong background in finance, strategy development, and business operations.
Roberto Robles has a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Roberto also holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from DePaul University. In addition, Roberto is a Certified Public Accountant, certified by The Board of Examiners at the University of Illinois.
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MTI
MTI is a wholly-owned operating company within the Steel Partners. MTI is a supplier of high-value custom and build-to-print motion technology solutions. Systems and components (e.g., motors, gears, ball screws, actuators, high-level assemblies, etc.) are designed and manufactured in MTI's international facilities. MTI serves the defense, commercial aerospace, medical, transportation, industrial, and oil and gas markets. Advancing innovation in both motors and controllers, MTI provides concurrent engineering with customers to arrive at an optimally designed system solution. Applications include missile flight-control actuation, aircraft secondary and primary control actuation, optical scanners, high-performance blowers, medical, robotic, textile, polishing and grinding, aircraft environmental control, utility traction and specialty products, including electrical power generation. For more than 70 years, MTI has developed and built a reputation for excellence through delivery of high-performance, cost-effective quality products with exceptional design-to-production cycles and manufacturing lead times. MTI serves customers from its main production facilities in Pleasant Prairie and Muskego, WI, Matamoros, Mexico, and Welham Green, UK. Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (NYSE: SPLP, steelpartners.com) is a diversified global holding company that engages in multiple businesses through consolidated subsidiaries, associated companies and other interests. It owns and operates businesses and has significant interests in leading companies in various industries. Together, Steel Partners businesses generate $3.4 billion in revenue and employ more than 13,000 people in 18 countries.