McDermott + Bull has successfully placed Eduardo Ruiz as Chief Financial Officer at Driving Force Collision. Eduardo will oversee financial planning, accounting, and reporting functions, playing a key role in supporting the company’s ambitious buy-and-build growth strategy. He will partner closely with executive leadership and private equity sponsors to drive data-informed decision-making, manage financial risk, and establish scalable systems to support ongoing expansion.
Eduardo brings over two decades of financial leadership experience across service-oriented, multi-site organizations. Most recently, he served as Senior Director of Finance at Unified Women’s Healthcare, where he supported a national platform and led strategic finance initiatives, board reporting, and M&A support. Prior to that, Eduardo served as Regional Finance Director at Service King, where he oversaw financial operations across more than 100 locations and played a key role in the company’s rapid expansion and eventual transaction to Clearlake Capital Group. He is a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from East Texas Baptist University.
Driving Force Collision, backed by TRP Capital Partners, is a rapidly growing collision repair platform headquartered in the Tri-State area. With a strong leadership team and several tuck-in acquisitions already in motion, Driving Force Collision is positioned to scale to more than 50 locations within the next five years, leveraging its operational expertise and strong industry relationships to build a premier network of repair shops.
This executive search was led by McDermott + Bull Co-Founder + Managing Partner Chris Bull, Vice President Michael Sesker, and Executive Recruiter CJ Shook.