Transformational GM, operating executive, Board Director, and development leader with a passion for building customer-focused companies, disruptive new products and technologies, and powerful brands. Now consulting/VC/PE/M&A.Industries/Topics: #Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, Class 8 #Trucks; #ConnectedVehicles, #Telematics, #Mobility, #EVs, #Data for Problem-Solving; #CPG, #FMCG, #Wine, #Spirits, #AdultBeverages; #Engineering Services.Driven top line and bottom line growth and owner value in companies ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to family-owned/private companies to major #global corporations (GM/CMO, $4 billion++ valuation). Hands-on leadership across #B2B, #manufacturing, industrial, #B2C #consumer, tech, retail, hospitality, and luxury markets in the US and around the world in operational roles, performance turnarounds, strategic transformations, and corporate transactions. Co-inventor on five patents.Specialties: Performance Improvement, Management for Results, #BusinessDevelopment, Strategic Planning, #Sales & #Marketing Management, #BrandDevelopment, #NewProductDevelopment, Technology Development, International Market Development, Market Insights, Market Research, Innovation, Corporate Development, #VentureCapital, #PrivateEquity, Family Office, #M&A and post-deal Integrations.