Lawson Products is a 400 million dollar distributor of industrial products.; Initially hired to run a new Australian acquisition with the intention of expanding into Southeast Asia. The acquisition was determined not to be viable and those plans were dropped. In 2001 became VP and GM with full P&L responsibility for Kent Automotive, a $25 million after-market distribution company. Promoted to VP International with overall responsibility for creating and developing new sales and marketing strategies for the International Division with a staff of 90 and 3 direct reports. Reported to the EVP and CEO of Lawson Products with P&L responsibility for the United Kingdom and Mexican companies.*Restructured the UK business including creating a new statutory company. Eliminated long standing operating losses through repositioning marketing strategies from a small customer independent sales agent business to a major account driven business. This included closing a distribution center and reducing the staff by half.*Successfully directed the profitable integration of Kent Automotive into Lawson following the acquisition. *Evaluated acquisitions including a successful purchase of a distribution company in the UK.

Duo-Fast is a 200 million dollar manufacturer and marketer of fasteners and the corresponding pneumatic hand tools.Full P&L and management responsibility for the $85 million international business unit including managing joint ventures in Brazil, Singapore and Korea, as well as independent distribution and three manufacturing licensees. Responsible for export operations, wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and Canada. Provided overall strategic direction and established operational and profit objectives. Seven direct reports and a staff of over 200 excluding manufacturing personnel. A corporate officer and member of the executive committee, reported to the CEO. *Initiated and established the company's presence and business base in Asia/Pacific, resulting in sales of $15 million in the region.*Established a manufacturing joint venture in Korea, a wholly owned sales subsidiary in Australia and a sales and distribution joint venture in Singapore for Southeast Asia.*Negotiated the acquisition of multi-million dollar Canadian manufacturing and distribution company.*Repositioned our European companies overall distribution strategy to maximize efficiencies and reduce costs brought about by the European Union formation.

Responsible for overall international sales and marketing reporting to the Executive Vice President. Focused on changing strategy and direction through acquisition of independent distributors primarily in Europe. Increased market share from 9% in 1985 to 17% by the mid 90's in Europe while moving pre-tax earnings to 16%. Centralized European general and marketing management functions. Initiated European product development committee to provide formal communication with corporate product management and engineering. Developed a small professional International staff at Corporate to support a growing International business.

Reported to the President. Responsible for sales and marketing for this $12 million steel service center.

Responsible for sales and marketing outside of the U.S. Managed sales and marketing activities for this $45 million division which included eight subsidiaries, seven licensees and 30 distributors. Established new distributors; and Venezuela. Also, concluded the first off shore tool manufacturing joint venture in Japan.

Responsible for overall operations of 30 million dollar manufacturing and distribution subsidiary with 225 employees. Based out of Frankfurt, Germany.

Managed start up of new subsidiary in Paris, France.Earlier experience with Signode Corporation as a sales representative in Illinois and California from January 1967 - January 1970.