Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions
2-2003-2-2014: Vice President Business Development, Honeywell ($40B) ACS ($17B), Golden Valley (Minneapolis), MNCreated one of the most successful M&A programs in Corporate America during the past 11 years.Results widely commended by analysts and investment banks: Grew Honeywell International by 20%+ = $7.4B via 56 transactionsResults:- 56 acquisitions closed growing Honeywell by over 20% with margin accretion- Created three major new business units totaling $4B and entered 7 new adjacencies- Transactions in 20 countries; Europe #1 deal pole- Established current corporate strategic planning standards and –process in ’03 - 24 divestitures = $1.8B parsing out non-core pieces of acquisitions- Board member Convergint JV https://www.convergint.com for 5 years driving $70MM exit gain- Mentored Honeywell’s two other major divisions to develop their M&A programs - Awarded Honeywell’s highest performance award: 2010 Chairman’s Award Competencies- Detailed working knowledge of commercial and technical aspects of: - Continuous/discrete process automation - Security products (intrusion, access, CCTV, biometrics) - Fire detection - Personal protection equipment - AIDC - Sensors - Building automation/system integration - Grid automation - Data and radio communications- Comprehensive operating, commercial and technology experience base- Extensive global experience - Strong people skills both transaction-related and building a strong, results-oriented team culture with regard for people- Highly culturally attuned and fluent in English, German, Danish; some French- 47 International trips completed past 5 years - Strong involvement in and financial accountability for the year 1 integration process - Solid track record over-delivering on deal commitments while respecting cultures and operating models - Strong written and live presentation skills to Board, Chairman, CEO, business unit, and conference audiences
