Chad Mize Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, TN, US

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Member of Executive Leadership Team, leading a global team of 350+ professionals managing a revenue portfolio of $1.3 billion, a distribution network of 500+ branches, a manufacturer’s rep network of 115+, and a direct.
• Significantly accelerated top-line growth, expanding order portfolio 60% to $1.6 billion and generating sales growth of 29% over a three-year period through customer acquisition and share of wallet gains with existing.
• Deployed Salesforce and Korn Ferry Strategic Selling® with Perspective, enhancing ability to identify sales opportunities and coordinate action plan among sales channels; increasing win rates 22% annually.
• Implemented aggressive pricing strategies that maintained operating margins in a highly inflationary environment.
• Restructured and consolidated customer service, project management, field service, and training management teams, freeing up sales resources and lowering the cost structure while creating consistent customer.
• Ensured continuity of leadership, developing talent and succession planning for the retirement of three of five sales channel leaders.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Member of Executive Leadership Team with P&L ownership of $324 million business, leading international team of 900+ workforce spanning six operating facilities.
• Accelerated revenue growth to a compound annual rate of 22% through market share gains, pricing actions, and acquisitions while realizing operating income expansion of more than 30% annually.
• Created capital and project plans and obtained board approval for a $75 million investment in a greenfield brass foundry that doubled capacity, with projected annual cost savings of $30 million to $40 million, or 35%.
• Identified and cultivated relationship and led negotiations and integration of the $144 million acquisition of Israeli-based Krausz Industries, expanding capabilities into the repair market; doubled Krausz revenue and.
• Created and implemented New Product Development and Product Management processes, expanding revenue from new product introductions from 3% to 8% of the portfolio.
• Designed and executed succession planning, promoting three individuals to the Executive Leadership Team, including the backfill for GM role.

Chattanooga, TN, US

• Member of Leadership Team for $740 million segment generating 27% EBITDA margin; led team of 45+ finance and accounting professionals across 16 operating locations, including responsibility for cash management, capital.
• Created an automated, robust, and actionable monthly sales and operations reporting process providing for more informed and timely leadership decision making, resulting in profitable sales growth.
• Managed cross-functional teams across Sales, Operations, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, and Human Resources for the acquisition of Singer, the Pratt Industrial joint venture, and the St. Jerome Castings.
• Tapped by the President to develop IT and Supply Chain strategy, identify talent needs, and hire, mentor, and culturally integrate new Vice President for the leadership team.

Chattanooga, TN, US

Developed and implemented formal Finance and Accounting control structure for all three Mueller Water Products segments.

Chattanooga, TN, US

Key member of finance team that supported the sale of Mueller Co. to Walter Industries from private equity for $1.9 billion and provided finance support for the carve-out and IPO of Mueller Water Products from Walter Industries.

Chicago, IL, US

• Expatriate assignments in Hamburg, Germany from 2003 to 2004 and London, England from 2000 to 2003. Led team of international internal auditors ensuring operating entities in Europe and Africa followed company.
• Audit Supervisor | 2000 - 2002
• Senior Audit Analyst | 1999 - 2000
• Audit Analyst | 1998 - 1999

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Accounting