Chris Geraghty Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Stepped down as CEO of Kepner-Tregoe as after living abroad for 8 years to return to Australia. Established my own company offering consulting services in Operational Excellence, Project Management, Problem Solving & Decision Making and Interim Executive Management. Recent engagements include:➢ Ovato: Reporting to a Board established Steering Committee act as Project Director for a NSW Site Consolidation project. After completion of the project train an employee based team to drive a… Show more Stepped down as CEO of Kepner-Tregoe as after living abroad for 8 years to return to Australia. Established my own company offering consulting services in Operational Excellence, Project Management, Problem Solving & Decision Making and Interim Executive Management. Recent engagements include:➢ Ovato: Reporting to a Board established Steering Committee act as Project Director for a NSW Site Consolidation project. After completion of the project train an employee based team to drive a series of continuous improvement initiatives to significantly improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness➢ Australian Clinical Labs (ACL): Act as the interim State Manager – WA, to support a Private Equity backed transformation project with Crescent Capital Partners. Focus was to provide state-based leadership to the ACL Western Australian operations to ensure on time / on budget implementation of the WA business strategy and transformation program ➢ Gerard Lighting: Implement a revitalised future state quality management system through a portfolio of projects identified in a detailed diagnostic. Projects included production line sampling and quality control, daily management system, disciplined engineering change process and skill development of operators➢ Smartfoods: Working with the Executive Leadership team to facilitate a detailed project plan and risk assessment for establishing an exclusive agreement with a Chinese based distribution partner➢ Ingham’s: Establish an active Project Management Office (PMO) to support sites to deliver operational efficiencies, process optimisation and engineering improvements to deliver savings to absorb increases in utility costs estimated to be $15M per year Show less

Greater New York City Area

Global consulting and training services company dedicated to helping organizations achieve Operational Excellence by embedding sustainable processes for resolving complex business issues.➢ Doubled the operating profit to revenue ratio within 24 months through focused growth initiatives and moving to a more variable cost base ➢ Achieved top line revenue growth by shifting product mix from standard training to large scale… Show more Global consulting and training services company dedicated to helping organizations achieve Operational Excellence by embedding sustainable processes for resolving complex business issues.➢ Doubled the operating profit to revenue ratio within 24 months through focused growth initiatives and moving to a more variable cost base ➢ Achieved top line revenue growth by shifting product mix from standard training to large scale consulting projects➢ Instituted a contractor model, improved utilization of employees and a revamped compensation plan resulting in a significant cost reduction➢ Implemented a strategic review and championed three critical projects including the re-branding of the business, elimination of non-core products and growth through strategic accounts Show less

Greater New York City Area

➢ Restructured and revitalized leadership team, which resulted in replacing three out of five regional managing directors with high performing managing directors from outside; never before done➢ Launched a communications strategy, incorporating a social networking tool, which increased visibility, transparency and trust between corporate office and the field

Greater New York City Area

➢ Formulated a systematic process for developing capability of sales and delivery personnel leading to a more effective and engaged workforce, resulting in higher profitability growth➢ Partnered with the Hay Group to build a competency framework to recruit, retain and promote employees➢ Established a global approach to model contractor usage to increase flexibility in our global labour force ➢ Devised an employee engagement survey creating a feedback loop which enhanced employee… Show more ➢ Formulated a systematic process for developing capability of sales and delivery personnel leading to a more effective and engaged workforce, resulting in higher profitability growth➢ Partnered with the Hay Group to build a competency framework to recruit, retain and promote employees➢ Established a global approach to model contractor usage to increase flexibility in our global labour force ➢ Devised an employee engagement survey creating a feedback loop which enhanced employee engagement Show less

New Zealand

➢ Seconded back to Australia/NZ to lead a high-profile turnaround project with Griffin’s Foods Ltd, which had been acquired by Pacific Equity Partners➢ Auckland based, the company operated two manufacturing facilities; a biscuit factory and a savoury snacks factory➢ In order to maximise the impact of a recent $80M capital investment the Biscuit Factory needed to address several variables impacting overall conversion cost. The site was struggling with high waste, high downtime, planning… Show more ➢ Seconded back to Australia/NZ to lead a high-profile turnaround project with Griffin’s Foods Ltd, which had been acquired by Pacific Equity Partners➢ Auckland based, the company operated two manufacturing facilities; a biscuit factory and a savoury snacks factory➢ In order to maximise the impact of a recent $80M capital investment the Biscuit Factory needed to address several variables impacting overall conversion cost. The site was struggling with high waste, high downtime, planning deficiencies and overall workflow was not conducive to producing at the lowest conversion cost➢ Leading a team of continuous improvement consultants, a series of initiatives were selected from a detailed analysis and implemented using project management disciplines➢ At the conclusion of the project the production line had achieved a 30% improvement in Production Rate and 47% improvement in Operational Efficiency. Overall the project delivered an ROI over a 12-month period of 12:1 Show less

Greater New York City Area

➢ Redesigned the internal sales team’s role to ensure greater focus on lead generation➢ Initiated a sell and deliver model with technical resources to promote individual contributions to company revenue➢ Managed a team of partnership level Client Relationship Managers on lead generation and solution design driving top line revenue growth

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

➢ Managed P&L for the entire Asia-Pacific (APAC) region: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and China➢ Initiated and led a cost containment initiative, reducing headcount by 25%; which saved the business due to a 40% reduction in revenue during the global financial crisis (GFC)➢ Used the cost-containment initiative to drive efficiencies in the business that were retained post the GFC and led to a doubling of the profit to revenue ratio in 2010

Sydney, Australia

➢ Delivered a 34% increase in the operating profit of the business in first year; sustained this during my tenure ➢ Restructured business model from primarily training work to a greater focus on the sale of large consulting projects in the manufacturing sector➢ Designed an accelerated on-boarding process to minimize non-billable time for new employees➢ Initiated a targeted recruitment program to identify talent to support shift toward project consulting work

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

➢ Managed a team of client relationship managers and delivery consultants specialising in the areas of Manufacturing Excellence, Shutdown Management, Lean and Six Sigma development and Project Management➢ Managed the largest revenue based project in Kepner-Tregoe worldwide with BlueScope Steel➢ Successfully developed a local Australian based delivery team and minimised reliance on US based support➢ Developed a step-change operational improvement application which was successfully… Show more ➢ Managed a team of client relationship managers and delivery consultants specialising in the areas of Manufacturing Excellence, Shutdown Management, Lean and Six Sigma development and Project Management➢ Managed the largest revenue based project in Kepner-Tregoe worldwide with BlueScope Steel➢ Successfully developed a local Australian based delivery team and minimised reliance on US based support➢ Developed a step-change operational improvement application which was successfully deployed to a number of manufacturing clients including Boral Building Products, CSR Building Materials, Cement Australia, Amcor Packaging, Onesteel and BlueScope Steel➢ Achieved recognition for being in the top two revenue generators for the worldwide business for three consecutive years Show less

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

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Materials Science, Honors