Senior Vice President - Strategy Execution, Integration Leader
Minneapolis, Mn, Us
Led integration of Entrust’s the largest acquisition in company history with the acquisition of Entrust which was headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with large regional offices in Dallas, Texas, and Reading, UK. Upgraded Business Process team to a Strategy/Execution team. Led Strategic planning process and execution. Program management of largest strategic initiatives. • Strategy Execution | Alignment: Created companywide strategic plans, then created strategic goals for each business unit, and functional leaders. Drove execution process and tracking with quarterly business reviews, and board presentations. • Drove scope and objectives for board approval, created execution plans, built cross-functional teams to execute, created success metrics and incorporated updates into revamped monthly corporate operations review sessions. • Globalization Strategy: Expand and operationalize in emerging markets: China, Brazil and India. Built out business processes and infrastructure in India and Brazil to meet new market requirements for time of delivery and billing in local currency. Explored joint venture and strategic alliances in China and India to re-ignite growth • Voice of the Customer: Multi-year “Easier to do Business with Entrust” program, encompassing global customer visits, enterprise-wide process reengineering, training, system changes, and new internal recognition program. • Enterprise Integration: Led integration of Entrust acquisition. Successful integration and grew Entrust revenue from $117MM to $200MM by 2020. • Human Resources | Integration Leadership: Onboarded hundreds of new colleagues and strived to take best practices from both companies. Developed playbooks with senior leadership to facilitate clear plans with cross-functional integration team.