David Brous Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Melville, NY, US

• Senior advisory role for the organization, providing corporate and executive consulting services to executive management and senior leaders after playing a pivotal role in growing the organization from a $2B operation.
• Delivering strategic guidance on management, personnel, strategy, and investment opportunities

Melville, NY, US

• Drove growth of two major divisions – the Strategic Business Units portfolio, which includes 25+ businesses focused on specialty dental and medical products, sales, manufacturing operations, and value-added service.
• Responsible for billions in annual sales, directing a multimillion-dollar operating income and the performance and development of 6,000 employees
• Executed seven major transactions, including 5 partnerships, expanded penetration in key geographies, enhanced solutions and services portfolio, and built manufacturing and brand capabilities
• Established a new enterprise category management structure to drive Own Brands focus through a multiprong approach: Built a new corporate structure, drove sales of Own Brand products through improved distribution.
• Industrialized One Schein, expanding concept for all-encompassing services to top US clients; built a 5-member team, met, and worked cross-functionally with 150+ corporate leaders; secured $100M in annual sales.

Melville, NY, US

• Drove business growth for two divisions, directing the (SBU) Strategic Business Units (which included 20 businesses) and the Dental APAC & Brazil portfolio (which included 23 dental distribution businesses) throughout.
• P&L responsibility for $1.5B in sales and $150M of operating income, overseeing the performance of 3,500 employees in the US, Europe, Australia/NZ, Asia and Brazil
• Drove 70% EBITDA growth across 40+ businesses after defining and developing a new platform to position company for high growth; aligned siloed businesses to establish a unified portfolio of assets
• Executed 15 transactions, including 9 partnerships, adding $500M in sales with expanded penetration in key geographies, enhanced solutions and newly built manufacturing capabilities
• Corporate COVID response team member, drove safety, compliance, cost containment, furlough, ramp down, communications, reopening, and staff return to work to support the customer base, including ensuring PPE supplies.
• Member of the Executive Management Committee

Melville, NY, US

• Directed Global Corporate Business Development Group, implementing the company’s growth strategy in concert with the operating business units, leading acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic vendor partnerships.
• Guided transformative growth for the organization, championing sales force and management expansions in talent and geography, new product access, and value-added services
• Led geographic expansion, including entry into and material growth in Asia and South America
• Developed and managed process to industrialize business development activities, including day-to-day management of investment committee process and a 3-year strategy for a $750M capital spend, with goals of $600M in.
• Executed 50 transactions representing $700M in capital spend acquiring or partnering with businesses, with $700M in annualized revenues from activity across 15 countries
• Selected to be part of the 25-member inaugural class of the Henry Schein Higher Ambition Leadership Institute, a competitive executive development program (2014)

Melville, NY, US

• Relocated to Europe, built an International Healthcare Group: European Animal Health, European Medical, International Dental Specialties, and Australian/New Zealand dental & animal health operations.
• Built a $1.4B company, overseeing a $55M operating income and the development and performance of 1,600 employees across 11 countries
• Ignited revenue growth of 350% over a 5-year tenure with M&A and other corporate activities,
• Established the industry’s first pan-European animal health distribution business, expanding operations from $80M in revenue in 3 countries, to $650M in 7 countries
• Executed six transactions across UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic
• Established pan-European medical distribution business, driving $100M in revenue across 6 countries; oversaw the integration of 3 German operations, including management structure

Melville, NY, US

• Led the division’s business development and acquisition integrations, serving as a trusted partner to the SVP and as an advisor to the board, presenting acquisition opportunities to drive global brand growth.
• Drove annual revenue of $1.1B, a $40M operating profit income, and management of 3,200 employees across 16 countries
• Led post-acquisition integration activities for deal with 4 operating companies with 1,100 employees, $390M in revenue and $17M in operating income; integration activities resulted in pre-tax savings of $5.5M, and.
• Guided acquisitions of the largest Austrian and AUS/NZ dental distributors, positioning the company as the largest dental products and services distributor in 13 markets
• Held Director of Operations role for International Group from May 2004 -March 2006 before promotion to VP of International Business Development

Melville, NY, US

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance & Management Concentration

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History