David Evans Email & Phone Number

Norcross, Ga, Us

President and CEO of DEUTZ Corporation, a subsidiary of DEUTZ AG, responsible for DEUTZ’s operations in the Americas, including sales, service, applications engineering, value-add production, remanufacturing operations, and DEUTZ Power Centers and Service Centers

Lincolnshire, Illinois, Us

Kauffman Engineering is a private equity owned manufacturer of custom electrical solutions for the HVAC, commercial equipment, on- and off-highway vehicle, medical and marine markets

Pfäffikon, Sz, Ch

Oerlikon Drive Systems (purchased by Dana 3/19) was a global manufacturer of drive systems and components for the on- and off-highway transportation, energy, and infrastructure markets• President and CEO with profit and loss responsibility for 1,000 employees Americas business (Fairfield Manufacturing) selling and producing planetary drives, systems and components for the energy, off-highway transportation, and infrastructure markets • Launched Drive System’s off-highway e-mobility efforts pulling together our global drive, electric motor and controls capabilities supporting light construction customers transitioning to electrically powered machines• Led the global planetary product-line expansion• Turned around the Americas business as a result of downturns in the oil and gas, mining, and locomotive markets in 2015 by addressing strategy, revenue growth, customer and product profitability, new product introduction, operations, and people development• Drive Systems sold and integrated into Dana’s Off-Highway business as of March 2019

Saradan Industries is a startup private equity business created to acquire companies in the lower middle market in the manufacturing and industrial products industries • Identified co-investors, built network of over 200 intermediaries, managed direct mail campaign to owners, performed industry and financial analysis, and made initial offers to potential acquisition candidates• Provided due diligence and performance improvement support for private equity firms

SMW/DMI is a $1.1 billion private equity owned automotive supplier of castings and machined suspension and powertrain components formed out of the merger of SMW Automotive and Diversified Machine Inc.• P&L responsibility for the combined North American business with $1 billion in annual revenue, 17 plants, and 2,800 employees• Worked with private equity firm operations team to merge the two companies− Integrated sales, engineering, program management and manufacturing engineering functions across the combined company− Set up cross-company processes in sales, program management, and capital expense management− Addressed margin improvement in North America

Hired by private equity firm to oversee international businesses with revenue of approximately $100 million in Europe, China and Brazil and work with private equity operations team to stabilize the overall company ($600 million revenue, 15 plants, and 1,800 employees) in preparation for a merger with another portfolio company• Added responsibilities for Corporate Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality

Full P&L responsibility for the European Linkage and Suspension business including sales and marketing, operations, R&D and engineering, and purchasing across the passenger car and commercial vehicle markets• Turned around the business by addressing strategy, market and customer growth, innovation, operations and people. Example improvements to the business include:Strategic and Organizational Improvements− Developed and implemented new product-technology strategy for two key products resulting in higher performance designs at lower cost allowing penetration into new market segments− Implemented a business unit structure by consolidating manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and sales functions from a global matrix organization to achieve increased focus in the business− Led development of strategy to access Asian manufacturing capabilities including assessment of joint venture partners and leading due diligenceRevenue and Sales Force Improvements− Re-priced loss-making products and exited non-core products− Restructured sales force, re-designed key sales processes, and implemented new organizationManufacturing Improvements − Introduced lean manufacturing in the plants− Improved quality and launch performance− Streamlined plantsMaterials/Purchasing Improvements− Accelerated implementation of technical changes to reduce product cost (VAVE)− Expanded supply base to include non-traditional suppliers and increased share of purchasing from low cost country sources• Member Board of Directors, Lucas Automotive Gmbh, Koblenz, Germany• Chairman of the Board of Directors, TRW DAS, Dacice, Czech Republic

Consultant focused on business strategy and operational improvements for companies in the industrial products, automotive, telecommunications, media, electronics and technology industries in Europe and the United States

Product manager responsible for the global sales and marketing launch of the NCR 3227 desktop computer and NCR's computer monitor family

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance