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Charlotte, Nc, Us

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CEO of the Sunlight and Triathlon Groups in the Americas. Full P&L leadership of a $251mm multi-site international business unit backed by Private Equity. Operating with 147 employees across North and Latin America, with three US manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas. Sunlight Group are a Private Equity backed energy solution technology company whose expertise is the development, production, distribution and aftersales support of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries into material handling and industrial mobility applications.Achievements:- Post Acquisition Integration and Legal Entity Merger- Restructuring, Recruitment and Development of new Senior Leadership Team for Post Acquisition Era.- Multi-Site (SAP) ERP Implementation- Introduction of Lean Management Principles, including Balance Scorecards, Visual Management Boards, Daily Huddles and Leading KPIs.- Startup of a new Lithium Manufacturing plant in NC, USA.

London, Gb

Chief Executive Officer of the Interconnect Solutions Group, part of a FTSE 100 PLC (LON:DPLM). Full P&L leadership of $148mm in revenues through 7 operations sites, 2 manufacturing facilities and 272 employees across the UK, France, Germany, USA, China, India, Turkey and Poland. The Interconnect Group is a global manufacture and distributor of specialized electrical components for new CAPEX and Aftersales applications in the Civil Aviation, Defence, UAV, Space, Medical and Energy industries. - Grew underlying Operating Profit £ by 43.7% and Revenues by 54.6%.- Executed 2 successful international acquisitions (M&A) through selection, due diligence, negotiation, integration and performance improvement.- Redesigned and restructured the organization, teams and roles behind a breakthrough new strategy. - Pivoted the business into new high-growth adjacent markets- Introduced customer profiling, segmentation and pro-active routes to market for each segment, while establishing Leading KPIs, Pipeline management, CRM and Account Planning.-Instituted a Continuous Improvement culture and Lean Management principles, tools and processes across all departments and sites.-Introduced a comprehensive Voice of the Customer (VOC) program. Achieved an NPS of 70, 72, 75 and 86 over a four year period.-Implemented new Digital Marketing platforms, growing followers from 324 to 5420 in three years.-Led a complete brand refresh. Including the design and launch of four new websites utilizing User Experience (UX) principles.-Achieved personal "360" feedback scores above the “Executive Best in Class” Benchmark. -Employee engagement survey scores above the broader PLC’s average, with strong year on year growth.The Interconnect Group manufactures its own products and distributes Tyco Electronics (NYSE: TEL), Amphenol (NYSE: APH) and Eaton (NYSE: ETN). The Interconnect Group is part of Diploma PLC in London UK. Diploma trade on the LSE in the FTSE 100 (LON:DPLM).

Cambridge, On, Ca

Leader of the ATS Automation (NYSE & TSX: ATS) Life Sciences’ global after sales and service business. Developed a $136mm international group P&L with 9 business units and built a team of 147 employees across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Functional responsibility includes sales, digital services, data analytics, business administration, financial management, technical services and spares management.-116% Revenue growth over three years during a period of rapid global infrastructure expansion.-27 Net Promoter Score (NPS) improvement over three years.-Development of a new regional and pro-active sales business model.-Implemented ATS lean management tools (ABM), based on the Danaher Business System (DBS). -Executed a global digital platform transformation: CRM (Sales Force), ERP (Oracle), E-commerce and customer portals. -Integration of the new ATS’ digital services business unit to support customer’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES).-Responsible for the global integration of Life Sciences' mergers and acquisitions (M&A).ATS Automation is a $2.5bn+ annual revenue manufacture of customised automation equipment into the Medtech, Life Sciences and Energy Industries. ATS Automation are a publicly traded small-cap company on the New York (NYSE:ATS) and Toronto (TSE:ATS) stock exchange. We support our multinational customer's customized automation equipment throughout its life cycle from a global service infrastructure that executes locally through regional teams located across the USA, Canada, Germany, UK, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and China.

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

Leading the commercial launch of an innovative start-up business for a private equity (PE) backed firm. Achieved $22mm of revenues in two years. Providing production line end-to-end aftermarket and manufacturing services on behalf of international automation OEMs and end customers across North America in the secondary packaging areas of food, beverage, cosmetic and broader packaging production industries.Management responsibility for all departments, achieving: - $22 million of revenues in 2015, above stretch target. 54% growth on prior year.- Signed and integrated over 6 new key international OEM partners.- Development of a digital services platform: e-commerce and customer portals. - Design of new service and product solutions, including Spares Management, Digital Diagnostics and MES solutions.- Introduced Voice of the Customer (VOC) survey. Delivered a 18 NPS improvement.- Integration of CRM (Maximizer) and ERP (Epicore).SupportPro™ was developed to meet the automation packaging industries need for a one-stop national aftermarket and manufacturing solution in North America. Within 12 months, SupportPro™ went from start-up phase to providing strategic services to end customers in North America on behalf of international OEM's, including: Arpac LLC USA, Sartorius Intec Germany, InkJet Inc USA, MapleJet Canada, BestCode USA , Somic Germany and Harland Systems UK. SupportPro™ was a Stonehenge Partners (PE) company and post sale is now part of Duravant LLC company. Duravant is owned by Private Equity firms, Warburg and the Carlyle Group.

Glenview, Il, Us

Commercial P&L responsibility for $60 Million USD and 64 employees across the USA and Canada. Based out of the global Headquarters in St Louis MO, USA. - Exceeded 2014 revenue target at 107%. 11% year on year growth.- Implemented the ITW Business Model of 80/20, Customer-Back Innovation and the Decentralised Entrepreneurship Culture.ITW Marking & Coding are a leading manufacturer and supplier of Industrial marking, coding, automatic labelers and RFID systems used in manufacturing lines in the food, beverage, pharma and other packaging industries. Brands include Diagraph, Norwood and Linx by Danaher. Marking & Coding are part of Illinois Tool Works. Illinois Tool Works are a 16bn USD Fortune 150 company that is publicly traded (NYSE: ITW) with over 100 years of experience in serving industrial customer needs.

Glenview, Il, Us

Leadership responsibility for all aftermarket functions in the USA and Canada. Segment P&L accountability for $12 million USD and 21 reports, based across three international offices and field locations. Based out of the North American HQ in Chicago IL, USA.Core duties were strategy leadership, P&L management, annual budgeting, M&A integration, and exceeding financial and customer satisfaction goals. Functional responsibility across inside sales, field service, technical support, tech scheduling, spares management, PPM services and customer care.- Recovery of the North American aftermarket business unit to profitability in year one, and the best operating income achievement in its history in year two. - Exceeded revenue targets in 2012, 2013 and YTD 2014. - Achieved best response times, first time fix rates and customer satisfaction (NPS) scores in business units 30+ year history.- Integration of an international acquisition into the North American business.- Adoption of 80/20 and lean process management tools to eliminate the waste (MUDA) and improve the customer experience.- The introduction of customer satisfaction (NPS), KPIs and visual management board governance leading to department record results.ITW Loma Systems are a leading product inspection supplier used in automation manufacturing lines for the food, pharmaceutical and beverage industries. Loma Systems are a division of Illinois Tool Works. Illinois Tool Works are a 16 billion USD Fortune 150 company that is publicly traded (NYSE: ITW) with over 100 years of experience in serving customer needs.

Glenview, Il, Us

General Manager for all business functions across the Asian markets, including China. Revenue responsibility for $6 million USD, leading 10 reports and 15 regional sales/service distributors. Based out of the Asia-Pacific HQ in Shanghai, China. Accountable for the P&L with equipment sales, aftermarket sales and services, marketing, manufacturing and product development of locally assembled products. - Double digit revenue growth and targets achieved yearly between 2009-2012.- Added responsibility for the Asian territories in addition to China in Sept 2009. Remodeled 70% of the regions legacy sales/service network with new distributors in 2010.- Expansion of China operations with the opening of a new sales and service office in Beijing in 2010.- Developed the Shanghai office into the companies first company Asia-Pacific headquarters, providing technical and spares support to the region starting in 2011.- R&D responsibility added for products assembled in Shanghai and sold regionally in 2011.- Responsible for the successful launch of sales and service operations in India in 2011.- Successful implementation of key customer service metrics for the Asia business including NPS, Response Times & First Time Fix Rates in 2011.ITW Loma Systems are a leading product inspection machinery manufacturer and supplier to the food, pharmaceutical, beverage, and petrochemical industries. Loma Systems are a division of ITW. Illinois Tool Works are a 16 billion USD Fortune 150 company that is publicly traded (NYSE: ITW) with over 100 years of experience in manufacturing and serving customer needs.

Glenview, Il, Us

General Manager responsibility for China. Leading capital equipment sales, after sales & service, administration, supply chain, product assembly and marketing functions.- Successful market entry into China with revenue and operating profit targets met; triple and double digit revenue each year.- Set-up of direct sales, spares, service and production assembly operations in China.- Segmentation of customers, including the development of a national sales/service distribution network for tier 2 customers.- Launched direct sales in China, resulting in the successful capture of 12 key multi-nationals from the leading competitors over a two year period. - Expansion of our textile industry sales by developing four new distributors channels and reinvigorating the legacy distributors: leading to 18% revenue growth over a two year period.ITW Loma Systems are a leading product inspection machinery supplier to the food, pharmaceutical, beverage, and petrochemical industries. Loma Systems are a division of ITW. Illinois Tool Works are a 16 billion USD Fortune 150 company that is publicly traded (NYSE: ITW) with over 100 years of experience in serving customer needs.

Glenview, Il, Us

Leading the start-up of an innovative new product, with patented technology, across the global the food industry. Achieving the first £1mm of sales in the products history.Based out of our global HQ in England, I developed our international sales and service channels, and sold this product directly to multinational customers, in the UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, France, Brazil, Netherlands and Australia.In this role I created and drove the implementation of a global business development plan that led to its best ever annual revenue performance in 2006. Duties included managing global key account relationships at a corporate level including Unilever, McCain’s, Bakkavor, Air Liquide, Wallmart and Tesco plc.ITW Loma Systems are a leading product inspection machinery supplier to the food, pharmaceutical and beverage industries. Loma Systems are a division of ITW. Illinois Tool Works are a 16 billion USD Fortune 150 company that is publicly traded (NYSE: ITW) with over 100 years of experience in serving customer needs.

Glenview, Il, Us

Responsible for launching a new breakthrough non-invasive temperature measurement to the U.K. and Ireland food industry. Based in the companies’ global HQ in England, I was also responsible for developing the product's marketing efforts across Europe. This included the booth management at exhibitions in Paris, London and Manchester. Designing new marketing literature, including flyers, datasheets, presentations, customer case studies, sales support packs and website content. I wrote trade press articles for leading UK food industry trade publications, including Food Processing and Food & Drink Europe.Loma Systems are a leading product inspection machinery supplier to the food, pharmaceutical and beverage industries. Loma Systems are a division of ITW. Illinois Tool Works are a 16 billion USD Fortune 150 company that is publicly traded (NYSE: ITW) with over 100 years of experience in serving customer needs.

Tokyo, Jp

• Provided technical support and product expertise to customers, retailers and service centers.• Generated monthly KPI reports on customer feedback, call logging and product issues.• Administrated and resolved customer complaints, problems and reimbursements.Based in London, UK, at the Sony (NYSE:SNE) Customer Service HQ for their electronic segment.

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Finance And Accounting Management

Finance Management For The Non Finance Manager, Finance Management