Gary Hess is a VP and GM, Middle Atlantic and Da-Lite at Legrand, North America. He possess expertise in product management, product marketing, cross functional team leadership, product development, strategy and 15 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "For many people, the word “leader” is an overused, ethereal, non-descript term assigned to anyone who “supervises” others. When I use the word “leader” to describe Gary Hess, those words couldn’t be any further from the truth. I had the privilege of working with Gary for 8 years at Lastar Inc. witnessing him progress from a Director of Product Development to the Vice President of Innovation. Along the way, I learned how committed and dedicated Gary is to building capability and capacity in both himself and others to produce extraordinary results. His collaborative style blends a results focus with a humility that is admirable and demonstrates his strength of character. Gary is a problem seeker, and an extraordinarily visionary thinker, who builds confidence and belief in his team members, peers, direct reports and senior leadership that a diverse team and a “fail fast and learn” approach produces the best outcomes. Gary is rare among leaders in that he truly is outcome driven, embraces his own and others’ significant strengths and masterfully assembles teams of talent that deliver. Gary has significant leadership strengths not only in Character, but also, Interpersonal Skills, Focus on Results, Personal Capability and Leading Change. While Gary is a talented strategic thinker, he doesn’t fall short in enrolling others in possibilities. I’ve seen him demonstrate great patience to have others learn by discovery, versus falling into the “tell them what/how” style that beguiles so many senior executives. Gary is brilliant at understanding the people, processes and technologies in an organization, and proceeds to lead, influence and make the tough decisions and choices that have that “system” accomplishing its goals. He works brilliantly cross functionally and is dedicated to educating others on how that capability makes a difference across any organization. I wholeheartedly recommend Gary as someone who will make a significant positive impact in your organization!", "Bringing Gary on board is and will be one of the best decisions any company makes. He is an acute strategic and concept thinker, builder of models and loves to innovate and challenge status-quo. There is always scope for improvement in Gary's land. He is a great leader and an excellent manager. He simply brings out the best in you. Very agile in business acumen and cross functional and industry experience. Excellent balance and background experience in technology and business education and roles. He is great to work with as a co-worker and as a leader. A great individual as well.", and "The UCD GSM MBA program was an intense evening program that took three years to complete. The degree was not an “executive/abbreviated” program. The GSM provides itself in intensive teamwork development. Gary was one of those individuals that I always wanted on my team. He is bright, unselfish, and dedicated at whatever he is doing. He was one of the best at multitasking his full-time professional position, responsibilities at home, and school work. I also got to know him on a social basis, and always found him to be positive and enjoyable to be around."