George Campbell Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Il

President and founder of online building equipment distributor.

First hired as a consultant to develop a go-to-market strategy based on cost and sustainability propositions for a new commercial venture, soon became first employee of new division based on the Dyson AirbladeTM Hand Dryer. Created market awareness and product pull by implementing customer seeding strategy. Developed national accounts (including Costco, Westfield, AMC, Sam’s Clubs), national and local distribution (including electrical, MRO, retail, and building specialties), and a national sales force.

· Helped a $5M emissions technology company enter a new market. Created and presented a global strategic market analysis and made business development and product strategy recommendations.· Launched a start-up Philippines-based call center/receivables management firm. Grew firm to $2M annually in second year.· Assisted a $1B automobile fleet leasing and management company to restructure the business for improved scale and cost structure. Analyzed customer and service offering profitability to identify investment priorities for sustained competitive advantage . · Advised an $8B truck manufacturer on launching and managing a total quality program (with 11 major sub-projects) across 7 plants and 2 corporate sites in 3 countries. · Consulted for a $2.5B division of an $8B manufacturer in divestiture/merger due diligence analysis.

Provided strategy insight and created new internet-based business models for clients of a leading internet services consulting company.

Director of Strategic Planning, Truck Group (1999-2000). Led planning activities for $6B Truck Group (Strategic Plan, C-level / Board of Directors letters, etc.). Facilitated management-led restructuring including definition of a metrics-based performance compensation system for the resulting matrix-based organization which ultimately led to improvements in salaried workforce (18%), fixed-costs (24%), manufacturing ($84M) and product delivery (from 40% to 87%).Program Manager, Hybrid Electric Vehicle (1998-1999). Managed HEV product development program ($10M budget and indirect staff of 25). Negotiated product development agreement with Lockheed-Martin. Developed base of test customers and managed testing program. Frequent public speaker on the commercialization of alternative-fuel vehicles and emissions reduction.Manager, Strategic Planning, Medium Truck (1997-1998). Coordinated and wrote strategic plan and Board of Directors presentations for $2B Medium Truck group.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Ba, Political Science, International Relations

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