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Transforming businesses into the industry leaders of tomorrow through commercial and operational excellence

Europe

Executive advisor on value creation planning and delivery, carve-outs and post-merger integration to private equity funds and their portfolio companies. Typically interventions involve bringing the company management team back to delivering the investment thesis, often while managing CEO transition.Recent mandates include Process Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Pulp & Paper, Packaging, Energy, Multi-Channel Retail, B2B Distribution

Consumer Digital Turnaround. Post-merger integration and accelerated cost-base transformation along with technology re-platforming in B2C and B2B customer service across £11bn revenue, 17k staff and 8 million customers

Europe

Led the turnaround of Amerplast for a PE investor, tripling EBITDA in 9 months and resetting the company for growth. Amerplast is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of flexible packaging for the CPG industies - both food and non-food. While not the largest packaging company by number of plants, Amerplast strives every day to be the best packaging partner in Europe at serving our customers - the consumer packaged goods major players.We have leading European positions… Show more Led the turnaround of Amerplast for a PE investor, tripling EBITDA in 9 months and resetting the company for growth. Amerplast is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of flexible packaging for the CPG industies - both food and non-food. While not the largest packaging company by number of plants, Amerplast strives every day to be the best packaging partner in Europe at serving our customers - the consumer packaged goods major players.We have leading European positions in bakery and tissue and serve other food and beverage customers with flexible packaging solutions, along with a fully recycled local solution for Finnish retailers and specialist applications in packaging systems and security. Please click through to find out morewww.amerplast.com Show less

Europe

Mike was a Senior Advisor in the EMEA Enterprise Improvement team at AlixPartners, helping global process manufacturing & FMCG companies maximise their customer valueAlixPartners’ Enterprise Improvement (EI) team has a long track record of overcoming obstacles to change. The EI team excels at developing customised plans built on our deep industry and functional expertise, rigorous fact gathering and analysis, and singular focus on results.At AlixPartners Mike led several… Show more Mike was a Senior Advisor in the EMEA Enterprise Improvement team at AlixPartners, helping global process manufacturing & FMCG companies maximise their customer valueAlixPartners’ Enterprise Improvement (EI) team has a long track record of overcoming obstacles to change. The EI team excels at developing customised plans built on our deep industry and functional expertise, rigorous fact gathering and analysis, and singular focus on results.At AlixPartners Mike led several projects as “Interim CXO”; from operational excellence transformation in a leading CPG / Food manufacturer to the turnaround of a major paper manufacturing company; from a multi-billion "merger of equals" in Consumer Digital to margin improvement projects in waste management and infrastructure operations. Show less

Europe

Programme Management of pan-European (and Global) Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain transformations. At Efficio, Mike led several transformation programmes in CPG Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Paper, Print & Packaging, Energy & Utilities, Chemicals and Consumer Digital industries with particular exposure to Private Equity portfolio companies. He also led the value creation planning for over 30 clients, the majority being PE portfolio companies.

Europe

Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing & e-Procurement technology. Projects in Automotive & Transport

Paris Area, France

P&L accountability on a European level for Xerox Paper, the majority category of the $800m Xerox Supplies business in EMEA. Led various integration projects across Europe as the business transformed from a country-led operation to an integrated European leader. Deep technical knowledge of pulp, paper and printing gained through starting in global R&D and developing supplier quality through visiting and auditing 40+ global paper mills. Strategic Procurement, Product… Show more P&L accountability on a European level for Xerox Paper, the majority category of the $800m Xerox Supplies business in EMEA. Led various integration projects across Europe as the business transformed from a country-led operation to an integrated European leader. Deep technical knowledge of pulp, paper and printing gained through starting in global R&D and developing supplier quality through visiting and auditing 40+ global paper mills. Strategic Procurement, Product Development & Launch, Product Management, ERP Implementation, Logistics optimisation, Rebranding execution, Statistical Process Control, Total Quality Management.Formerly on sponsored student programme, including one year work experience specialising in the implementation of Total Quality Management. Winner of inaugural European Quality Award with Rank Xerox in 1992 as a (junior) team member. Show less

Mba

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Process Chemical Engineering