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Wayne, PA, US

Strategic advisor to CEO and senior management

Stoney Creek, Ontario, CA

TorQuest Partners, Toronto, announced the acquisition of Bartek on November 12, 2018. Bartek is a global leader in the sales and production of malic and fumaric acids, specialty chemicals that improve flavor profiles, extend shelf life in beverages, confectionary and bakery products. Bartek products are produced in two plants in Southern Ontario and sold.

400% gain in Pharma revenue and major cost reduction brought Delavau, a large contract pharma contract manufacturer and innovator in clean label food ingredients, back from the brink of bankruptcy. Breakthrough continuous pharma manufacturing processes attracted large OTC brands for best in class quality, cost and speed to market.

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• Strategic leader for $250 million global producer of specialty chemicals and drug delivery systems for global pharmaceutical, personal care and confectionary markets. Created vision, strategy, provided coaching and.
• Reinvented company as key global industry player through series of strategic acquisitions and joint ventures and an ongoing stream of new products.
• Conceived and executed critical organizational development initiatives, strategic alliances, licensing agreements and M&A/JV transactions. Grew from a $50M domestic company to $250M global leader
• Completed first sale of company in 1998 to Associated British Foods. Managed transition from private equity ownership to Associated British Foods while maintaining key leadership team and business momentum.
• Achieved significant competitive advantage across North American and global markets by consummating ventures with Asian, South American, European and US companies.
• Crossed-over all functional lines of operations to identify and leverage organizational strengths and maximize internal and external resources to deliver “best-in-class” performance.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Division Manager, Marine Colloids Division (1985 – 1990)Led $100 million producer of specialty chemicals for food, personal care and biotechnology industries supplying 100+ countries. Managed multiple manufacturing.
• Led successful turnaround initiative, including union decertification. This business is the foundation of FMC's highly successful Biopolymer business sold to DuPont
• Established and steered business, finance and marketing strategies, built and led teams, managed labor negotiations/relations, and established and achieved “best in class” performance throughout organization.
• Guided new product development and segmented market to optimize sales and marketing efforts. Penetrated competitively important markets in South America, Europe and Asia. Converted sales channel from distributors in.

Conshohocken, PA, US

• Managed operations of four North American divisions with $150 million in annual revenue, functioning as a stand-alone business unit within $400 million parent company. Led core management team of eight in finance, R&D.
• Shaped vision, gained buy-in and executed strategies that won Quaker’s first chemical management contract and successfully positioned business for future growth in this rapidly growing market.
• Forged dramatic restructuring from five plants to two plants, positioning company for long-term growth and profitability.
• Created joint venture to gain access to transformational recycling technology that provided vehicle to enter new markets and generate new recurring revenue.
• Liquidated assets of an earlier, unsuccessful venture and sold off non-core technology, delivering cash proceeds of $12 million.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering

Bs Aerospace Engineering, Engineering

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