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Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Promoted at this global diversified industrial entity to support Group President in newly formed role to develop and drive organic, sustainable growth across initially four, now 12, stand-alone businesses serving global retail customer base. Provide leadership on innovation, marketing, product development, partnerships, acquisitions and go-to-market strategies. Lead innovation initiatives across businesses. Create and execute on brand and marketing strategies. Build organizational capability. Engage sales leaders in identifying customer growth opportunities. Design and lead customer engagement strategies.☛ Delivered three-year operating income CAGR first two years, exceeding targets. Increased operating income growth for portfolio of businesses. Built team of marketing, research/insights and engineering resources. Contributed to new product lines being used by two of largest grocers in the U.S. Provided business growth model expanded across Marmon groups.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Appointed with full P&L to turn around and accelerate growth of this eight-figure business serving retail industry. Led and reorganized leadership team, reset strategic focus, developed operational and new product development processes and go to market strategy. Hired functional gaps. Reduced overhead. Expanded market presence. Drove new supplier strategy and management. Injected proactive and accountable culture.☛ Improved operating income. Led launch of new website, brand strategy and guidelines. Hired agency to support product launches and ongoing marketing. Reduced product development / R&D costs. Developed new product lines for new retail channels and launched marketing and pricing strategy. Established team communication strategy and reporting to improve organizational culture, knowledge, engagement and performance.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Recruited for fresh thinking and technology expertise to transform this four-company global BU portfolio of B2B store equipment businesses into high performing unit. Led P&L along with four BU-president direct reports and senior innovation resource. Oversaw sales, operations, marketing, engineering, new product development and retail global innovation center. Drove technology into offerings, evolved team and strengthened go to market. Cut costs. Established marketing and customer activation plan. Drove manufacturing changes, refined organizational structure, and replaced key roles.☛ Transformed one business to achieve YoY sales and income growth. Exceeded annual operating income forecast. Created growth strategy to enter three markets, increasing YOY sales. Developed first of its kind automated shelf tracking system. Executed new product line accessories at two major retailers to support new user experiences.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Appointed as part of executive professional development at this fifth-largest full-service wireless carrier in U.S. Tasked with delivering subscriber/revenue growth and customer acquisition while positioning services in highly competitive market. Led team of FTE’s managing pricing, promotion, lifecycle strategies, and execution. Directed strategic planning to boost customer engagement. Launched competitive pricing strategies. Reformulated marketing operations. Injected analytics and personalization. Shifted organizational priorities.☛ Delivered lift in new customers and reduced customer churn. Positioned prepaid offering as driver of revenue and retention. Accelerated time to market. Drove strategies to engage the customer base and assure over $5B in revenue.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Appointed based on record of driving growth and developing teams, tasked to establish innovation capability and team focused on revenue growth in adjacent and disruptive spaces while driving opportunities for mature products. Led direct reports and staff in product management, product development, product operations, vendor management, product strategy, business development, innovation, and corporate ventures.☛ Built company’s first innovation team. Established first corporate venture fund focused on early-stage organizations and technology, bolstering innovation pipeline leading to investment in two startups. Created teams for growth areas and new revenue streams. Grew device protection revenue and increased base penetrations.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Promoted to newly created role to build organizational capability to meet evolving market dynamics. Responsible strategy, development, go to market, in-life management, contract management, and strategic investments for all consumer and business products and services. Drove major marketing reorganization.☛ Increased device sales in company owned stores. Led go-to-market strategy and execution for two of four new growth initiatives. Increased accessory revenue and margin.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Promoted to lead product development, product strategy, business development, and product finance. Oversaw customer experience and go to market strategy. Renegotiated partner contracts.☛ Accelerated execution of 4G LTE Network two years ahead of plan. Developed strategy for Android mobile OS and led market launch of devices. Reduced time to market by 25%.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Redefined and led product strategy team to assess new business opportunities, create cross functional strategies, manage product portfolio, and prioritize portfolio. ☛ Created 18-36-month roadmap.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Initially in finance; transitioned into process and product management including expat assignment in Tianjin, China. Part of initial finance team supporting start up business out of Motorola Labs. Developed first smartphone portfolio for Motorola.

Mba, Marketing, Strategy, Entrepreneurship And Organizational Development

Education record

Bs, Finance And International Studies