James Simpkins Email & Phone Number

PRESIDENT / INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MANUFACTURING Strategic Development • Lean Manufacturing • Organizational TransformationJames Simpkins (“Jim”) is a strategic global leader with C-Suite, executive committee and board director experience, with a record of transforming international businesses into highly visible multi-billion dollar organizations. With 15+ years of C-Suite and President leadership experience, Jim has taken organizations and business units through organic growth and M&A, as well as restructuring and operational initiatives, improving sales, profit, technology, customer relations and manufacturing, strengthening companies’ competitive positioning and building business value. Throughout his career Jim has developed and leveraged a deep knowledge of global manufacturers and marketers of specialized extreme environment components and sub-systems for aerospace, defense and energy markets through his work with Meggitt companies, Crane Valve Group, Whittaker Corporation companies and others, including Rockwell International. He partners with senior executive teams and boards, advising on and managing full P&L operations generating up to $2.7B+ in sales with 10,500 employees. Jim currently consults with major hedge fund and management consulting firms on key business aspects of aerospace component and subsystem manufacturing. Hall marks of Jim Simpkins’ career include:-Drove Billion-dollar Growth in Executive and Board Roles – Led Key Sales and M&A initiatives.-Delivered Strategic Communications – Built Key Investor and Customer Relationships.-Evolved Technology - Mapped Customer Needs to Product Delivery for Competitive Positioning.-Founder of the Meggitt Production System – Implemented LEAN for Operational Improvements.-Developed and Managed Talent – Created Future-focused Talent Pipeline.

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  California State University, Northridge

  Business Administration And Management