Trusted Leader with progressive experience bringing insights and execution to drive sales growth and profitability through excellence in running a business and commercial (Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service) function operations. Focused on setting my team members 'up for success' to take care of our customers and deliver double digit growth. Agile at moving into unfamiliar areas, assessing inputs and information, defining priorities, then setting the direction to move forward. Broad experience in various business models, new and mature markets, commodity and specialty products / markets, and using needs-based segmentation principles to solve challenges and drive value creation for the company and the customer.Selected Accomplishments:*Led commodity and highly complex and specialized businesses, industries, and markets, of up to $350M, with a track record of exceeding performance targets.*Developed and implemented a new start-up business for silicone recycling delivering $1M in EBIT in the first year.*Managed a mature commodity product line of $500M annually and balanced market dynamics, supply and demand, and pricing to optimize profitability.*Directed Marketing & Executive Leadership Team for Dow Corning Global Life Sciences Industry, generating double digit growth and achieving $1.2B annually.*Directed Sales and Customer Service & Executive Leadership Team for Elkem Silicones America's Region, delivering 35%+ CAGR over 6 years and achieving ~$300 M annually. *Led Global Marketing & Sales Function Excellence and optimized recruiting & hiring, onboarding, strategic planning, customer distinction, process & tool standardization, value selling methodology, metrics, and reporting.*Devised and executed a disruptive branding and business model resulting in a new Dow Corning Business and reshaping the Silicone and Chemical Industry.