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An invaluable resource and adviser to C-suite, boards, investors and key decision makers of Fortune 100, public and PE-backed chemical, plastic, automotive and diverse industrial companies. Successful P&L leader who leverages his business acumen, operations skill set and technical background to define, articulate and deliver strategic direction and solutions that spur dramatic sales and earnings growth, drive innovation, and strengthen market share. A true leader who believes in open communication and collaboration with the organization, earns trust and respect, is able to execute a plan and vision, and instills a culture of confidence and success. Noted for…Executing Extraordinary Turnaround in Challenging Times: Led BASF Styrenics during the height of the economic crises and collapse of a JV with 33% sales growth in 3 years and break even EBITDA to $50M between 2008 - 2011. Executed substantial price increases, sizable and well-thought cost reductions, organization rationalization, global growth and new market penetration. Led divestiture of business into successful JV with Ineos, forming Styrolution which remains successful to this day.From Product to Market Orientation — Impressive Top and Bottom-Line Performance: Reorganized conservative commodity chemical organization of BASF Urethanes from a product to a market orientation. Created business teams that led to a 40% volume growth in 5 years to over 1 B lbs and EBIT which grew from $10M to $200M. Improved focus and expertise in key growth platforms, including specialty viscoelastic mattress foams, binders for wood building products, and adhesives and sealants for various industries. Propelling Growth through New Product Development and Talent: With the addition of several critical new recycle products and recruitment of highly reputable commercial/technical talent, expanded Wellman’s market presence growing business 10% in 2014 with record 25% profits, and 8% in 2016 following the 2015 collapse in energy.
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President And CeoBrunk LlcSouth Bend, In, Us
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President & CeoBrunk Llc 2017 - PresentGoshen, In, Us
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President, Wellman Engineering Resins And Vice President, Wellman Advanced MaterialsWellman Advanced Materials 2013 - 2016Initially recruited by PE-ownership to bring stability and reputation to the Wellman Engineering Resins (WER) division, subsequently growing WER 10% in 2014. Upon acquisition by Shanghai PRET Composites in 2015, promoted to commercial oversight for the entire Wellman Advanced Materials across all divisions, including WER, PRET’s thermoplastic olefins (TPO), RPET fiber, and lanolin. WER is the largest recycler of carpet, harvesting the nylon face fiber and converting it to plastic resin for injection molding applications meeting not only the OEM part specifications but with an important environmental benefit of reducing landfills and greenhouse gas emissions. Leveraged long-term, senior-level relationships at Ford to gain acceptance for RPET staple fiber which opened the door to 7M lbs. of new nonwoven underbody components at a major tier in a segment Wellman had limited previous sales.Recommended the closure of the unprofitable RPET flake business due to depressed virgin PET cost.Led successful three-year share growth strategy resulting in several new products, OEM material specifications, part approvals, and successful customer negotiations of 4M lbs. in the largest untapped recycle-based nylon 6 markets such as air intake manifolds (AIMs) and grill opening reinforcement (GORs) where recycled nylon 6 had never been used. -
Senior Vice President, Engineering PlasticsBasf 2010 - 2012Ludwigshafen, DeWhile still overseeing divestiture of the Styrenics business unit of BASF, was asked to also run the Engineering Resins BU. Had full P&L for $450M revenue, 350-employee division with three manufacturing plants in Wyandotte MI, Sparta TN and Altamira, MX.Grew revenue over 10% per year and profits from $30M to $50M between 2010 and 2012.Expanded Sparta and Altamira capacity by 30M lbs. to support customer growth in Southeast and Mexico.Launched innovative new thermoplastic composites in automotive and metal replacement applications.Reduced OSHA incidents to under 0.5 including a renewed focus on safety and 5S. -
Group Vice PresidentBasf 2008 - 2011Ludwigshafen, DePromoted to turnaround and drive change at this $500M BU, with a major focus on stabilization and profitability during the financial crises of 2008 - 2010. Full P&L for 250 employees and four manufacturing operations (for polystyrene, ABS, ASA, and SBC) in Altamira, MX and a business team throughout the US and Mexico.Reduced fixed costs $3M (10%) by centralizing manufacturing maintenance, streamlining the business units, and reducing all unnecessary costs.Leveraged 2010 butadiene shortage to raise ABS prices well beyond cost increase, thus driving significant margins. Our BU company mantra was "raise the roof" as the profitability took off.Drove PS volume by exporting to SA and ABS by gaining new business in a large segment previously abandoned.The success of the team and BU in the Americas and globally was so great, we made it very difficult for BASF to JV it with another company. Nobody expected such a turnaround in fortunes.
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Vice President - Polyurethane SystemsBasf 2006 - 2008Ludwigshafen, DeFull P&L for $400M, 300-employee polyurethane systems division, with three plants in Livonia MI, Clemson SC, and Orange, CA. Drove a cultural and organizational change from chasing the competition with “me-too” commodity products to leading the market with new product innovations.Launched several new urethane CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) products with higher growth potential than traditional rigid and flexible foams.Supported due diligence, acquisition and integration of $20M polyurethane spray elastomer company.Directed investment to expand capacity for CASE products in a sister plant to optimize supply chain costs.Closed $10M in new refrigeration insulation technology at Whirlpool that now represents BASF's biggest Systems volume.
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Business Director Polyurethane ChemicalsBasf 2001 - 2006Ludwigshafen, DeRecruited to apply GE's marketing philosophy to grow stagnant $600M urethane chemical business.Created three marketing teams comprised of a business manager (leader), sales, new market development and technical specialists that improved market knowledge, commercial negotiations and product development. Drove TDI share from 20% to 35% followed by major price increases and phenomenal profit improvement from 2001 - 2005.Launched team that focused solely on the CASE market, including “foam-in-a-can” and spray elastomers, a high growth segment that leveraged several chemical distributors that had not been a prominent channel previously.Grew MDI business in oriented strand board (OSB) in construction by 35%, which tightened capacity and drove margins.Overall, the Urethane Chemical (TDI, MDI and polyols) BU of BASF achieved tremendous growth and profitability between 2001 and 2006, whose success remains to this day, including a spirit of driving market innovations that did not exist in the past.
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Senior Vice President MarketingGe 2000 - 2001Boston, Ma, UsStarted a marketing team of 5 people at GE Capital Commercial Finance whose role was to aid in loan origination by leveraging GE company customer relationships across the country as well as through market analysis of the various industries that GE had specific expertise, such as plastics, retail, industrial, etc. -
Corporate Marketing ManagerGe 1998 - 2000Boston, Ma, UsSuccessfully led GE's cross-selling efforts at very high customer levels, by leveraging the support of GE's business people across the Midwest including executives such as Jim McNerny (President of GE Aircraft Engines at the time, now the retired CEO of Boeing) and Dave Calhoun (CEO of GE Lighting at the time, now head of Blackstone's Private Equity). Introduced these senior executives to firms like Eli Lily and Proctor and Gamble to help them understand GE initiatives such as 6 Sigma, Work-out, and the Change Acceleration Process (CAP) for the purpose of cross-selling GE products and services.
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Automotive Marketing Manager - Lighting And PowertrainGe 1995 - 1998Boston, Ma, UsResponsible for growing GE Plastics business in automotive applications in Europe.
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Automotive Industry Manager And Market Development RepresentativeGe 1989 - 1995Boston, Ma, Us
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Technical Sales Representative And Research ChemistBasf 1984 - 1989Ludwigshafen, De
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The University Of DetroitChemical Engineering (Polymer Science)
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University Of DetroitChemistry
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University Of DetroitPolymer Chemistry
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University Of DetroitChemistry
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