Lloyd Somers over 30 years of experience specializing in driving operational excellence, cost reduction, and ROI for Private Equity funds and their portfolio companies. • Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in BPO, manufacturing, forest products, business services, consumer products, energy, pharmaceuticals, and banking. • Global operating experience across - India, APAC, Europe, North America and LATAM. • Leadership roles in acquisitions, integrations, and joint venture at a Fortune 200 company.Doubled revenue during pandemic years through innovative marketing as a franchise owner within a Gladstone Private Equity owned national brand. While Vice President of Global Application Management at NorthgateArinso, owned by KKR. Led system and application services for clients in more than 60 countries and participated in the business case leading to the acquisition of Convergys.CIO of Exult, a General Atlantic portfolio company, engaging Global 500 companies in BPO services based largely on technology. Success of the business model led to acquisition, valued at $750M, by Aon/Hewitt, in less than five years. Program Director at Weyerhaeuser, overseeing technology in the company's largest, $2.6B division. Recruited to lead $110MM project that had twice failed. The initiative included an ERP and re-engineering project to replace all IT infrastructure and business information systems for 65 plants and 8,000 users. Successful completion of the effort was recognized as the largest and most successful IT project in company history. Mr. Somers earned his Bachelor of Science from Arkansas State University.