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Siegel is a PE-backed leading distributor of bakery ingredients, serving commercial bakeries, restaurants, educational institutions, food services, and beyond across New England.

Providence, Ri, Us

I launched the Office of Innovation, and led the services and solutions business, as well as the e-commerce business. We generated insights and value from data and technology, launched an ecommerce marketplace, and enhanced and expanded our retail media network (RMN) capabilities to achieve unprecedented growth. We recruited superb talent, promoted excellent associates, and advocated for DE&I. At our core, UNFI exists to make grocery retailers and suppliers successful. We leveraged our expertise, thought leadership, and scale to help these business partners drive revenue and reduce operating expense.NYSE: UNFI is the largest publicly traded wholesale grocery distributor serving natural superstores, independent retailers, conventional supermarket chains, and e-commerce retailers.

Providence, Ri, Us

I had P&L responsibility for our services and e-commerce business units, and I led our strategy & innovation functions. I also established an investment committee, as well as the underlying acquisition strategy and framework, while overseeing our corporate development team.

Providence, Ri, Us

I led cross a functional value creation process to drive $100M+/yr enhanced profitability for the enterprise. I held responsibility for opportunity assessment and sizing, overall transformation management, alignment & accountability across leads of each initiative, and management of our relationship with a big 3 consulting firm for support. I served as executive sponsor to “rally the troops,” and brief colleagues on the leadership team on our progress, challenges, and additional opportunities. The nature of the work is highly collaborative, and performance-based. It also requires a willingness to iterate and adjust, in normal times, to say nothing of during a pandemic.

Houston, Tx, Us

Designed & launched new cross selling strategy across broadline and specialty meat, seafood and produce businesses. Took concept from beta to national rollout, and grew revenue from $0 to $50MM run-rate. Refined sales strategy, adjusted service model, deployed CRM, optimized compensation.NYSE: SYY

Houston, Tx, Us

Partnered with the division President to assume P&L responsibility for one of the largest broadline divisions in the corporation (850 employees, 9,000 customers, 14,000 SKUs, $1BN+ in revenue). Held direct responsibility for 150-person sales & marketing team. Took local sales from <4% growth to 11%+ growth.

Houston, Tx, Us

Led 200-person integration planning for proposed $8.2BN transaction with US Foods. Managed 30 business teams conducting organizational redesign and identifying $600M in synergies. Regularly briefed Sysco’s Board of Directors and served as Head of Divestiture Management Office in negotiations with Blackstone and their portfolio company, Performance Food Group.

Houston, Tx, Us

Drove strategic assessment of Sysco's company-wide transformational initiatives across sales, merchandising, distribution, and G&A. Led management of the initiatives and detailed reporting to the senior executive team and Board of Directors, enabling the company to exceed the aggregate goal of $550 million in run-rate cost savings over 3 years by 30%+.

Houston, Tx, Us

Engaged by the CFO to drive strategy behind company-wide cost savings initiatives. Partnered with the CEO and his direct reports to hone the Company’s corporate strategy for each major function.

New York, Ny, Us

Strategic advisory firm serving the needs of institutional private equity investors and senior management teams. Provided thought-leadership for teams conducting pre-investment due diligence for leading PE firms.

Boston, Ma, Us

The Parthenon Group (acquired by E&Y in 2014) is a leading global strategic advisory and principal investment firm founded by Bill Achtmeyer with offices in Boston, London, Mumbai and San Francisco.Drove thought leadership and client communication on dozens of pre-investment market due diligence assignments for middle market private equity investors. Advised a multi-billion dollar industrial lighting company on divestitures, optimized the sales force for a leading legal information database provider, and advised a UK-based media conglomerate on investing in the US for-profit education market.

New York, Ny, Us

Led strategic planning, financial modeling, and intellectual property strategy as employee #7 for this venture-backed technology company with patented engineering to make fresh ice cream in a foodservice machine. Established capital requirements to move from product design to testing early units in the field. MooBella was named one of Time Magazine's most intriguing innovations of 2006.

Us

Partnered with management teams to execute middle market buyouts in publishing & business services. Structured transactions, developed financial models, and conducted debt and equity fund-raising.

Boston, Ma, Us

2-year rotational program within major law firm and its consulting affiliate, ML Strategies

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Ba, Political Science