Global executive with extensive experience across Europe, the Americas, and Asia with a broad industrialgoods background encompassing automotive, electronics, steel, motorcycle, software, and chemicals.Recognized for driving operational excellence and business innovation in demanding environments. Highly skilled in negotiation and strategic planning, with a robust track record of leading business turnarounds, new business scaling, and industrial digital transformations. Demonstrated capability in spearheading sales growth, corporate innovation, and sustainability initiatives. Wharton School graduate with a proven ability to merge technology, finance, and management to achieve outstanding results. Expertise includes:• Business Innovation• Partnership Management• P&L Management and Improvement• Business Process Reengineering• Finance and Budgetary Control• Problem Solving• Marketing• Leadership and Team Building• Organizational Expansions and Consolidations• Continuous Improvement• Crisis Management• Change Management• Business Turnarounds• TPS / LEAN Manufacturing• Plant Start-ups / Launches• International Operations• Strategic Planning and Execution
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Vice PresidentBridgestone Mobility Solutions Oct 2021 - Jan 2024EuropeVice President, BMS OE Business Development Jan 2023-Jan 2024• Collaborated with OEMs (traditional, emerging, and platform) to develop an end-to-end digital solution for heavy duty truck/bus, LCVs, and robo-taxi/robo-delivery fleets• Combined fleet management systems, tire mounted sensors, tire models, tire management, and data to create a robust fleet uptime and safety solution• Established market technology needs and worked with Bridgestone’s Digital Lab to perfect the tire digital twin and its applications to properties such as rolling resistance, vehicle range, and fleet sustainability improvement• Negotiated development and partnership agreements with technology companies to complete Bridgestone’s technology offering and enhance autonomous driving capabilities• Developed partnerships with industry leading Tier 1s, mobility players, and European trailer OEMs to augment Bridgestone’s mobility ecosystem and provide an end-to-end digital solution to Bridgestone’s OE and aftermarket customers• Worked with emerging OEMs and new European market entrants to provide an asset light solution for warranty and aftermarket tires and service with Bridgestone’s Retail and Core Tire teamsVice President, BMS Tire Solutions Oct 2021-Dec 2022• Board member Bridgestone Mobility Solutions driving business innovation within Bridgestone• P&L responsibility for B2B, B2C, and Advanced Tire Solutions for OEM and aftermarket• Led team of over sixty people engaged in digital transformation and incubation including sales, marketing, business process, product development, and software engineering functions• Promoted promising business models while restructuring and eliminating those lacking adequate value propositions • Established OE and aftermarket pilots to refine and co-create solutions with clear path to scale -
Vice President, Industrial DivisionTrucent 2019 - 2020United States• P&L responsibility of $17 million division. Trucent is a $40+ million privately held North American company providing separation services, lease and sale of separation technology, and sustainability consulting for purification and reuse of industrial fluids including wastewater and improved bioprocess yields• Managed corporate marketing and IT, improving lead generation by launching a new corporate website and creating partnerships with fluid suppliers and chemical management companies• Implemented corporate CRM system, creating an integrated sales and service process• Developed more efficient separation methods using electrochemistry, microfiltration, and chemical additions to enhance the current ultrafiltration, distillation and centrifugation technology • Restructured business during COVID improving EBITDA 4% versus prior year • Customers included FCA, GM, Ford, American Axial, Accuride, Honeywell, Magna, and other automotive and aerospace companies -
President And CooSunstar Engineering Americas, Inc. 2004 - 2018Americas And Europe• Global officer and member of several boards of a $1.3 billion privately held global conglomerate of consumer and industrial goods• P&L responsibility and management control of $100 million+ U.S. and European operations engaged in the design and manufacture of automotive adhesives, sealants, gaskets, and coatings and machined motorcycle braking and drivetrain components for OEM and aftermarket• Managed three offices (U.S., Italy and Germany), two U.S. plants and seven global toll manufacturers• Led multi-site plant operations including automated CNC machining cells and chemical mixing/reacting with TPS / LEAN manufacturing• Built new European headquarters and automotive chemical plant in Rain, Germany (Munich Area) to further globalize operations. (Site selection, design/implementation with German architect and builders)• Restructured division and hired new leadership team, moved legal headquarters from Italy to Germany and eliminated annually recurring €2 million loss• Implemented comprehensive automated management systems to exceed customer expectations of quality (IATF16949), environmental (ISO14001), and safety (ISO45001) standards• Customers included Toyota, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Bose, Subaru, BMW, etc. and their Tier 1s throughout Europe and the Americas -
President And CooZuken 2001 - 2004United States• P&L responsibility for U.S. subsidiary of a $140 million electronics software company• Achieved turnaround revitalizing U.S. and European (Germany, France, and UK) entities by reducing expenses, streamlining products and eliminating redundant development costs• Implemented supply chain consulting-based businesses winning multi-million dollar contracts with Global 500 companies -
Manager, Planning And Operations, Consumer TiresBridgestone Aug 2000 - Feb 2001• Oversaw P&L performance of five consumer sub-divisions: Retail Stores, Dealer, OE, Corporate Accounts and Credit Card at the Consumer President's direction• Generated $3 billion divisional budget • Supported M&A activity -
Manager, Strategic Planning, Consumer TiresBridgestone Americas Jul 1999 - Jul 2000• Introduced new channel concepts including franchising• Designed and implemented B2B and B2C digital marketing strategies• Developed strategic partnerships to expand BFS' MasterCare retail store and dealer channel business -
Manager, Product Planning And Channel Marketing, Consumer TiresBridgestone Americas Nov 1997 - Jul 2000• Managed nine brands totaling 160 product lines and 1,500 items with combined sales of $500 million• Created ten year master product plan for all BFS brands based on product life cycles, plant complexity minimization and consumer/competitive needs• Coordinated new product launches • Managed channel marketing issues, policies and promotions -
Manager, Channel Marketing And Pricing, Associate And Private BrandsBridgestone Americas Apr 1995 - Oct 1997• Established all prices and sales programs• Developed $700 million divisional budget• Negotiated $100 million deal with Pep Boys• Combined Dayton division(associate and private brands) with Bridgestone division -
Engineering, Passenger/Light Truck Tire And Process EngineeringBridgestone Americas Mar 1993 - Apr 1995• Designed and maintained APQP system• Coordinated new product launches at four NA manufacturing facilities -
Management, International Strategic PlanningSumitomo Metal Industries 1990 - 1991Tokyo, Japan• Negotiated joint ventures, prepared feasibility studies for projects in Thailand, evaluated proposed international M&A targets and assisted in the management of SMI's joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries in the U.S. and Asia.
Michael Messer Education Details
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Finance And Multinational Management -
Chemical Engineering
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Michael Messer attended The Wharton School, University Of Pennsylvania.
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