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OPERATING EXECUTIVE | PRIVATE EQUITY LEADERPROFESSIONAL SUMMARYDistinguished +25 year career serving the automotive, aerospace, and global manufacturing sectors. Leader of global manufacturers, growing and profitable or distressed, from privately held lower mid-market to revenues approaching $2B.Experience acquired from holding a variety of positions as a senior executive with P&L responsibility, professional service director, and private equity leader. Over a decade of private equity experience as a President & CEO, COO, Portfolio Operations VP, Board Member, Executive Advisor.General management, strategy, operations, finance, sales & engineering, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) expertise.Automotive expert with diversified leadership skills in aerospace and defense, aftermarket, general industrial, lighting, transportation, building products, material handling, and heavy duty markets.Years of foreign placement managing operations in Mexico, South America, Europe, and Asia.Performance improvement expert implementing well known waste reduction concepts to complex manufacturing operations.EMPLOYER HISTORYC-suite/Board-level advisor roles & various operating and M&A leadership positions- Cree Lighting (President)- Vari-Form Group (President & CEO)- American Axle & Manufacturing (Head of M&A)- Apollo Global Management (Advisory)- Odyssey Investment Partners / L-com Global Connectivity (COO)- AlixPartners / OakTree Capital / Chassix (Advisory)- Court Square Capital Partners (Advisory)- Mistequay Group (President & CEO)- Conway MacKenzie (Turnaround Advisory)- Platinum Equity (Board, Portfolio Operations)

Listed skills include Mergers, Private Equity, Automotive, Manufacturing, and 34 others.

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  President

  Cree Lighting

  May 2021 - Oct 2023 - Wisconsin, United States