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Weybridge, England, Gb

Executive operational leadership responsibility to build and optimize the Minova Global (Aurelius Capital Management) platform through private equity acquisition, rapid organic growth, and portfolio integration. Minova is a trusted structural products and solution partner to the mining and infrastructure industries.

Leadership responsibility to help build the Seal For Life Infrastructure Coatings (Arsenal Capital Partners) platform through private equity acquisition, rapid organic growth, and portfolio integration. Seal For Life is a growing systems and solutions platform providing high value infrastructure preservation.

Clayton, Mo, Us

Management of global supply chain and sourcing for the 2.6B$ Epoxy business unit within the Olin Corporation, including significant sourcing, production, and customer service in all major geographies.Key priorities to deliver a reliable, resilient, and cost effective supply and operational plan for the existing business, and to develop and deliver new products and capacity in an organized and effective manner. This is a complex business that ranges from commodity chemicals where the priority is on lowest global cost to serve, through differentiated specialties where responsive service is critical to customer.In October 2015, the global Epoxy business was divested from Dow Chemical Company to the Olin Corporation. During this transition, it was essential to maintain business operational continuity. All aspects of business operation, including sourcing contracts, international trade, global logistics, and business enterprise management continuity, needed to be redesigned and implemented within the new business structure. This was accomplished within a six month transition period, with the resulting high functioning global operation.

Midland, Michigan, Us

Commercial and operational leadership for GNS Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, specializing in high performance coatings and adhesives.This represented complete organizational leadership and direct engagement across all facets of business operation, including; operations, commercial, supply chain, community relations, and profit/loss responsibilities. This experience was unique, leading an entrepreneurial organization, while still establishing the discipline of management control expectations of the parent company.

Midland, Michigan, Us

Organizational leadership for a specialty chemical production unit within the Dow Texas Operations. Direct supervisory responsibility for a 54 person team, consisting of engineering and union labor professionals, operating a 125mm$ capital facility, with a 58mm$/yr revenue. Key responsibilities included; maintaining safe and compliant operations, reliably meeting production plan, managing a 7mm$/yr fixed cost expense budget, and providing professional development and guidance for the team.