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MARKETING / GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTVersatile executive and solutions-driven strategist, consistently delivering financial and brand value to internal and external stakeholders. Five-time award winner for global innovation, marketing excellence, and development/commercialization of patented technology. Skilled consensus builder who leads cross-functional and multi-disciplinary groups to penetrate new/existing markets, facilitate technology adoption, and improve company’s competitive stance. SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS• Directed development through commercialization of 3 patented process technologies, achieving $26MM sales growth in first year and delivering a 25% Division Vitality Index. • Established a joint development agreement around novel nanotechnology, targeting new and adjacent markets in excess of $500MM.• Collaborated with a recognized innovator in a target market, and set up the first co-branding agreement in company history.• Primary business leader, sponsor, and Board Member of Nalco-Keystone Joint Venture since 2007, a high risk/reward investment in the corporate project portfolio.• Expatriate assignment leading the consolidation and integration of Pan European and Latin American business within a $700MM global division; introduced programs that resulted in double-digit sales and market share growth.• Managed distributor and sales activity that generated $10MM in 4-state regional territory.Specialties: Identifying & Developing Markets, Project Management, Stage & Gate, Commercialization, M&A

Listed skills include Cross Functional Team Leadership, Strategy, Business Development, Product Development, and 34 others.