Vp & General Manager, Consumer
Indianapolis, Indiana Area
Consumer Products Operating Board leader responsible for all aspects and the strategic direction of this division, including P&L performance, long-range planning, global product strategies, and market/category expansion. Provided cross-functional leadership to five Vice Presidents on my board, with direct responsibility for all sales and marketing functions. Primary customers included: Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, Ace Hardware, True Value, Do-It-Best, Cabela's, Dick's ➢ Led development of AOSafety brand of safety products in all major hardware/home center stores➢ 9 Consecutive years of top line GROWTH➢ Our Consumer Division consistently led entire organization in new product success➢ Managed balancing supply chain between make vs buy➢ Key 3M/Aearo integration leader