I’ve joined LinkedIn to assist the community with advice, guidance and contacts in the areas business leadership, serving on boards; organizational development, strategic planning as well as in manufacturing, operations and executive management.Projects we can discuss: logistics and distribution; corporate finance and P&L responsibilities; and leading transformative change. I have extensive contacts across the USA and in the Far East, including China, and would be happy to share with you my experiences in off shore manufacturing and how to ensure successful multicultural initiatives.Topics of interest include supporting sales, marketing, IT, HR, operations and financial teams to business consensus and how to craft a collective mission and shared sense of purpose. I have overcome many challenges and can offer advice on how to deal with ambiguity and the nuances of negotiating the effective resolution of complex business issues.Please feel free to reach out to me directly via LinkedIn mail or send me an email at richardlow5@gmail.comSpecialties: Boards of directors; business valuation; acquisition planning, evaluation, and integration; retail and marketing strategies, cooperative management; regulatory oversight and compliance; corporate governance and administration; staff development and mentoring audits and providing clear direction and the re-engineering of company mission and focus.