Global President
PRESIDENT – TEXTRON POWER TRANSMISSION (TPT), Huddersfield, UK and Traverse City, MI 2001 – 2003Held P&L responsibility for this $274M global division, one of 10 in Textron’s $3B industrial sector employing 1,000 people. Division is an aggregation of acquisitions over five-year period. Sales transacted through 40 strategic locations worldwide. Locations generated revenues by utilizing multiple channels, including internal and external distribution in North America, UK, , Italy, India, Sweden, South Africa, Thailand, Hungary (JV) and Australia.EXECUTIVE VP – GLOBAL OPERATIONS, TEXTRON INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT, Providence, RI - 2001Reported to industrial segment CEO, managing more than 100 primary locations worldwide ($4B business segment.. Worked closely with divisions in defining manufacturing strategies, cross-segment synergies and in divisional- and segment-level strategic planning, M&A opportunities and divestiture needs. MANAGING DIRECTOR, TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE, Turin, Italia, 1999 – 2001Delegated responsibilities to 16 members of Management Committee while overseeing their activities, including P&L and cash management, legal, business development (M&A), operations, sales, engineering and product development. Responsible for integration of eight plants in Italy, as well as a development center.. Member of board of directors of Textron Automotive Italia and sole director of two wholly owned subsidiaries of joint venture. Board member of one of the Italian joint venture partners. Negotiated, acquired, and integrated the Cassino Plastics operations from FIAT. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT – OPERATIONS, TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE, Troy, MI, 1997 – 1999Responsible for financial and operational success of $500M sub-group (6 domestic and international plants) employing 3,200 associates, with activities spanning P&L, continuous improvement, and facility capitalization.