Ron Kaplan Email & Phone Number

Seasoned turnaround expert. Inspirational leader. Value creator. Ron Kaplan is known as the CEO who turned an ailing, debt-laden building products manufacturer into the world’s leading supplier of high-performance, wood-alternative decking products. During an eight-year tenure, Kaplan abolished a $134 million debt load to zero, created $2 billion in shareholder value, and engineered the business strategy that saw stock prices soar an astonishing 1,200 percent. Wall Street has taken notice: one analyst calls Kaplan’s accomplishment “the most successful, extensive turnaround of a company that I’ve seen in the building materials space.” The Wharton-educated leader, ranked #14 out of 18,000 small cap CEOs in the U.S. by ExecRanks, opens doors to international markets, restores credibility with lenders and shareholders, and produces superior financial results.Currently Chairman of the Board of Trex Inc., Kaplan serves on four boards: two public (Trex [TREX] and Caesarstone [CSTE]) and two private (eCore and Neuraly). He is actively seeking a fifth.Contact: ronaldwilliamkaplan@gmail.comKEYWORDS: manufacturing, outstanding communicator, expert financial acumen, industrial turnaround artist, executive presence, international manufacturing, international operations, Olympic Trial Finalist, acquisitions, revolving credit syndication, foreign market expansion, building products industry, facility consolidation, manufacturing strategy, global strategy, organizational design, joint ventures

Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, International Business Development, Leadership, and 27 others.

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  The Wharton School, University Of Pennsylvania

  Mba