I am a RETIRED successful leader with significant P&L management experience as company president and general manager of six businesses with sales ranging from $35M-$200+M, as well as functional experience in operations, marketing/sales/product management, and mergers and acquisitions. Successes have included improving chemicals and materials businesses, through top line growth, fueled by value added product development , margin improvement and Lean/productivity gains. Businesses managed (6 in total) served the construction, lighting, auto/transportation, recycling and industrial markets. Businesses were units of a large public company (GE), a medium sized family-owned business, private equity owned and foreign owned.Specialties: P&L management of specialty chemicals and materials businesses, experienced operations manager for multi-plant businesses, and union and non-union work forces, marketing/product management and sales leader for multiple businesses, strategic planning and acquisitions totaling $900 million for two businesses with initial sales ranging from $400-800 million