Steve Baker Email & Phone Number

Steve Baker is a Founding Partner at CE2 Partners. He possess expertise in leadership, p&l management, strategic planning, new business development, sales management and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I worked with Steve and his team to develop a unique business model that goes after the fast-growing market for adjustable height furniture for offices, including a deep partnership with Haworth, one of the world's largest manufacturers of contract office furnishings. Steve, led for Ergotron from conception through the legal establishment of the venture and operational implementation. This included modeling how the business would work, negotiating partner terms and managing the financial and operational risks. More importantly, Steve and his project manager led in preparing Ergotron to engage with Haworth, including "teaching" Ergotron the contract furniture business including what it takes to compete, how to work with contract furniture dealers and sales representatives, and how to achieve profitable growth. Steve is a great executive and it has been a pleasure to know and work with him.", "Under Steve’s leadership over the past 3 as the President of Ergotron Commercial Products, sales and profits achieved double digit growth. Among other things, Steve caused us to rethink our price positions driving substantial improvements to EBITDA, strengthened our competitive position, substantially improved organizational effectiveness and led us into a major new market where we had unrealized practical advantages in products and distribution, effectively doubling the company’s overall addressable market. He has great instincts for growing profits and, just as important, uses his strong communication and interpersonal skills, and inspirational leadership style to get everyone on board.", and "As the CFO of Nilfisk-Advance Americas I worked closely with Steve and his Financial Controller developing the Company’s largest sales division in Nilfisk-Advance with full P&L responsibilities. Steve is a dynamic general manager, sales and marketing leader with strong analytical skills who can execute. He has an innate ability to bring strategic market concepts to life, is profit focused and creates a winning, customer-focused culture. I would recommend Steve to manage a Company with ambitious growth plans, challenging market conditions and in need of innovative and game changing leadership."

Listed skills include Leadership, P&L Management, Strategic Planning, New Business Development, and 46 others.

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