Bio

35+ years in Engineered Materials, Industrial Minerals/Minerals processing, and Automotive sectors. Experienced in business strategy development and execution, global marketing/sales strategy and implementation, general management, organizational transformation, new business development and accelerating global commercialization. Worked extensively in North America, Asia and Europe. Lived in UK and managed European/Africa/India standalone businesses that included 1,000 employees and eight manufacturing sites. Developed and implemented turnaround program for a Vesuvius ceramics business in North America, then led divestment of business unit. Successful turnaround left business unit as the lone producer of these high value engineered materials in the Americas. Successfully reorganized and implemented multiple global commercial organizations. Prior to MSI, worked for Unifrax in a $280M Vice President global commercial leadership role in the Thermal Management Division. Managed profit/loss for business for two automotive business units in China.