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C-Level and Senior Executive Synopsis

 

Over twenty five years of C-Level and Senior Executive experience with Global and Regional expertise transforming B2B and B2C businesses in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. I have experiences leading businesses in both the public and private in all market economic conditions. Currently a retained Executive Adviser to global PE funds on strategy and investment thesis as well as successful transactions. I am in addition a Senior Adviser to CEO's of major ingredient industry targeting significant growth in the F&B space, in areas such as alternative protein, natural ingredients, CBD and sugar reduction technology.

Industry specializations include:

Food & Beverage, Flavors, Nutrition & Ingredients, working across all market economic types.

 

Key C-level accountability have included full P&L accountability for a 1.5B (billion / bio) Swiss Franc business with oversight for all elements of the value chain from innovation, sales, and marketing to supply chain. More recently global P&L responsibility for a $1.6 B, global phosphates business

 

Delivered record levels of organic performance improvement in financial ,service performance and successfully completed 3 global M&A processes with full Board support

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Transformed not only the performance of divisions from a P&L perspective but also cultural transformation while implementing significant change management, and achieving record employee engagement scores.

Lead the re-engineering of the global leadership team, driving gender balance in key strategic roles and instilling a continuous improvement mindset, and implemented a 5 years strategic growth road-map achieved one year in advance.

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Implemented a series of performance culture programs within the commercial areas as well as supply chain while achieving very high employee engagement scores.

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Experience working at the highest levels within large, publicly-listed, global and regional companies as well as privately held, and have learned to adapt leadership skills accordingly.

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

 

I believe that four main qualities have allowed me to transform multiple businesses and cultures over my career, these being curiosity, resilience, and accessibility, and affirming the tenants of cultural diversity in the workplace.

 

A visionary leader with a collaborative mindset, my business philosophy is driven by five key pillars:

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(1) Develop relevant solutions through insight and intimacy with Consumers and Customers

(2) Communicate a clear ambition and vision, and onboard key stakeholders

(3) Develop a service mindset across the whole value chain

(4) Drive agility, simplicity, and empowerment

(5) Excellence in execution and, of course, post evaluation and improvement 

 

Firmly believing one must consider all stakeholders, I understand challenges and tailor proposals to help customers win with their consumers and achieve their internal KPI’s.

FAVORITE QUOTE

 

“No matter how beautiful the strategy, occasionally you must also look at the results.”


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