EXPERIENCE
CMO, Chief Outsiders 2020- current
Fractional CMOs at Chief Outsiders build Engines for Growth at privately held and private equity held mid-size companies. Our focus is on helping midsize companies grow via implementing major growth initiatives in strategy, marketing and business management. We do this in a way that continues to drive top-line growth over the years to come.
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Vice President of Sales, System Improvements Inc. 2016- 2018
Commercial leader for company providing the proprietary TapRooT® methodology, SaaS, training and consulting for identifying and fixing root causes of mission-critical problems like industrial accidents, quality issues, human errors, medical mistakes, and environmental releases.
President, HTC Inc. (Husqvarna) 2014-2016
General manager for North America division of private equity-owned construction equipment company.
HTC is a global leader in grinders, dust extractors, diamond tooling, chemicals, parts, service and training through the HTC Academy. Now a division of Husqvarna.
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Xylem 2010-2012
Member of division management team. Led marketing, strategy and business development in leading pump manufacturing, rental and dewatering services business. Responsible for product management, strategic growth initiatives, market communication and customer training for the Godwin and Flygt brands.
Vice President of Marketing, RSC Equipment Rental (United Rentals) 2008-2010
Responsible for corporate marketing function in NYSE listed $1.3bn equipment rental company. Ran integrated sales campaigns, branding, customer satisfaction research and internal communication. Developed marketing plan for Total Control software product. Owned the P/L for a $50M merchandise business across 450 branches.
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Hagemeyer (Vallen) 2007-2008
Executive team member of $1.8bn general line distributor, with 1.4M SKU's and 30,000 vendors. Managed 46 employees in strategic pricing, proposals, and market communication. Organized and executed large meetings, opened new branches.
Director of Marketing, CHEP (Div of Brambles) 2003-2007
Executive Team member and responsible for all marketing aspects of #$1.2bn equipment pooling and supply chain business. Developed strategic growth plan resulting in $200M new business. Evaluated acquisition candidates.