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Summary

This Product Development Consultant is an experienced executive and P&L leader in branded consumer durables with a background in power sports on the OEM vehicle side as well as component parts and accessories. He has led the significant growth of P&A through focus on product development and sales and distribution management strategies with an empahsis on end consumer demand and value proposition. This Product Development Consultants experience with dealer and retail networks both in P&A and as a provider of recreational boats gives him an understanding of the complexities of two and three step distribution in similar industries and the need to understand the profit, inventory, and channel challenges among multiple stakeholders. As a 15 year group President who helped dozens of executives drive business success in their P&Ls, this Product Development Consultant is a seasoned leader able to work well with other executives and their teams to define, measure and achieve strategic change. His background in Lean Six Sigma helps him reinforce process and strategy implementations to be enduring.

Highlights

  • 15 years of experience in recreational products
  • Successfully grew Parts and Accessories businesses
  • Seasoned strategy professional both in consulting and in the corporate role
  • Experienced M&A professional in recreational products
  • Led and grew OEM vehicle P&L
  • Skilled mentor to general managers
  • Led Lean Six Sigma deployment at large public company

Relevant Accomplishments

  • Designed Organizational Structure and Strategic Alignment of Mercury Marine Parts and Accessories division
  • Led portfolio of Parts and Accessories division to accelerate revenue growth to 17% and bottom-line growth to 26%
  • Implemented a product development strategy and dealer distribution focus that facilitated top and bottom line growth
  • Hired and trained over a dozen product and general managers of various P&A product lines many of whom were promoted to senior roles
  • As head of Freshwater Boat group multi-branded portfolio of recreational boats primarily in the aluminum fish and pontoon categories
  • Turned around an underperforming business and set it on path to growth and profitability
  • Grew 12% in last 5 years including 6 points of market share
  • Added to organic growth through targetted acquisitions

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