Functional Skills
Post-Merger Integration
Business Planning
M&A Support
Financial Due Diligence
Supply Chain Management
Strategy Development
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Communications
Inventory Management
Revenue Growth
Software Development
Software Skills
Java
Sector Experience
Technology
Languages
English
Case Study
Case Studies

Transformation and sale of PE portfolio company
Business Services
M&A Support
M&A Transaction Readiness
Strategy Development
Notable Clients
Bain & Co
Blue Ridge Partners
Charlesbank Capital Partners
Thomas H. Lee Partners
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Independent
Management Consulting
Executive Consultant
1/2019 - Present
I am an independent consultant that focus on Strategy, Transformation and M&A consulting with PE firms, portfolio companies, other consulting firms either by myself or a team of consultants that I guide.
CompuCom
Corporate Strategy & Development
EVP, Chief Strategy Officer
4/2017 - 12/2018
- Led the sale of CompuCom to Office Depot for >$1B to create the industry’s only national player providing IT services to SMBs
- Developed Strategy to to reverse trend and drive 5% revenue & 10% EBIT growth
- Led deal-flow for a roll-up M&A strategy
- Support BU leaders to identify and drive strategic opportunities
- Developed monthly and quarterly BOD communications
- Developed Strategy to to reverse trend and drive 5% revenue & 10% EBIT growth
- Led deal-flow for a roll-up M&A strategy
- Support BU leaders to identify and drive strategic opportunities
- Developed monthly and quarterly BOD communications
Gartner
Other
Vice President
4/2015 - 4/2017
- Lead initiatives with sales and services teams at Gartner to increase growth and retention in the $1B+ end-user research subscription business.
- Created an offshore team of 50+ people in India to drive reporting and analytics and identify key retention drivers and focus services group activities to drive retention
- Created an offshore team of 50+ people in India to drive reporting and analytics and identify key retention drivers and focus services group activities to drive retention
Lenovo
Other
GM
5/2012 - 3/2015
- Lead $150M+ business in Asia Pacific (Assignment based in India) & drive >50% growth
- Develop a strategic global relationship with India-HQ System Integrators. Created capabilities and setup processes to drive global business with India-headquartered global customers
- Develop a strategic global relationship with India-HQ System Integrators. Created capabilities and setup processes to drive global business with India-headquartered global customers
Lenovo
Corporate Strategy & Development
Strategy and M&A
6/2008 - 3/2012
- Created a Post Merger Management group in Lenovo & developed Lenovo’s standard playbook for integration
- Led post-merger integration for Lenovo’s acquisitions: NEC in Japan, Medion in Germany, JV with Compal in China
- Led due-diligence of a software deal, managed due-diligence, strategic guidance to Lenovo-EMC joint venture deal
- Head of Strategy for Mature Market business ($8B business)
- Lead Lenovo’s business development program to co-ordinate with VCs and startups
- Led post-merger integration for Lenovo’s acquisitions: NEC in Japan, Medion in Germany, JV with Compal in China
- Led due-diligence of a software deal, managed due-diligence, strategic guidance to Lenovo-EMC joint venture deal
- Head of Strategy for Mature Market business ($8B business)
- Lead Lenovo’s business development program to co-ordinate with VCs and startups
McKinsey & Company
Management Consulting
Management Consultant
11/2005 - 6/2008
- Developed a growth and operations strategy at an energy services provider. Identified client’s core competencies and targeted adjacent markets to drive $1B additional growth
- Develop a go-to-market strategy for a high-tech networking equipment manufacturer to enable growth, improve service and grow share. Optimized product strategy and the business model
- Advised the Head of Supply Chain for a contact lens company on strategy to identify $75M cost savings
- Develop a go-to-market strategy for a high-tech networking equipment manufacturer to enable growth, improve service and grow share. Optimized product strategy and the business model
- Advised the Head of Supply Chain for a contact lens company on strategy to identify $75M cost savings
Norfolk Southern
Operations
Software Manager
1/2002 - 10/2005
- Managed multiple teams of 2-10 people including software developers and academics to drive many software development projects leveraging operations research algorithms & IT technologies
- Led a team to implement a web-based decision support system (DSS) for efficient routing of empty rail cars using a state of the art optimization model.
- Led a team to implement a web-based decision support system (DSS) for efficient routing of empty rail cars using a state of the art optimization model.