Dean - COO/Managing Director - USA - iCEO #77215

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Experience

Executive level strategic business leader with extensive background in global media/information services, outsourcing, and mergers and acquisitions.

Major Achievements

Transformative Business Leader - Delivers thoughtful, action-oriented and collaborative strategic leadership. A senior executive leader that took Williams Lea from a regional facilities management firm to global marketing solutions brand with revenues ~$1.5bn across 65 countries, providing onshore, offshore and global services to the Fortune 500. ◆ Corporate Strategic Development – Crafted and operationalized 3 and 5-year strategies and business plans for Williams Lea, LogicSource, and EDR. Led EDR through industry disruption and M&A to include successful sale of the organization for $205MM. Immediately following the close, acquired ExactBid for $50MM and led the integration and synergies plan. ◆ Empowering Global Team Management – Passion for creating and enabling world class teams. Successfully hired, developed and managed the team at Williams Lea in a highly dynamic, cross-cultural and cross-border global environment. Mentored and developed 10+ direct reports to positions of Senior Leadership. ◆ Business and Client Development – Expertise in cultivating relationships across a diverse client base of Fortune 500 companies. Grew Williams Lea Global Services over 10 years, adding $100MM in revenue and realizing 100% client retention during one of the most challenging economic periods. ◆ Technology & Infrastructure Design – Proven success developing and implementing innovative enterprise solutions. Designed and executed the organizational design of BPO at LogicSource resulting in organizational growth to $1B in spend under management in under 4 years. Rebuilt EDR to include highly evolved AGILE and SaaS Operations transforming platform SaaS value offering resulting in global tier banks adoption and market leader status while also optimizing operational expense.

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Software

Financial Services

Legal

Outsourcing

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO or COO

Sector: Financial, Healthcare, Legal, Insurance, Professional Services

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Based from San Francisco

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Brazil

New Zealand

UK

USA

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)

Close down or sell off (Professional)

Pre or post investment audit (Professional)