Carestream CEO and leadership

David C. Westgate is Chairman, President and CEO of Carestream Health.

Mr. Westgate most recently was the chief executive officer at Jason Industries, Inc., a post he held since joining the company in 2004 through November of 2015. Throughout his tenure at Jason, Mr. Westgate worked to diversify the organization’s portfolio while emphasizing a culture of growth and innovation at all levels. In fact, under his leadership Jason experienced a tremendous increase in revenue and EBITDA. This growth had been accomplished through acquisitions, geographic diversification, operational improvements and a focus on the development of breakthrough innovations.

Key to Jason’s success is the implementation of the Jason Business System (JBS), a core set of principles and processes developed by Mr. Westgate that fosters best-in-class collaboration among Jason’s diverse business units. Through JBS, Jason has dramatically improved its voice of the customer efforts, advanced its talent development processes and significantly reduced working capital.

Prior to joining Jason, Mr. Westgate served as president and chief executive officer at Rieter Automotive Systems/Autoneum, a leading global supplier of systems solutions for the automotive industry, as well as president and chief executive officer at Solvay Automotive, Inc./Inergy Automotive Systems LLC, a leading global supplier of fuel and air management systems for the automotive industry. At both organizations, Mr. Westgate exhibited his talent for transforming underperforming businesses into powerhouses of efficiency and growth. Both Rieter and Solvay became highly rated suppliers under his leadership, while achieving record growth.

Mr. Westgate has substantial expertise managing the economic, cultural, and governance issues associated with large global corporations. He sits on the board of directors of Charter Manufacturing and Encore Repair Services and is a former Board member of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. He holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

A Fortune 100 executive with over twenty years of career spearheading Global Operations, R&D and Healthcare Technology businesses.

NARRATIVE BACKGROUND :

I launched my career with ABB in the energy business. I subsequently joined Alstom in their transportation division. I was the youngest technical project lead for field projects in Asia, Europe and the USA. After my MBA, I joined GE Transportation, as Software manager where I led expansion of Software group in US and India. I transitioned to GE Healthcare as Lean Six Sigma Master Black-belt. Led multiple customer projects and culture change activities. I was appointed to lead the launch of multimodality imaging product line. Held various leadership roles at GE Healthcare in Service, Quality & PMO. I accepted an expat assignment to transition a business operation from Israel to China as part of GE’s globalization effort. I led teams in Beijing and Tokyo to deliver a portfolio of medical devices. I was then leading the quality and regulatory efforts for GE in Asia to raise the standards for FDA compliance. I was promoted to lead an emerging global business segment for GE with P&L responsibility. I helped create a new space of business opportunity funded by the chairman. I later joined Philips to establish and grow Operations in China. Held various executive roles at Philips, such as R&D, Operations and as global business leader for a new start-up opportunity. I later joined OSI, leading a turnaround effort in Healthcare business. Delivered astonishingly quick results to improve cash-flow and operational excellence.

PROFFESSIONAL INTERESTS :

Opportunities from businesses looking for a leader for :

-Global Operations - turnaround, global supply chain expansion, footprint optimization.

-R&D - High technology, exploiting cross-discipline opportunities.

-Business growth - Penetrating in new spaces, expansion in global markets.

-Healthcare technology, Transportation / Aerospace, Energy industry

David C. Westgate is Chairman, President and CEO of Carestream Health.

Mr. Westgate most recently was the chief executive officer at Jason Industries, Inc., a post he held since joining the company in 2004 through November of 2015. Throughout his tenure at Jason, Mr. Westgate worked to diversify the organization’s portfolio while emphasizing a culture of growth and innovation at all levels. In fact, under his leadership Jason experienced a tremendous increase in revenue and EBITDA. This growth had been accomplished through acquisitions, geographic diversification, operational improvements and a focus on the development of breakthrough innovations.

Key to Jason’s success is the implementation of the Jason Business System (JBS), a core set of principles and processes developed by Mr. Westgate that fosters best-in-class collaboration among Jason’s diverse business units. Through JBS, Jason has dramatically improved its voice of the customer efforts, advanced its talent development processes and significantly reduced working capital.

Prior to joining Jason, Mr. Westgate served as president and chief executive officer at Rieter Automotive Systems/Autoneum, a leading global supplier of systems solutions for the automotive industry, as well as president and chief executive officer at Solvay Automotive, Inc./Inergy Automotive Systems LLC, a leading global supplier of fuel and air management systems for the automotive industry. At both organizations, Mr. Westgate exhibited his talent for transforming underperforming businesses into powerhouses of efficiency and growth. Both Rieter and Solvay became highly rated suppliers under his leadership, while achieving record growth.

Mr. Westgate has substantial expertise managing the economic, cultural, and governance issues associated with large global corporations. He sits on the board of directors of Charter Manufacturing and Encore Repair Services and is a former Board member of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. He holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.