GST AutoLeather CEO and leadership

Manufacturing based career and experienced in all disciplines of leading a world class company including Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Program Management, and Operations in both cost center operations as well as P&L operations. Worked in the consulting field supporting activities for financial due diligence, troubled supplier assessment and wind-down recommendations.

My goal in any organization is to develop strong leaders, augment their skills, and give them the freedom to drive excellence in the organization. Leading through people and creating a trusting personal relationship is key to my success. Goal based and frequent review of performance targets is important, but working the trend in performance creates sustainability - profitability follows. Transparency, openness, and rewarding action based professionals is core. Constructive conflict is healthy.

Communications with workforce associates is absolutely key.

Specialties: Automotive supply chain. Lean trained and experienced. Project Management based continuous improvement.

Financial decision making - knowing how to make decisions based on thorough understanding of the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow.

Financial and operational due diligence.

Sales, Marketing, Materials, Engineering, Launch, and managing stakeholder expectations.

Chief Financial Officer with graduate degrees in Business Administration and Engineering, offering more than two decades of organizational change management and operational improvement. Broad experience including large mergers and acquisitions, information system implementation and cultural integration, financial modeling, refinancing, and cost estimating. Knowledge in US GAAP, IFRS, contract law, risk management, and VAT accounting. Licensed Professional Engineer, patent and trademark awarded.