Optimas Solutions CEO and leadership

I am a pragmatic, entrepreneurial and collaborative business leader with extensive experience driving revenue and portfolio growth for multi-billion-dollar parent organizations. I’m adept at developing and executing strategic plans and driving centralization, efficiency, synergy and M&A activity. I have global experience overseeing companies in Europe, South America and North America. I’m skilled at managing manufacturing sites, output, quality and cost containment. I’m known for introducing new models, systems, technology and tools to optimize performance. I foster a positive company culture, world class operations and employee engagement. I also effectively build and lead diverse teams to achieve business objectives.My success is driven by my industry knowledge, strategic perspective, leadership and business acumen and consistent communication with stakeholders. I thrive in fast-paced, emerging and dynamic environments where I can quickly absorb and apply information to deliver competitive advantage.

Jim joined Optimas in 2019 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. His prior career experiences include CFO leadership roles within the distribution, manufacturing and consumer services sectors, primarily under private equity sponsorship. Jim has directed the finance, technology and human resource functions and, together with his teams, provided transformative leadership that established the path to drive enterprise valuation growth. Before his CFO roles, Jim was Vice President-Controller at a publicly-traded consumer products manufacturer, and served in various SEC reporting and financial management positions while at Grainger. Born and raised in the Chicago area, Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Loyola University and Masters in Business Administration from DePaul University. He is an active member of Financial Executives InternationaI and the Illinois CPA Society.

Eric Gilbert is a VP, Global Operations and Implementation at Optimas OE Solutions and CIO at Optimas OE Solutions and is based in Glenview, Illinois. He has worked as Senior Vice President Global Operations at Anixter International Inc., Purchasing Department at The DMZ, and SCORE Project at RYERSON HOLDING CORP. Eric studied at Wayne State University between 1980 and 1984.