Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
Effective Business Leader with proven track record providing the Strategic Vision and Leadership to drive Successful Strategies / M&A / Divestitures / Partnerships / Joint Ventures from Origination through Close at Fortune 50 corporations. Developed organic/inorganic business strategies and Managed and closed a range of deals from $1M to $1.3B including strategic alliances, joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures. Decisive, Solutions-Focused and Results-Oriented. Key competencies include: • Mergers and Acquisitions / Joint Ventures: target origination and valuation, business analysis, senior leadership buy-in, due-diligence, regulatory filings, relationship management with I-banks, accounting & legal firms and deal negotiations • Strategy: growth strategies for global markets including inorganic growth strategies (partnerships, strategic alliances etc.), market trends, competitors, business levers and company portfolio analyses, effective management presentations • Financial Modeling: DCF, comps, precedent transactions, accretion/dilution, ROIC and synergy analyses • Strong leadership, motivation, communication, negotiation and analytical skills
• M&A/Divestitures - Responsible for leading deals from origination through close • Head, Asia Strategy - Lead investments/strategic partnerships/joint ventures in region - Head, India Globalization Strategy – Lead cross-P&L, cross-functional India growth strategy formulation including partnerships • $1B+ potential funding deal – Lead international partnership strategy for new technology development – Lead assessment and discussions/negotiations of all potential international partners including key Asia and middle eastern companies
Led inorganic growth strategy and deal execution for the corporation • Developed strategy and led strategic, financial and synergy assessment for multiple potential targets • Led multiple presentations to the Executive Committee and supported presentations to the Board of Directors • Led efforts on a potential equity investment deal • Led efforts on a potential JV/strategic alliance with a European lead specialty chemicals player
Worked on launch of $100M fund for investment in emerging market equities
Head of inorganic growth strategy and deal execution for Diageo North America • Led $1B asset acquisition deal from origination through final negotiations • Supported a $5B+ potential acquisition deal
Responsible for deal execution, target origination and inorganic growth strategy for Pratt & Whitney • Joint Venture – Led JV efforts with one of the largest conglomerates from India • $1B+ Potential Military Engines deal - Led strategy for a potential acquisition deal