His accomplishments with companies
in transition include acting as COO for a
manufacturer of automatic identification and
computer networking products where he increased
profitability and shareholder value by 90% and
generated $50 million in new business, within 12
months.
Earlier, Ron was recruited back by a
$500 million manufacturer where he instituted
technical, marketing, operational and financial
changes that nearly tripled revenue and
profitability, and established the company as the
global market leader.
Other successes include directing
the return to profitability of a $75 million
supplier of textile products, and transforming a
$100 million distributor of consumer goods from a
price-driven supplier to a customer-driven market
leader. In the later case, he increased revenue by
23% and led the company from an operating loss to
profits of 11% pre-tax.
Ron's success in the
commercialization and marketing of advanced
technologies ranges from the creation and leadership
of highly successful new ventures for Avery Dennison
and Scott Paper, to having CEO responsibilities in
several early stage and middle market companies. In
total, the new ventures or new companies he led
generated in excess of $500 million in revenue and
over $60 million in EBITDA, during his tenure.
He holds both an MBA in Marketing
and a BS in Accounting from the Rochester Institute
of Technology.