Association For Creative Industries

As Chairman ; guided the transition process to an association management company. Continue as the Chair of the Member Engagement Committee, Awards and Recognition Committee; Executive Committee, AFCI Canada and lead the Executive Roundtable group.

Past Board Member

John Bead USA Corp.

General Manager

Canada Corporation

Provide capital funding to organizations in Ontario.

Chairman

H.A. Kidd and Company Limited

Privately owned distributor of +45,000 consumer products for the creative industry.  Major customers included Walmart, Fabricland Stores and independent retailers.  
Responsible for finance, distribution, budgeting, import operations, personnel, IT, in-store service program and facilities.  Developed the annual operating plan and sales forecast.
-	2018 revenues were $26 million; 2014 to 2018 revenues grew 22% through increased distribution of products through Walmart; expanded an in-store service program.
-	Operations improvements included competitive bidding of shipping suppliers and services.  
-	Created a management incentive program focused on metrics of performance.

Chief Operating Officer, Vice President, New Business Development

SVP Canada Inc.

2011 and 2012 revenues grew 14% and 8% respectively, year-over-year.  10% increase in sales from dealer development program.  40% reduction of operating expense by re-engineered business during 2009 - 2010.  Average sales revenue per person in Canada 2X average in the United States.

President, Managing Director

NetActive

Raised $1.5mm during two financing rounds. Created an Advisory Board to provide guidance on strategic issues.  Developed strategic alliances with Macrovision, nCube, ContentGuard, Digimarc.  Conducted consumer promotion with Electronic Arts, Disney, General Mills.  NetActive was a leader in the development of Digital Rights Management for the secure distribution of software content using the Internet.  Restructured business to reflect revised business model.

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President

American Red Cross

As a result of a personal interest to make a contribution to a charitable organization, worked on a special project basis with the American Red Cross.  Creation of first-ever strategic plan for the New York-Penn region.  Completed work on a volunteer basis; made a contribution to a very important organization.

Strategic Planning Consultant

Eastman Kodak Company

$283mm Kodak APS system revenues by year three.  82% Kodak APS film share of market.  Led the introduction of the Advance Photo System in the United States and Canada Region.  Led collaborative meetings with Canon Camera, Fuji Film, Nikon, and Minolta, on industry-wide initiatives to launch new format.

General Manager, Advanced Photo System

+80% Kodak film share of market maintained.  20% reduced operating expenses by consolidating shared resources in Guadalajara.  20% increase in retail store gross margins.  10X inventory turns annually.  Led Consumer Imaging Group of Kodak de Mexico through a currency devaluation and a period when U.S. based retailers were entering the country.

General Manager, Country Business Unit – Consumer Products

3% point growth of Kodak film share of market.  15% point growth of Kodak color paper and chemical share of market.  98% order fill rates, linked dealer product demand forecasts with the internal product forecasting processes.  Led a strategic marketing group that developed and executed a plan to increase the share of market of all major product lines.

Marketing Director; Consumer Products: Southern United States Region

Cumulative country revenues grew by 12% (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay).  Individual countries achieved their full year revenue goals while growing share of market for film, cameras and photographic paper.   Position with international responsibility directing strategic marketing planning activities.

Marketing Director; Consumer Products; Latin American Region

Turnaround of consumer photographic equipment business in the United States from -$50mm in 1986 to positive $10.0mm contribution margin in 1989.  Assumed the leadership of the film business in the U.S. ($1.2b revenues) and the one-time use camera business ($300mm revenues).  Rewarded with company sponsorship by a corporate officer in Executive MBA program at the University of Rochester, William Simon School of Business.

Marketing Director-United States Region

A solution provider in the areas of strategic planning, sales, marketing, finance and operations focused on profitable growth and building value.  Experience in both public and private equity-owned companies in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Latin America.  A developer of people and their performance.  

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