Matthew Hollingshaus's Linkedin Analytics

Matthew has decades of global leadership and consulting experience with a track record of growing leaders, businesses, business valuations, and implementing operational excellence. He has a unique breadth and depth of cross-functional and cross-cultural leadership experience. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and lived in Greater China for over 8 years. Developed leaders who have led businesses with sales exceeding US$15M, US50M, US$70M, US$100M, US$200M and US$300M. Grew earnings and valuations over a 7-year span with P&L responsibility, leading businesses of US$15 million and US$100 million and five operations in the U.S., China, and India. Led and implemented successful operational excellence initiatives for over 25 Years, including Operational excellence, Lean/Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement, IS0 9001:2000, and IS0/TS 16969 implementations. Coached and consulted mid-market ownership & management teams through significant growth & value creation. Provided strategy execution consulting, management & communication system implementation, and executive coaching to support clients to grow revenues, earnings, cash flow and valuations while improving company culture and quality of life. Coached multiple companies through implementation of robust processes including S&OP - demand/supply planning, voice-of-the-customer, business analytics, balanced scorecard & KPIs, Sales & marketing management, product development management, operations management, supply chain management, financial management, continuous improvement/quality management, and general management. Implemented Strategic Management Systems in the U.S. and globally to improve performance and culture – including in Asia, Europe, South America, Central America. Led a startup for Flowserve in China, developing multiple highly successful leaders. Led the first operation and supply chain setup for Flowserve FSD in China. Succeeded building and growing Greater China sales, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations. Helped U.S. manufacturer increase exports to China by over 5X in 2 years, resulting in them receiving the U.S. President’s “E” Award for exports. Participated in development of the Illinois Manufacturing Strategy sponsored by NGA. Served companies across multiple industries, including Food Packaging, Industrial Products, Oil & Gas, Construction, Chemical, Power, Mining, Automotive, Aerospace, Medical devices, Electronics, Metal Finishing, Corrugated, Nutritional Supplements, and Banking Services Industries. #business #leadership #strategyexecution #finance