Herb Grant

Background

About Herb Grant

Extensive experience in overall business P&L management, strategic and tactical marketing, sales and account management with significant milestone success in: • Operations management including production, quality, supply chain, marketing, finance, occupational health & safety, engineering, R&D and human resources. • Product Portfolio Management including gap / whitespace analysis and closure. Assess market needs – critical review of existing capabilities – identification of gaps and solutions including acquisition, strategic sourcing, joint/co-marketing. • Customer/Market Portfolio Management including profitability and fit assessment as well as alliance creation and termination. • Acquisitions and Divestiture portfolio balance, profitability, readiness-to-serve capabilities. • Strategic Planning – assessing market opportunity, assessing existing capabilities, identifying gaps, solutions, investment needs and opportunity costs for go/no go. • Cross-border/Cross-cultural Leadership – success leading cross-business unit teams in North America and globally – developing & executing strategy & tactics. • Organizational development/coaching/mentoring – developed and implemented leadership and mentoring programs to insure development of strong leaders throughout all segments & regions. Aligned business organizational structures to meet business vision and objectives. • Industry leadership and relations – Past membership of NEMA Power Equipment Board of Directors. Personal relationships with key customers throughout North America and Europe. Direct input and feedback at industry leadership level. • Business objective attainment – effectively achieves targets through organizational leadership, ingenuity, relationship development, tenacity and personal integrity.