Associate Director, Global Business Services / July, 2013 — June, 2014

Led team of 25 people globally in sourcing $1.3B of HR services and Outsourcing. • Challenged spending practices and influenced long established HR policies in employee travel and benefits. • Effectively increased outsourced solutions with top outsourcing firms while also delivering double digit % savings.

Associate Director, Global Sustainability / January, 2010 — June, 2013

Chosen by CPO to lead P&G’s sustainable materials sourcing program to support corporate vision of converting petro-derived materials used in products to sustainable, renewable products. • Conducted market analyses of key players, resulting in recommendation of where to engage and how to play versus competitors. • Led top-to-top negotiations on a number of new materials with both start-up companies and well-established companies alike across North America, Europe, and Asia. • Gained valuable experience with sustainable feedstock supply sources in South America.

Associate Director, Purchases, Flavor and Fragrance / January, 2004 — January, 2010

Led global team of 15 professionals with core centers in Cincinnati, Geneva and Singapore. Managed an annual spend of $1B+ with 200+ suppliers (Top 10 and small/medium suppliers). • Made strategic supply chain interventions to enable unique ingredient combinations- key competitive advantage. • Created new models of working together with F&F industry, while delivering year-on-year savings of 5+%. • Placed increased emphasis on creating consumer-preferred fragrances to help grow revenues. • Introduced mindset that both innovation AND cost savings can be achieved through meaningful relationships. • Internally redesigned NA team to be EU centralized and led successful transition. • Acknowledged for outstanding performance and promoted to Associate Director.

Group Manager, North America Media and Advertising / January, 2003 — January, 2004

Selected to serve in broadening assignment to provide insights into rapidly evolving world of media and advertising. • Correctly foresaw the increasing importance of Spanish Language TV, and negotiated preferred deals.

Group Manager, New Business Development / January, 2000 — January, 2003

Sourced raw and packing materials for 2 of P&G’s biggest new launches, Swiffer and Dryel. Took an active role in many other business development projects that provided major insights into sourcing new business lines. • Led P&G’s Supplier Diversity program for Fabric Care to place $250MM with Women and Minority owned businesses (out of overall corporate goal of $1.5B). • Based on outstanding performance, promoted to Group Manager.

Senior Purchasing Manager / January, 1997 — January, 2000

Sourced $100MM in packaging and equipment for Fabric Care and new business creation. • Saved 10% by leading experimental packaging negotiations. • Promoted to Senior Purchasing Manager due to performance.

Corporate Purchasing & Quality / January, 1996 — January, 1997

Led the development of CSX's supplier quality program based on ISO 9000. • Designed the quality improvement program. Oversaw supplier audits (BSI certified ISO 9000 auditor). • Reduced incidents by 12%.

Senior Quality Engineer / January, 1993 — January, 1996

Led Quality program for lighting division's 4 plants. • Implemented ISO 9000 and successfully achieved certification for entire division. • Reduced downtime caused by supplier quality issues by 19%. • Promoted to Senior Quality Manager after 1 year.

Senior Quality Engineer / January, 1993 — December, 1996

Led the Quality program for the lighting division's 4 plants. Implemented ISO 9000 and successfully achieved certification for entire division. Reduced downtime caused by supplier quality issues by 19%. Promoted to Senior Quality Manager after 1 year.

Manufacturing Engineer Intern / January, 1993 — January, 1993

Led development of environmental protection program for a superfund site. • Established documented processes to manage hazardous soil and water in compliance with the EPA's requirements. • Reduced plant emissions through various reclaim projects.

Resident Advisor / January, 1991 — January, 1993

Vice President Sourcing and Innovation / January, 2019 — December, 2023

Promoted to VP based on results and business contribution reporting directly to the CEO. Became part of the Company's Senior Leadership Team. Created innovation purchasing capability including make vs. buy for new technology acquisitions. Expanded the Purchasing group including setting up a European purchasing presence to support our business expansion into Europe. Developed robust supply chains resulting in no material supply interruptions during Covid. Delivered world-class results when benchmarked with blue-chip multinational customers organizations. Was asked to lead the New Business Development group as a dual role Sep 2019 - Jun 2022. Revamped the new product approach to be more customer problem focused while still leveraging our core technological expertise for new product platforms such as water-soluble nonwovens.

Director Strategic Sourcing / November, 2017 — December, 2018

Built up a core Purchasing group with the emphasis on training and organizational capability. Ensured the focus extended from cost savings to material supply availability and quality for a company with double-digit annual growth. Developed meaningful supplier relationships in the effort to continuously improve competitive advantage.

Director Strategic Sourcing (consulting basis) / October, 2014 — October, 2017

As part of a fast-growing company implemented a systemic approach to sourcing based on written material strategies. Transformed the Purchasing function into an organization with a presence with Senior Management. Delivered annual savings in the 5-10% range. Evolved the organization into a pro-active strategic sourcing organization. Asked to join as full-time employee.

President / July, 2014 — Present

Global Purchasing • Commercial Strategy • Private Equity • Biotech • Flavor & Fragrance • Sustainability • New Business Creation • Organizational Design • Recruiting Clients include a top Flavor and Fragrance company, a leading Specialty Chemical producer, the largest producer of a Specialty Ingredient, a leading Private Equity firm in the consumer goods sector, a Senior Management consultant and a Start-up company.

Consultant / July, 2014 — Present

NEW BUSINESS CREATION- Created a go-to-market plan for a new product introduction. This included identifying the key product applications with the highest potential value and developing the path to reach the right customers. • MARKETING- Consulted on sales and marketing strategies and tactics to improve my clients’ hit rate with existing and new customers. This included pushing them to used value-based pricing to improve their profit margins.

Consultant / July, 2014 — Present

• PURCHASING- I have delivered additional savings via strategic coaching of clients’ purchasing organizations by helping them understand their markets and suppliers. I have also trained purchasing teams on various sourcing topics such as relationship management and effective category sourcing. ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN- After consulting on business activities, most of my clients have asked me to assess their organizations (purchasing, sales, marketing, quality, sustainability). My consulting services are becoming increasingly sought after and specialized in this area.