What you should know about your Business Coach and Adviser
1. What you should know about
your Coach and Mentor
Tom Anderson
2. Who is he?
A proven and effective leader, creating extraordinary
results through execution in manufacturing, distribution
and service organizations, he now coaches business
owners to improve the financial and operational results
of their companies while gaining back time for
themselves.
3. Deep Strategic Experience
• Highly successful management experience spanning 30
years across six diverse industries. 20 years of senior
executive responsibility as Vice President and Senior Vice
President.
• Strategic Planning skills successfully employed in three
corporations, the largest public High School District in
Illinois, Chambers of Commerce, the Experimental Aircraft
Association and numerous small businesses.
• Successfully navigated a financial re-organization of the
business and change of ownership through a pre-
packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
4. Results through Execution
• As Senior Vice President, revenue growth was driven by
thousands of successful new product introductions plus
dramatic changes to retail market promotion execution.
• Improved cash flow 300% in 90 days.
• Reduced inventory over 70% in one year. Saved millions
by direct and indirect cost reductions.
• Developed high performance team and implemented
global sourcing bringing additional reductions to COGS
over 20%.
• Import and Export operations on all continents.
5. Experienced LEAN
Practitioner
• Accomplished process redesign and manufacturing
technology additions to create results.
• Delivered annual growth of 500% and improved indirect
costs and service levels in the product category via
retooling the operations of a computer and data services
company.
• Successfully managed the migration of personal computer
technology into an expansive product assortment.
• Successfully executed three ISO 9000 registrations
• Trained Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
6. Organizational Vision
• Revenue and Profit growth exceeded 600% CAGR for
continuing operations over five years, after the
integration of operations of four acquisitions into one
national brand for a European multinational office
equipment manufacturer as Vice President.
• Implemented four major enterprise systems initiatives
on schedule and under budget including IBM
Renaissance, Oracle and Logility.
7. World Class Education
• University of Tulsa Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration
• University of Virginia, Darden School of Management
Executive Program in Organizational Change
Management
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Supply Chain Execution
8. Leadership Honors and
Awards
Dedicated to professional excellence:
• Board Member, Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce and Schaumburg
Business Association
• Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce 2012 Member of the Year
• “Those Who Excel” Award Illinois State Board of Education.
• School Board for Illinois High School District 211.
• Past member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
• Board of Directors Institute of Supply Management – Chicago
9. Husband and Father…
• Husband to Donna, wife of over
38 years, father to Ben and
Meghan.
• Prolific reader of business books
and periodicals. Enjoys fine
wines, golf, gardening and
outdoor activities.
• Area Resident over 55 Years
10. How can he serve you?
Call for a conversation about
Growing Your Business!
(630) 855-8314
Thomas Anderson, Schaumburg, Illinois 60067
TAnderson@AdviCoach.com
http://TAnderson.AdviCoach.com