Claes Ellegaard

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ABOUT CLAES ELLEGAARD

I am an accomplished executive level business professional with an international background and a proven track record of delivering results above expectations. As a former team-sport top level athlete with a natural talent for leading people through an inspiring, collaborative and mentoring management style, I have throughout my career successfully managed high performing teams in all organizational situations from upstarts over SME’s to global matrix organizations. I have long term proven success with developing best-in-class business strategies, which in turn are implemented with seamless execution supported by clear and quantifiable KPI’s ensuring complete buy-in and support from all levels of the organization.Among my most recent successful projects I:• Secured Canadian healthcare company new multi-million $ contract and advised on the creation of production, operations and supply chain capabilities enabling the organization to support the related 162% increase in sales.• Designed Global Supply Chain strategy for international healthcare company and advised on its global implementation.• Partnered with Canadian F&B company devising strategy for it to enter Asian and EU markets and set up operations and supply chain to support the business expansion.My areas of expertise includes:People management ∣ Change Management ∣ Global Supply Chain Management ∣ Operations & Manufacturing ∣ Sales & Marketing ∣ Strategic Sourcing & Procurement ∣ Logistics/3PL ∣ Corporate Project Management ∣ High complexity situation resolution ∣ Analytical driven decision-making.