David Johnson
Global Operations & Supply Chain Executive
- Role
- Regional Manufacturing Director - Eastern North America at Hexion Inc.
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Johnson
Executive Operations leader with demonstrated success leading transformative change and business turnarounds across a broad range of business challenges. Principled, high-energy, “hands on” leader, driving growth & margin expansion by creating a clear vision, setting challenging & measurable goals, and developing talent. Broad range of experience, having led operations ranging from small private equity-backed to Fortune 500 with P&L responsibility ranging from $200 million to more than $1.0 billion.Lean Six Sigma Black Belt skilled in optimizing complex operations with proven results in several industries & technologies and across multiple continents. Strong business acumen with expertise including P&L management, strategy development & execution, capital project & venture management, M&A integration, asset optimization, and skilled in direct customer interactions. Worked successfully across the world with many different cultures. Key interactions include Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, COO/EVP, and Business Unit Presidents.Industry Expertise:Chemical Manufacturing | Specialty Chemicals | Petrochemicals | PolymersBuilding Materials | Life & Material Sciences | Discrete High Complexity Manufacturing
Experience
Regional Manufacturing Director - Eastern North America
Jan 2026 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Education
Greenville Technical College
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training & Certification (16 CEU's)
North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering
Skills
- P&L Management
- Total Cost Reduction
- Process Engineering
- Strategy
- Chemical Engineering
- Data Analysis
- Six Sigma
- Process Improvement
- Reliability
- Autonomous Maintenance
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Program Management
- Cost Reduction/Avoidance
- M&a Analysis
- Performance Management
- Cost Reduction
- Strategic M&a
- Cost Reduction Solutions
- Capital Projects
- Quality Management
- Return on Investment Analysis
- Venture Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Leadership
- Operational Due Diligence
- Project Management
- Technical Leadership
- Strategic Leadership
- Process Optimization
- Cost Reduction Management
- Operations Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Business Strategy
- Cost Reduction Strategies
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Benchmarking
- Cost Reduction Implementation
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