David MacKenzie

About David MacKenzie

My superpower is translating strategy into action and action into results. I am famous for getting things done! I am a Director of Operations/COO/strategy consultant, leading cross-function teams to drive transformational change within organizations. I have worked across a range companies: • $31B global professional services firm (Accenture 11 yrs) • $1B consumer goods manufacturer (Playtex Products 13 yrs) • $100M reverse logistics/e-commerce start-up (ReturnBuy 3 Select accomplishments: • Implemented operating model changes resulting in the creation of new business units, impacting 50k people and leading to 11% growth • Built a 160 person team in India responsible for developing differentiated intellectual property used to by the firm’s 350k employees • Managed a reorganization that created a person strategy consulting practice. Then managed all operational aspects for the global group including $10M in annual investments that increased revenues 10% to $700M • Led the operational go-live of a venture-backed start-up that grew to 150 people and $100M in revenues Analytical, action-oriented, rigorous and value-focused are words used to describe myself. I am passionate about my people and committed to their personal growth. I am tech-savvy and understand the power of \"digital\"(social, mobile, analytics, cloud) – both to drive revenues through new channels/better serving customers and to drive efficiencies in internal business processes to reduce operating costs. I excel at applying \"digital\" to enable organizations to become high performing businesses. I am a do-what-it-takes, roll-up-your-sleeves type of guy. Whether it is building a concrete fire coffee table for my patio (my passion is designing and building) or driving change that will impact thousands of people, I am not afraid to dive in and make things happen.

Experience

1. Accenture Security-microsoft Business Group Global Lead

   Accenture

   Dec 2023 — Present

Education

• Wilmington College

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  1992 — 1994

• University of Waterloo

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)

  1982 — 1987

Skills

• Management Consulting
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Business Strategy
• Business Analysis
• Program Management
• Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement