Doug Ford

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ABOUT DOUG FORD

Executive with a proven history of success delivering a broad range of growth strategies. Expert in strategic planning, product management, business transformation and financial analysis with a wide array of general management capabilities. Certified Public Accountant with an MBA in Finance and Strategy from Indiana University.Business Strategy: Mr. Ford has been involved in corporate strategy development and deployment at large, multi-national corporations for over fifteen years. During his roles at Magnetrol International, Rexnord Corporation, Cooper Power Systems and Schneider Electric, he was responsible for articulation of those core capabilities that provided each organization sustainable differentiation, the identification of growth potential offered by various adjacencies and the development of business critical, cross-functional initiatives to capture that growth. Subsequently, he was responsible for establishing the metrics and governance systems to ensure that strategic change initiatives stayed on track to time and budget.Organic Growth: Mr. Ford had global responsibility for the marketing, product management and technical support functions during his roles as the VP of Global Marketing at Magnetrol International and Marketing Director of the Power Reliability Division of Eaton\'s Cooper Power Systems. In that capacity, his teams created multi-generational product plans based on global market and competitive macro-trends. Product Management owned the resultant organic growth strategies and worked closely with their Engineering counterparts on the quantification and prioritization of potential new product development projects. External Growth: Mr. Ford had global responsibility for the development and execution of the external growth and acquisition pipelines during his roles at Rexnord Corporation, Cooper Power Systems, and Schneider Electric. Additionally, over his last two years at Schneider Mr. Ford served as Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions supporting Schneider\'s transactional corporate development needs across the Company\'s global business units. Previous to Schneider, Mr. Ford began his career in professional services as a management consultant in the Strategy Practice for Ernst & Young Consulting (later acquired by Capgemini). He served clients in various vertical industries including telecommunications, media, industrial manufacturing, finance and retail. Mr. Ford also spent three years as a Certified Public Accountant in Price Waterhouse LLP\'s Audit Practice following his undergraduate studies.