Duncan Mitchell

About Duncan Mitchell

Founding principal of fast-growing business consultancy providing hands-on expertise for increasing the value of Private Equity firms\' investments in their portfolio companies. Most recent assignment: Head of Integration. Post-Merger Integration for Major PE Firm * Directed eleven cross-functional integration teams comprising both companies (Project Management)* Re-aligned Sales force - reset revenue enhancement metrics * Reorganized Executive Leadership.* Reconfigured Manufacturing footprint * Optimized IT service model * Reduced SG & A costs through Procurement savings and functional support reconfiguration Delivered ahead of schedule and top end of pre-deal value estimates D••••••@occbussvc.com Experience includes Petronas, ArcelorMittal and McKinsey As an experienced leader I deliver rapid value creation through • M&A, • Operations turnaround, • Income growth. I drive margin growth through • Fact-based assessments of continuous improvement opportunities, • Pragmatic approaches to prioritization, • Detailed, sustained value capture through disciplined implementation planning and execution. EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP I have spent over 20-years creating business value and leading teams in • Strategy, • Performance improvement, • Business development, • Financial analyses, • Plant operations. My Industry experience includes • Lubricants/Functional Fluids, • Renewable energy, • Chemicals, • Steel, • Oil, • Engineered products and industrial products. RAPID VALUE DELIVERY I work across a company\'s structure (multi-functional) and from the board room to the shop-floor to drive transformation and value delivery at the points of opportunity. This minimizes delays in impact, addresses the root-causes of the inefficiencies and empowers company employees to sustain improvement initiatives moving forward. RELENTLESS IMPROVEMENT - PRAGMATIC EXECUTION My responsibilities have included • M&A due-diligence, • Pre and post-merger planning, • Continuous improvement, • Organizational design, • Strategy development/implementation

Experience

1. Global Decarbonization Business Leader

   KBC A Yokogawa Company

   Feb 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Finance and Marketing

  1994 — 1996

• The University of Manchester

  BSc, Chemical Engineering

  1981 — 1984