Eric Rant
Senior Director of Operational Excellence at WestRock Company
- Role
- Senior Director of Operational Excellence at WestRock Company
- Location
- Davenport, IA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Rant
Experienced operations and continuous improvement leader at the global enterprise, regional multi-plant, and plant general manager level. Skilled in strategic planning, leadership, operations management, lean six sigma, operations excellence, employee engagement, digital enablement, leader development, and culture change initiatives.
Experience
Senior Director of Operational Excellence
Jun 2020 — Present
Provides strategic management and execution of enterprise-wide ($21B in revenue) global operational excellence and improvement system. • Championed divisional, regional, and plant-focused improvement strategies using both reliability improvement and zero-loss methods. • Led the design and development of the enterprise digital transformation team, including a five-year capital plan and governance. • Led the Operational Excellence program (partnered with PwC) to transform critical strategic sites over two years. • Completed Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in May 2023.
Education
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Master of Science - MS, Engineering Management
1995 — 1997
USAF Air War College
Master of Arts - MA, Strategic Studies
2017 — 2018
Lincoln University of Missouri
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics
1989 — 1994
St. Ambrose University
Doctorate, Business Administration
2014 — 2023
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