Howard Kirkland
He who bears a torch shadows himself to give light to others.
- Role
- Chief Marketing Officer at Fdc Solutions
- Location
- Knoxville, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Howard Kirkland
Howard Kirkland is an effective executive with a 36-year track record of delivering results across industry boundaries and in many functional areas. His work experience includes managing within organizations in turnaround situations, in rapid growth environments, and with complex business models, where he has developed a broad spectrum of generalist skills to help any organization turn ideas into executed plans and strategy into measurable results. Howard also has specific skills in strategy and planning, organizational leadership, marketing and delivery of services, application of information technology, implementation of practical business solutions, and the development of managers and individual contributors.
Experience
Chief Marketing Officer
Aug 2025 — Present · US
In this role, Howard leads a marketing team that has overall responsibility for defining and helping create the value that FDC Solutions can deliver in the market, as well as capturing value from the market by assisting the company in pursuing and closing sales opportunities.
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Biology, Minor in Geography
Tennessee Technological University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Concentration in Human Resource Management
Skills
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Team Building
- Management
- Manufacturing
- Sales Management
- Negotiation
- Operations Management
- Program Management
- Inventory Management
- Change Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Contract Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Sales
- Organizational Development
- Budgets
- New Business Development
- Vendor Management
- Strategic Planning
- Business Process Improvement
- Project Planning
- Leadership Development
- Six Sigma
- Product Development
- Business Strategy
- Strategy
- Budgeting
- Team Leadership
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