Lucy Simek
Board Member; M&A, P&L Management, Contract Negotiations, Strategy, Operations, Developing & Leading High Performance Teams in International & Culturally Diverse Organizations.
- Role
- Professional Mentor at Braven
- Location
- Princeton Junction, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lucy Simek
I have a passion for adding value, whether in the P&L or through M&A transactions. I am a strategic thinker, with a proven track record of 11 years of merger & acquisition experience, resulting in 29 successful deals. Most of all, I enjoy forming, motivating and leading top-performing direct and functional teams through strategic, business, political and economic changes to consistently deliver results and continued improvements. I help Private Equity firms in the Chemical, Food, Flavor sectors with strategic due diligence to identify opportunities, increase efficiency and drive growth. I am a results driven executive with a proven track record with operational and general management responsibility for businesses and production sites, ranging from commodity, specialty and fine chemicals to pharma and food, flavor & fragrance. Specialties:* M&A* Business and general management* Manufacturing site operations* Strategy and strategic analysis, including competitive bench-marking* Organizational staffing, training & development & team motivation* Change management* Major contract negotiations with key suppliers, customers, partners* International, multi-cultural corporation and matrix organization environments
Experience
Professional Mentor
Jun 2024 — Present · US
Supporting and empowering first generation college students, students of color, and those from low-income backgrounds by helping them, one-on-one, with skills, networks, experiences and confidence to advance into graduate programs and/or to secure positions in their fields. Carrying out Braven\'s mission to support these young individuals on their journey toward meaningful careers and lives of impact.
Education
New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering
Bachelor's Degree (BS ChE)
Manhattan College
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Skills
- M&a Experience
- P&L Responsibility
- Result Oriented
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Change Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Marketing Strategy
- Market Development
- Product Development
- Plant Operations
- Food, Flavor, Fragrance
- Coatings
- Polymers
- Plastics
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Sales
- Business Strategy
- Strategy
- Manufacturing
- New Business Development
- Management
- P&L Management
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