Michael Parent

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ABOUT MICHAEL PARENT

Current Professional Experience:As a Director, Michael is a leader in Deloitte\'s transformation advisory team focused on higher education institutions in Canada. Areas of expertise include: strategy development, growth planning, market entry strategy, customer strategy, innovation strategy, operational enhancement and profit improvement.Industry expertise in higher education, automotive, and professional services (legal and architecture). Previous Professional Experience:As a member of the senior leadership and management team at an educational institution, responsible for strategy development and execution. Management of seven direct reports, development and administration of operating and capital budgets, development of 5 year strategic plan, and corporate policy / program development. As operations manager at a large automotive company, provided operational management for key client programs. Management of 20 person team, measure and manage production requirements, implement process improvements, and manage client relationships. Provide leadership towards excellence in manufacturing,Specialties: Core Capabilities: Corporate strategy, growth planning, scenario planning and economic impact analysis.Additional Skills Include: Go-to-market strategy, client and market segmentation, brand positioning and business / corporate development.Areas of Experience: Communications planning, mergers & acquisitions, government negotiations, member-based organizations and non-profit organizations.