Mike Parnell

About Mike Parnell

Accomplished executive leader with successful record of building and leading high-performance teams. Adept at strategic planning and execution, driving innovation, and profitable growth strategies. Brings energy and enthusiasm along with disciplined approach to business. Strong client relationship skills and change management abilities. P&L Management• EBITDA Improvement• Inventory Management• Cost Reduction• Revenue & Market Share Growth• Manufacturing ManagementSales & Operations • Customer Relationships | VOC• New Product Development• Sales Management• Pricing & Forecasting• Supply Chain ManagementLeadership• Board Presentations• Organizational Development• Employee Engagement • Turnarounds | Restructuring• Team Building

Experience

1. Director of Athletics

   University Of Mount Union

   May 2020 — Present · Alliance, OH, US

   Mike Parnell was appointed the Director of Athletics at Mount Union on September 26, 2022. He served as the interim Director of Athletics since May 2020.Parnell is a 1983 graduate of Mount Union with a Bachelor of Science in math and physics. He was a four-year letterman for the Mount Union football team. After leaving Mount Union, he earned a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Akron. Parnell had a 36-year career with four major companies and served three years on the Mount Union Board of Trustees before transitioning to the interim Director of Athletics role. Parnell jumped into collegiate athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic and was instrumental in helping the institution navigate through those challenging times. Coming out of the pandemic period, Parnell has been focused on leading Mount’s athletic teams on a positive trajectory of performance in the Ohio Athletic Conference and at the national level.Led the significant contributions to Mount Union’s athletic facilities including new turf and drainage system in the recently renamed Kehres Stadium (formerly Mount Union Stadium), a new state-of-the-art indoor Melvin J. Snode Golf Center training facility (including two golf simulators), a resurfacing of the softball field, additional training equipment and video board in the Peterson Field House, and live streaming the majority of the team sports. There have been numerous team achievements by the Purple Raiders, including on the national stage. The football team advanced to its 22nd NCAA Championship game in 2022, an NCAA Division record. The men\'s basketball team propelled to the 2023 NCAA Championship game and the softball team made it to the 2023 NCAA Regional Championship round - both firsts in program history. The outdoor men and women track teams finished in the top 10 nationally. Parnell supervises 24 intercollegiate sport teams and 16 head coaches, athletic training, and sports communications.

Education

• The University of Akron

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• University of Mount Union

  Bachelor of Science - BS

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Pricing
• Supply Chain
• Business Strategy
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• B2b Marketing
• Sales Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Income Statement
• Kaizen
• Industrial Markets
• Supply Chain Management
• People Development
• Automotive
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Sourcing
• Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Change Management
• Corporate Finance
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Logistics
• Sales
• Strategic Planning
• Team Building
• Management
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• P&L
• Manufacturing
• Business Process Improvement
• Marketing
• P&L Management
• Process Engineering