Ramiro H. Leal

About Ramiro H. Leal

Early on in my career, I was trained and groomed to fix businesses in trouble. Now, 25+ years later, I have not only led multiple turnarounds, but I also develop these organizations to become best-in-class by improving processes and leading cultural transformations.Combining my track record of improving businesses and transforming workforces into participative teams—along with my decisiveness, vision, humility, and integrity—leads me to successfully pinpoint areas of improvement and lead organizations to regain market confidence.Even before I was trained to fix businesses and improve processes, I was doing that on my own, without necessarily realizing it. Stemming from a childhood of always fixing and repairing anything I could get my hands on, I now approach business the same way—always striving to continually improve not only processes but also the people—through mentoring and development.AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Strategy Formulation, Implementation and Business Development Restructuring, Turnarounds, New Product Introductions and StartupsGlobal Manufacturing Operations, International Sourcing and Multi-Channel Distribution. Financial Performance Improvements/P&L Performance ManagementTeam Building, Talent Development, Mentoring & Culture Change – ImprovementOperational Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma – Problem Solving and Total Productive Maintenance.U.S. CITIZEN | Fluent in English and Spanish

Experience

1. Vice President and General Manager

   Wabtec Passenger Transit

   Jan 2018 — Present · Duncan, SC, US

Education

• IPADE Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations

• Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Bachelor's degree, Electronic Systems and Computer Sciences Engineering