Rich Dever
Director at E78 Partners
- Role
- Director m & a Integration at E78 Partners at E78
- Location
- North Canton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rich Dever
I\'m a senior operations and M&A integration executive with 20+ years of experience…
Experience
Director m & a Integration at E78 Partners
May 2019 — Present · US
Originally joined Global PMI Partners USA, which was acquired by E78 Partners in 2023I lead M&A integration strategy and execution for private equity and public company clients, with a focus on accelerating value creation within 3–6 month timelines. Since joining, I have led 50+ acquisitions valued at $50M–$500M, enabling over $100M in cost and revenue synergies across global operations.Working alongside executive leadership, I design and implement governance structures, lead cross-functional integration teams, and drive accountability across workstreams to ensure alignment with the deal thesis. I also guide internal teams toward operational ownership, transitioning leadership as integrations gain momentum.Key Highlights:Designed and led 50+ integrations across North America, Europe, South America, and AsiaBuilt executive alignment and risk mitigation strategies to achieve 95%+ on-time deliveryDeveloped best practices and after-action reviews, improving integration efficiency by 20% for future deals
Education
The University of Akron
MBA
The University of Akron
Bachelor's degree
Skills
- P&L Management
- Strategy
- Global Multi-Site Operational Leadership
- Operational Turnaround
- Profit Margin Increases
- Technology Development
- Market and Technology Roadmapping
- Product Analysis and Voice of Customer
- Marketing Strategy
- Product Development
- New Product Commercialization
- Leadership
- Management
- Solution Selling
- Negotiations
- Project Management
- Asset and Liability Management
- New Business Development
- Return on Investment
- Risk Management
- Breakthrough Thinking
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Information Technology Initiatives
- Operations Management
- Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing
- Process Improvement
- Operational Excellence
- Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Engineering
- Forecasting
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Dmaic
- Kaizen
- Supply Chain
- Change Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Industrial Engineering
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