Rick Cazenave

About Rick Cazenave

My leadership focus is to be a spark, not the flame, recognizing that leadership is about the \"we\" and not the \"me\". The prior success of my teams was not possible without the team members, their passion, and their talents. The total career margin enhancement of my teams to date is approaching $100MM across the various companies and assignments.Veteran commercial and operations executive, team leader, program manager and coach. Expert in B2B marketing & sales, international sales & support, supply chain operations and project/general management. My diverse background is going to be most valuable where the leader must easily wear multiple hats even at the same time, and where when needed the leader must be the \"carpenter\" in addition to the contractor and architect.My experience includes leading global P&L\'s from $200MM to $750MM for materials manufacturing companies serving broad vertical market chains like building/construction, packaging, MedTech, aerospace, electronics, printing and advertising. In all the P&L assignments, significant strategic and operational changes were made resulting is continuous YOY improvements to EBITDA and EBITDA %. Specialties: Chemicals, Paper, Packaging & Plastics, Commercial (Sale & Marketing), Operations/Supply Chain, Procurement, ERP-SAP, Automotive/Aerospace Materials, Building & Construction Materials, M&A.Chemical Engineer, Pulp & Paper Engineer, MBA (International Business Focus)

Experience

1. Vice President Strategy, Products & Services

   Alibrx, Inc

   Nov 2025 — Present

Education

• Auburn University

  BS, Chemical Engineering

  1987 — 1992

• Auburn University

  MBA, Business

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing
• Erp
• Marketing
• Chemical Engineering
• Coatings
• Supply Chain
• Sap
• Management
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Sap Products
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Celvolit® Emulsions , Architectural Coatings, Adhesives, Carpet-Backing Adhesive
• Process Improvement
• Product Development
• Contract Negotiation
• Six Sigma
• Procurement
• Chemicals, High Tech, High Performance Engineered Polymers, Chemical Manufacture
• Business Strategy
• International Sales
• Business Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Strategy
• Polymers
• Operational Excellence
• New Business Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement
• P&L Management
• Process Optimization
• Sales