Rick McKirahan

About Rick McKirahan

Senior Executive with a 30-year+ track record of building dynamic, results-oriented Sales, Marketing and Operations teams in the U.S, Asia and Europe with UPS, Kelvion, Grainger and Melaleuca. I have successfully transitioned industries and cultures, developed world-class teams numbering 50 - members and delivered measurable and documented high-growth performance. Currently responsible for transforming the global Sales & Marketing organization for Kelvion.My global leadership experience has enhanced my ability to quickly and accurately assess a business situation and creatively develop innovative and executable roadmaps and solutions; producing measurable and sustainable performance improvement. My focus on leadership development is proven through my global network of former direct report leaders in key positions in various industries. Core Leadership Competencies:1. Global Business Development | Sales Leadership – U.S, Asia, Europe, LATAM, South America2. Operations Leadership – U.S, Asia and Europe (Manufacturing, Logistics, Consumer Products)3. Strategic Planning | Tactical Execution4. International Market Development | Expansion – Asia and Europe5. Global P&L Management6. Retail Store Network Development | Expansion7. Dynamic High Performance Team Development8. Sales Force Automation Design | Development | Deployment

Experience

1. Chief Sales Officer Kelvion Group - Bochum, Germany

   Kelvion

   Oct 2018 — Present · St. Louis, DE

   Chief Sales Officer (CSO) and member of the Executive Board at Kelvion Group; based in Bochum, Germany. Lead a $1B+ Global Sales Organization comprised of 800+ Front-End Sellers, Application Engineers, Offer Proposal Specialists, Engineered Solutions experts, Customer Service, Marketing and Sales Support resources across Western Europe, Germany/Austria/Switzerland (DACH), Poland / Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East/North Africa, North America, Latin America, China, Southeast Asia, North Asia and India. Responsible for the growth and expansion of Kelvion Heat Exchange products and solutions across 4 independent equipment solutions Business Units; 1. Project Engineered Solutions / PES (O&G, Petrochemical, Air Fin Coolers, Air Cooled Condensers, Air Dryers and Economizers, Desublimators, Shell & Tube, etc.)2. Plate Heat Exchangers / PHE (HVAC, Data Center, Food & Beverage, Industrial, OEM, Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers, Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers, Fully Welded Plate Heat Exchangers, etc.)3. Refrigeration Technology / RT (Data Centers, Condensers, Customized Air Coolers, Dry Coolers, V-Banks, etc.)4. Machine Cooled Systems / MCS (Rail, Transportation, Marine, Charge Air Coolers, Closed Circuit Coolers, Shell & Tube Double Safety, Transformer Cooling Systems, Radiators, Transformer Oil Water Coolers, etc.)In addition, Kelvion operates an extensive Service Business Unit also represented in ALL global Regions offering a variety of standard and customized Service solutions to support your ongoing HX needs and requirements to improve the efficiency and productivity of your business operations.Kelvion also provides a unique HX solutions manufacturing footprint across 25 manufacturing facilities in all key global Regions; producing a multi-dimensional product offering including over 27 standard or customized / bespoke solutions. This represents the most complete collection of HX solutions available in the HX industry from one manufacturing partner.

Education

• Millikin University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marketing

  1984 — 1988