Over 25 years in progressive leadership roles for multinational corporations and portfolio companies of private equity groups.
David Bland
Management Consultant, Principal and Portfolio Manager for private equity firm at Meridian General
“ I greatly enjoy challenging leadership positions that enable me to leverage my combined sales, financial and operational leadership skills in support of achieving an organization’s key objectives.”
“In addition to significant experience with major corporations, I possess strong independent company financial and operational leadership experience and successfully led the spin-off of a major - $300 million - ITT division into private equity ownership and management.”
“I have both managerial and analytical experience across all key financial and operational disciplines including strategic planning, business development, budgeting, performance management, customer management, cash management, audit management, BOD communications, investor relations, and investment returns analysis and management.”
“I bring significant Mergers & Acquisitions and major project leadership and management experience including deal management and major restructuring activities.”
Companies Employed by & Managed Portfolio
Strong team development capabilities and confident leadership with extensive experience in manufacturing and distribution industries across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Management Consulting Services & Experience
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Interim Leadership
Short-term CEO/COO/CFO services to transition companies from current to future executive leadership.
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Due Diligence
Financial, HR and Operational audits for lenders and investors of target companies.Description goes here
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Private Equity
Provided CEO/President/COO/CFO services for portfolio companies of Littlejohn & Company, Superior Capital Partners and Meridian General.
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Turnaround & Restructuring
Lead management teams through strategic and critical analysis of how to most effectively resolve or remove existing barriers to company success and to implement strategic actions to drive future profitable growth.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Served in executive leadership roles for successful buy-side and sell-side transactions for Hewlett-Packard, ITT Corporation, CoActive Technologies Inc., Nelson-Miller Inc., Silver Spur Corporation and PowderCoat Services, LLC.
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Project Management
Plan and lead key company performance improvement initiatives such as working capital efficiency, process and system implementations and the successful integration of acquired, merged and shuttered locations.
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Quality of Earnings
Financial and Operational review of companies to provide third party review of past performance and projections of likely future performance.Description goes here
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Financial Planning & Analysis
Review of past financial performance to determine key go forward actions required to drive profitable growth.
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BOD Positions
Serve as an active director on Executive Boards of Manufacturing and Distribution companies to help steer companies through challenging times to ensure successful futures. Description goes here
