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Vice President, Growth Practice
Edward is a Vice President in the Lean Focus Growth Practice. He is a global, commercial leader experienced in sustaining profitable growth through leadership of corporate strategy, commercial planning and execution, product management, new product innovation, organization structure, and talent development. He has broad international experience building global $1 billion+ brands and mid-size businesses in complex markets. For almost 30 years, Edward has held leadership roles in public and private companies, including Danaher, Fortive, Veralto, GlaxoSmithKline, and Waterpik Technologies. He earned his BBA and MBA from Emory University.
Edward has delivered above-market results by architecting growth strategies, cross-functional collaboration, commercial excellence, and the ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. At Danaher, he led a cross-functional team to define, rollout, and sustain the global lead management process for a $1 billion OpCo, installing Salesforce and marketing automation, while establishing standard work for Sales, Marketing, and Commercial Operations.
Edward led redefinition of the new product launch process and drove a breakthrough NPD commercialization initiative that exceeded target by 54% applying deep customer insight, rapid prototyping, and disciplined experimentation at one of Fortive’s largest OpCos. At a Veralto OpCo, Edward led initiatives to increase the new product funnel 3x, grow the impact of demand generation by 7x, and increase revenue from price by 7.5% in a single year.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Water Analytics and Treatment
Industrial Test and Measurement
Consumer Package Goods
Solar Energy
Oral Health
Smoking Cessation
Homewares
Building Materials