Ian Williams

Executive P&L leader ($100M to $3.2B) | Business Unit President and General Manager | Known for visionary leadership that sees around corners. Leverages a future-state mindset and relentless focus on customer and employee success to elevate business results. Accelerates profitable growth through innovation and building strong teams. Track record of improving profitability, and long-term stakeholder value for companies in highly-competitive markets. Builds cultures of respect, collaboration and accountability in an environment that fuels divergent thinking, innovation, competitive edge, and fun. VISIONARY BUSINESS LEADER who drives long-term value & growth ♦ Leads day-to-day operations with clear and consistent direction to keep people motivated and aligned to achieve the future state vision. Unifies leaders and functions to ensure everyone is pulling the rope in the same direction. ♦ Effectively manages and aligns disparate resources across the enterprise (human, operational, financial, functional, and technology) to maximize profitability and fuel sustainable growth. ♦ Compelling Communicator & Public Speaker. Instills confidence with executive teams, board of directors, industry leaders, customers, media and analysts through articulate presentations. MOTIVATING & INSPIRING LEADERSHIP that aligns people to succeed ♦ High-Integrity, Transparent Leader known for a positive and energetic presence. Leads by example and inspires people to outperform the norm by walking the talk. ♦ Builds High-Performing Teams and creates a coalition of empowered leaders who are invested in achieving the vision, reaching goals, and making a positive impact on customers. ♦ Listens with intention to understand and makes thoughtful decisions with clear awareness of the impact. NEW MARKET IDENTIFICATION AND CUSTOMER-CENTRIC STRATEGY that elevates innovation and delivers results ♦ Sees where the market is going and how to leverage it to win. Identifies opportunities and barriers and clears the path to fast-track customer-focused solutions and growth drivers. ♦ Elevates Product, Service and Operational Innovation by bringing people with divergent perspectives and ideas to the strategy and planning table. Encourages respectful and productive dialogue that challenges status quo and leads to true innovation with a roadmap of action created in collaboration. ♦ Accelerates results by aligning leaders to the strategy with accountability measures and infusing a sense of urgency. Knows the value of failing fast and course correcting faster in the pursuit of excellence.