David Cowperthwait

Operations Management Executive with experience and success in leading Supply Chain transformations, and broad expertise in Integrated Supply Chain Management. Broad experience leading supply chains in in the Food & Beverage Industry (companies including Frito Lay, Quaker Oats, Hain Celetial Group, McCain Foods, Kellogg's, and now Rich Products). Adept at leading transformational change resulting in improved quality, employee safety, and improving costs. Roles throughout career encompassed manufacturing, supply chain, planning, logistics, purchasing, engineering, continuous improvement and product development. Expertise includes: • Broad M&A and Turnaround Change Leadership • Zero Loss, Zero Based analysis and cost management • Supply Chain Redesign and Optimization • Autonomous Maintenance, High Performance Team based Lean and Six Sigma Implementations • Consumer Defined Product Design • Growing Revenues, Reducing Costs & Improving Processes • High Integrity, Principle Based Leader Specialties: Operations Management Executive | Manufacturing | Supply Chain Management | Procurement Strategy | Engineering | Continuous Improvement | Product Development | Mergers & Acquisitions | Turnarounds | Change Leadership | Supply Chain Optimization | P&L Management | Lean and Six Sigma | Consumer Defined Product Design | Growing Revenues | Reducing Costs | Process Improvement | Inventory Strategies | Capital Planning | Food & Beverage Manufacturing | Union & Non-Union Environments