- Joined the company to start and lead the corporate development team and all the acquisition and investment activities from 2004 through 2014.
- Led the first controlling acquisition of a Chinese retailer by a foreign entity in 2006 as part of an overall assessment for international expansion.
- Developed an internal venture investment program for the company generating both strategic and financial returns. Based on the analysis done by an investment bank, the program was in the top quartile of funds.
- Oversaw the assessment of the company's operating model resulting in over $500 million in operating profit improvements.
- Coordinated an assessment of the company's services business resulting in over $200 million in operating profit improvements.
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