Operations Executive

Candidate: 193955
Current Position: Operations Executive
Industry: Energy | Service | Fuel Distribution | Logistics | Operational
Experience: 25+ years
Scope:

Senior operations and business executive with 25+ years of experience leading multi-site, P&L-intensive organizations across energy, logistics, distribution, and field services. Proven track record driving enterprise growth, operational transformation, acquisition integration, and profitability improvement within both public and private-equity-backed organizations. Led geographically dispersed operations of 220 to 300+ employees across networks of up to 18 locations with accountability for operations representing $90M in EBITDA and 82 million gallons annually. Consistently delivers measurable results through strategic execution, customer experience improvement, safety leadership, technology enablement, and talent development, including EBITDA growth of $1M+, NPS improvement of 20% to 74, and a 35% reduction in safety incident rates. Experienced partner to executive leadership teams, Boards of Directors, and private-equity stakeholders in driving scalable growth and organizational performance

Accomplishments:

• Led operations representing approximately $90M in EBITDA across an 18-location network with 300+ employees and 24 managers.
• Directed an eight-state operation generating $22.1M in annual operating income and serving more than 30 million gallons annually.
• Increased EBITDA from $20.2M to $22.1M while improving Net Promoter Score by 20% to a score of 74.
• Integrated five acquisitions within 90 days, aligning operations, systems, and workflows across a combined platform representing more than $10M in EBITDA.
• Delivered $1M in EBITDA growth, a 15% increase, in just 18 months through growth, retention, and operational-improvement initiatives.
• Developed new-market expansion business cases projecting less than a 2.5-year ROI, $1M in first-year gross profit, and $2.2M by year two.
• Led an operational transformation across 18 locations, improving network utilization, productivity, field execution, service consistency, and accountability.
• Improved key safety incident rates by 15% over four years through a stronger safety-first operating culture and compliance focus.
• Drove 19% revenue growth while leading multi-location distribution operations, route optimization, workforce planning, and safety initiatives.
• Reduced cost per delivery by 10% through route optimization, logistics improvements, and transportation-management technology.

Haskel Thompson & Associates: Since our founding in 1979, we have been the go-to recruiting firm within Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, and Petroleum industries to bring your organization top-tier talent. With our proprietary and extensive vetting process, you can rest assured that you will be adding highly educated, knowledgeable, and qualified candidates to help grow your organization. For more information about this candidate, please contact Jessica Kennedy at 239-302-3587