dennis kolic

The Ledcor Business Improvement Group is an internal shared services consulting team providing strategic direction and support to Ledcor's key businesses and initiatives.

Supported family business with highly successful expansion to China. JCStudios designs, manufactures and distributes women's fashions under the brand JAC (formerly Jacqueline Conior) Since entering China in 2012 JAC has opened over 120 locations with clear plan to more than double this to 250 within the next 2 years.

* Led the development and execution of the strategic plan to increase sales and profitability of both Fleet Leasing and end-of-lease Auto Sales businesses. Success driven by clearly defined vision, strategy and tactical plan. * Exceeded growth and profitability targets * Improved effectiveness and efficiency of core business processes and support functions * Implemented corporate goal setting, planning and tactical execution strategy

Led creation, launch and ongoing management of private label credit card program and account relationship with Gap Inc. Managed three distinct programs and brands with over 3500 locations. Executed through a team of fifteen direct reports and numerous additional functional experts within a large and complex cross matrix organization Received “GE Summit Award” (top 1% of 3000 employees) for successful card program launch Generated over 1MM cards within first 90 days - Grew portfolio to over $550MM within 4 years Received recognition for creation and exectuion of data analytics methodology

* Recruited to double sales, improve profitability and develop a new business model to be adopted by all regions: * Increased sales by over 40% to date * Increased profitability on total sales by over 8.5% to date * Recruited top talent in the industry for key sales and operational roles * Dramatically improved culture from a group of individuals to a highly collaborative a team * Relocated to 40,000 sq.ft. facility and applied/applying lean methodologies throughout * Improved inventory turns and management - including reducing time to complete inventory count * process from 2 weeks to 3 days.

* Growth leader for GE Capital’s Canadian portfolio of retail and business to business lending products and channels including; broker sourced mortgages; credit cards; merchant finance and related insurance products. Launched 8 new products and thirty four new portfolios and/or channels. Also responsible for key account client relationships including Wal-Mart. * Grew portfolio of profitable assets from $270 million to over $2.6 billion in under three years * ReceivedCanadian Marketing Association “Gold Award” Category - Business to Business * Significantly increased market share while simultaneously reducing marketing costs by over 20% * Global corporate recognition for execution of rebranding and customer centricity strategies

* Led marketing and sales strategy for Macy’s branded credit card portfolio, one of GE Capital’s largest accounts. Simultaneously co-led a team of senior functional leaders facilitating the business development process for GE’s acquisition efforts. * Achieved all annual sales and profitability targets * Achieved mandate to gain invitation to RFP (Response for Proposal) to bid for $6 billion account * Key member of team responsible for wining $600 million account

Led centralization project and ongoing management of mortgage and personal loan collections operations for all HFC Trust branches. Developed and deployed overall strategy from dialer to average foreclosure portfolio of 250 properties through a team of 25 direct reports. Awarded “Manager of the Year” for leading the collection centralization project Reduced average mortgage charge-off by from $25,000 to $10,000

* Led restructuring of Canadian portfolio of private label credit programs with assets totaling $190 million over twenty client relationships. Executed through a team of ten management level professionals including an external sales force and other organizational resources. * Received “Pinnacle Award” for returning Canadian portfolio to profitability * Increased retail credit card penetration from 24% to 32% of total client retail sales within two years * Identified and generated over $500,000 annual incremental bottom line revenue from new source

* Led management and growth of western branches including main sales and administration office while simultaneously completing MBA. * Awarded "Top Performer of the Year" for sales and portfolio growth * Awarded corporate sponsorship for completion of executive MBA – graduated 1997