Robert O. Klein

We’re a group of experienced executives, each with decades of expertise across a variety of industries. Our team includes specialists in Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Procurement. We bring a fresh approach to leadership, offering hands-on, proven know-how to tackle your biggest challenges. Our goal is to help businesses grow, create realistic budgets, improve performance, roll out new CRMs, renegotiate vendor contracts to save costs, build high-performing cultures, or guide marketing teams through successful product launches and more.

Collaborate with organizations to develop and execute detailed strategies aimed at optimizing operational performance and boosting profitability through productivity gains, efficiency improvements, business development, and strategic planning. Partner with key stakeholders to set and achieve financial and operational targets, implementing best practices centered on a customer-focused culture and teamwork to bring the vision and strategy to life. Key accomplishments include: * Growing multinational sales revenue by five times the baseline since 2014 through organic growth and customer initiatives. * Increasing EBITDA fivefold since 2014, even during the challenges of COVID. * Expanding manufacturing capacity by over 200%. As a passionate leader, committed to building highly engaged leadership teams that deliver strong results and achieve operational excellence. In board leadership roles, review and support initiatives focused on quality of earnings and compliance for boards and operations.

Led the North American Operations for the Thermal Comfort Division in Canada, USA and Mexico * Responsible for full Profit & Loss (P&L) for North American TCS Division with full budget responsibilities. * Led turn-around strategy and foot print utilization in Mexico within 12 months, which led to increased profits by implementing and conducting reviews of the various KPI’s and other corporate goals. * Increased manufacturing and tech center footprint. * Achieved increase in sales revenue, EBITDA/EBIT * Focused on building highly engaged leadership teams producing bottom-line results and achieving operational excellence.

Reported to Group CEO in Germany, led the North American Operations in Canada, USA and Mexico. * Responsible for full Profit & Loss (P&L) for North America with full budget responsibilities. * Led turn-around strategy and foot print utilization in Mexico, which led to increased profits by implementing and conducting reviews of the various KPI’s and other corporate goals. * Increased manufacturing and tech center footprint. * Created “Quality 1st” culture by training, empowering and recognizing employee contributions. Which led to a reduction in turnover of ≤3%. * Achieved increase in sales revenue, EBITDA/EBIT by 5x’s from baseline since 2014, even during COVID, by strict monitoring of KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) such as operating efficiencies, cost of scrap, inventory, overtime etc. * Developed and secured new business with Japanese OEMs through the building of a strong collaborative relationship of trust and quality.

Led the companies re-branding and growth strategy by developing a new business strategy and directed all aspects of the company’s operations, including sales, marketing, engineering and manufacturing. * Achieved increase in sales revenue by 6x’s/≥200% from baseline since 2010. Profit increase by 12x’s during the same period, by strict monitoring of KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) such as operating efficiencies, quality, cost of scrap, overtime etc. * Led manufacturing expansion strategy in China by developing several key partners.

Reported to Group CEO in Germany, led the North American Operations for the Thermal Comfort Division in Canada, USA and Mexico. * Responsible for full Profit & Loss (P&L) for North America with full budget responsibilities. * Led the continued growth and profitability of North America by developing annual and long-range plans for sales, R&D, marketing, purchasing and overall operational P&L objectives.