Industry Sectors Automotive

Ms Anez MBA – Executive Consultant

Ms Anez is an approved Executive Consultant at Appleton Greene and she has experience in marketing, management and human resources. She has achieved a Master of Business Administration in Business Management and a Degree in Industrial Engineering specializing in Management. She has industry experience within the following sectors: Oil & Gas; Consultancy; Logistics; Automotive and Transport. She has had commercial experience within the following countries: United States of America; Australia; Venezuela; Costa Rica and Dominican Republic, or more specifically within the following cities: Houston TX; Sydney; Caracas; San Jose and Santo Domingo. Her personal achievements include: managed the organization through difficult transition and change management from standard ISO 9002:1995 to ISO 9000:2000 in the four oil distribution plants, management team, CFO and CEO- PDVSA; business development for Upperlift and implementation of ISO 9001-2008; planning and control for overall Project CPF – Central Production Facilities offshore engineering–phase I – Conoco Phillips assigned at Alliance Engineering in Houston, Texas and achieved the Q-101 – Quality Certification for Diauto-Ford dealer design and conceptualization of a productivity based bonus to exceed goals established for contractual workers in the HR department of Pequiven. Her service skills incorporate: project management; project planning & control; change management; corporate training and business development.

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Mr Nicolais CPA BBA SCG – Senior Consultant

Mr Nicolais is an approved Senior Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in management; finance and human resources. He has achieved a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Science College Graduation and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Oil & Gas; Automotive; Consumer Goods; Consultancy and Construction. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: Italy; United States of America; United Kingdom; Benelux and Germany, or more specifically within the following cities: Rome; Milan; New York NY; London and Brussels. His personal achievements include: management process improvement; business improvement; organization & cost review; finance & IT processes implementation and financial reporting implementation. His service skills incorporate: management strategy; business planning; finance management; financial reporting and organization management.

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Mr McCullough MBA PhD BS – Senior Consultant

Mr McCullough is an approved Senior Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in management, marketing and globalization. He has achieved a Masters of Business Administration, he is a Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry and has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Chemicals; Automotive; Consultancy; Construction and Manufacturing. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: Malaysia; Germany; United States of America; Singapore and Thailand, or more specifically within the following cities: Kuala Lumpur; Singapore; Dusseldorf; Bangkok and Pittsburgh PA. His personal achievements include: established vision and growth programs; restructured and transformed plastics businesses; achieved record sales and profit; established Automotive Glazing Excellence Center and grew Latin American business fourfold. His service skills incorporate: transformational change; Industrial marketing; strategic marketing; restructuring and team building.

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Mr Zuidema BB MDCP CMPC

Mr Zuidema is an approved Senior Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in management, customer service and human resources. He has achieved a Bachelor of Business in Accounting & Economics and is a Meta Dynamics Level 2 Consultant and a Credentialled Master Practitioner of Coaching. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Automotive; Food & Beverage; Franchise; Manufacturing and Restaurants. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: Australia, or more specifically within the following cities: Melbourne; Sydney; Adelaide; Brisbane and Canberra. His personal achievements include: consolidated 5 competing entities; built 5 award winning franchises; facilitated customer service excellence and created an optimum workplace environment. His service skills incorporate: culture change; behaviour change; leadership development; conflict management and change management.

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Mr Cavinder BSBA – Executive Consultant

Mr Cavinder is an approved Executive Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in globalization, production, and management. He has achieved a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Oil & Gas; Manufacturing; Automotive; Consultancy and Logistics. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: United States of America, or more specifically within the following cities: Detroit MI; Nashville TN; Chicago IL; Fort Worth TX and Houston TX. His personal achievements include; achieving million dollar cost savings; inventory management; global negotiations and contract compliance; procurement standard operating procedures; supplier certifications and performance standards. His service skills incorporate: global negotiations; contract management; procurement; supply chain and material management.

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Mr Johnston MSc Dip – Executive Consultant

Mr Johnston is an approved Executive Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in marketing, management and production. He has achieved an Master of Science in Strategic Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Consultancy; Automotive; Banking & Financial Services; Manufacturing and Oil and Gas. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: United Arab Emirates; Qatar and United Kingdom, or more specifically within the following cities: Dubai; Doha; Kuwait; Bahrain and London. His personal achievements include: led sales growth for MENA training and team building consultancy in 2009; designed MENA product promotion roll out plans for FMCG client in 2010; received CEO Award for significant sales contribution in 2010; acquired 3 new luxury brand client accounts in 2010/11: Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Infiniti and secured major new client with initial contract value of: $4.4m in 2012. His service skills incorporate: leadership; sales management; contract negotiation and mobilization projects; product development and safety performance improvement.

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Mr. Gross MS BS – Senior Consultant

Mr. Gross is an approved Senior Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in production and management. He has achieved a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Manufacturing; Automotive; Chemicals and Consultancy. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: United States of America, or more specifically within the following cities: Louisville KY; Nashville TN; St. Louis MO; Indianapolis IN and Cincinnati OH. His personal achievements include: implemented integrated management systems; management member for three startups; improved safety performance; significant reduction of hazardous waste and improved product quality performance. His service skills incorporate: risk management; systems assessment; systems development; problem solving and lean documentation.

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Mr Hendricks MBA BBA – Senior Consultant

Mr Hendricks is an approved Senior Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in production, management and globalization. He has achieved a Masters of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Business Administration and is Certified in Production and Inventory Management. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Aviation; Aerospace; Automotive; Transport and Logistics. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: United States of America, or more specifically within the following cities: Ann Arbor MI; Detroit MI; Toledo OH; Cleveland OH and Cincinnati OH. His personal achievements include: developed strategy trained associates SAP; facilitated improvement scrap rate; implemented lean manufacturing processes; improved cycle count accuracy and JIT sequencing supplier. His service skills incorporate: SAP implementation; master scheduling; inventory management; work management and performance optimization.

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Mr Chinaglia EMBA MBA BS – Senior Consultant

Mr Chinaglia is an approved Senior Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in globalization, management and marketing. He has achieved an Executive Master of Business Administration in Leadership & Change, a Master of Business Administration in General Management and a Bachelor in Diplomatic Science . He has industry experience within the following sectors: Automotive; Consumer Goods: Retail; Telecommunications and Manufacturing. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: Italy; United Kingdom; Brazil; China and Switzerland, or more specifically within the following cities: Milan; London; Sao Paulo; Hong Kong and Geneva. His personal achievements include: business development by increasing revenues; cost cutting and manufacturing optimization; distribution system built up; led and implemented six sigma and re-engineering supply chain. His service skills incorporate: change management; re-engineering; business development; start-ups and mergers & acquisitions.

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Mr Strand MBA MSES BAS – Executive Consultant

Mr Strand is an approved Executive Consultant at Appleton Greene and he has experience in marketing, management and globalization. He has achieved an Master of Business Administration, a Master of Science in Engineering and Management of Technology and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electronics. He has industry experience within the following sectors: Manufacturing; Electronics; Automotive; Transport and Aerospace. He has had commercial experience within the following countries: United States of America; China; Germany; Brazil and South Africa, or more specifically within the following cities: Warren; Shanghai; Frankfurt; Sao Paulo and Johannesburg. His personal achievements include: implemented Lean & VSM for a global nonprofit organization; centralized procurement process to streamline an inefficient operation; used Value Stream Mapping and Lean tools to manage purchasing; collaborated with a university on an award-winning analytic tool; implem