Mark Hogland has consulted with or held executive-leadership positions in more than 40 companies throughout the U.S. and Europe over the last 20 years. He is a recognized expert in market and product development and has built a solid track record delivering top-line growth and profit improvement for clients. His expertise spans a broad range of business improvement areas, including strategic planning, sales and marketing, product development, operations improvement, supply-chain management, financial analysis and restructuring and merger and acquisition integration. His industry experience includes:

Aerospace and defense Aviation and transportation Chemicals Construction

Electronics and telecommunications Manufacturing Professional services Tourism and hospitality

Some selected engagements include:

• CEO of a successful startup in the aviation/transportation/tourism industry, where he developed the business plan, worked with investors to acquire capital, established operations in a highly regulated environment, led the marketing campaign and managed cash flow to fully fund all startup and working capital requirements
• GM of a $25 million manufacturing division in the aerospace industry, where he developed and implemented aggressive growth strategies, increasing defense business from 6% to 20% of total company revenue; provided strategic leadership in crisis situations, implementing financial planning, budgeting and expense control
• Acquisition leader for a rapidly growing company in the construction industry; led due diligence and acquisition integration on multiple deals; provided detailed financial models to evaluate opportunities and coordinated deal closure and subsequent integration
• Consultant for a $1 billion construction equipment company; simplified the product offering through option packages, reduced vendor base and redesigned the primary product line, resulting in a 25% cost reduction, recapture of market share from the previous three-year losses and a reduction in procurement costs by $17 million over the next two years
• Consultant for a $170 million industrial electronics company; led changes in business strategy to improve growth and profitability and implemented product and pricing changes; company value tripled over the next three years
• Consultant for a $1.4 billion commercial and residential elevator company; led a team to achieve 50% reduction in product development cycle time; provided 30% top-line growth and captured $5 million of cost reduction opportunities

From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Hogland held various management positions at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin. Mr. Hogland earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University and an MBA in finance and management from Texas Christian University.