Randy Kesterson Email Address

Chief Transformation Officer and Change Coach and Advisor

Founded in 1994, Cobham Defense Electronic Systems delivers all classes of microwave components and subsystems, regardless of complexity or

My mission statement - “I help organizations and leaders get dramatically better results.” Career Summary: 8 years as a successful senior advisor and 18 years as an executive leader in industry Leadership roles: Aerospace & Defense and Space * HAECO Cabin Solutions, COO * Curtiss-Wright Controls, EVP & COO * General Dynamics, VP of Operations * Cobham, SVP Global Ops and Supply Chain * Harsco, PM role (now BAE Systems) * Tactair, Dir Ops, private equity (now TransDigm) Industrial * Doosan Bobcat, VP Global Ops & OpEx * John Deere, started career as a mfg engineer Corp Board of Director roles, 5 years ———- Consulting / Advisory collaboration with: Prosci (Org Change Mgt), Solomon EOS (OpEx), Breakthrough Partners (UK, Strat Deploy), FlexPaths (Workplace Strategists), Patriot Industrial Partners, Kyma Team (Switz) Consulting engagements with: Bank of America, Caterpillar, Motorola, Bank of Montreal, Ford Motor Co., Abbott Labs, WellPoint, Milliken & Co., RJ Reynolds, Coty USA, Virginia Tech University, Western Governors University, Ultra Herley Electronics, DR Allen & Son, Federal Aviation Admin., Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Maersk APM Terminals, US Dept of Commerce International Trade Admin., State of North Dakota, US Air Force, DOW, Danaher, Beckman Coulter, Johnsonville Foods, Pfizer, Wilbur-Ellis, Pan Am Life Insurance Group, Generac Power Systems + others. Areas of Expertise: Interim COO, Fractional COO, Chief Turnaround Officer, Strategy Formulation, Deployment, Execution. Change Management. Manufacturing, P&L leadership, operations, integrated supply chain mgt, Quality, Op Excellence, Lean, Agile, TOC, continuous improvement, Strategic Sourcing, supplier development, Hoshin Kanri, Digital Transformation, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, S&OP, Recruiting & Hiring A unique set of certifications and experiences: •Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) •Certified Agile Leader (CAL-E) •Certified Master Coach (CMC) •Intl Coach Federation (ICF) Member •LaMarsh Master of Managed Change™ •Certified Prosci Change Management •Prosci Advanced Immersion and •Enterprise Change Mgt Bootcamp •Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt •Certified in WorkPlace Big Five Profile™ •eCornell Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Program •Successful P&L Leader •5 successful M&A projects •Private equity experience •Post-merger integrations •Restructuring and Turnarounds •3 ERP implementations •5 S&OP (SIOP) implementations / fixes Published Author: of two books about transformation, change management, Lean, and strategy deployment Website: RandyKesterson.com