Bob Hudzik

Sole member company formed to provide executive interim management services, specializing in global general management, post-merger integration, restructuring, global program and project management, consulting and change management services.

Developed and managed a two year project comprised of over 50 discrete projects to consolidate multiple regional John Crane entities into a single global organization. Overall effort improved John Crane’s operating profit by more than £25 million annually. Assumed interim management of global Human Resources for six months upon the departure of the former VP HR while a permanent successor was recruited. Managed corporate development activities to divest two non-core subsidiaries based in the UK.

Senior executive responsible for planning and managing the post-merger integration of CommScope and Andrew Corporation. Developed merger integration process, creating over 50 integration teams; identified opportunities & built plans to achieve $100M+ in integration synergies. Coordinated overall communications, organization, business restructuring, and human resources issues, including executive compensation, 280G Golden Parachute and other severance & consolidation issues with internal / external advisors

Executive responsible for restructuring / revitalizing Human Resources in the wake of a failed merger and Andrew’s own subsequent restructuring. Provided strategic & tactical human resource management for over 11,000 employees based in over 40 countries. Member and principle support for the Board Compensation Committee. Developed and led cultural change program for employee re-engagement across the company and realigned HR to better support business segments globally.

P&L responsible executive of $200M coverage and capacity solutions business. Grew business 46% over 2 years. Improved margin & operating profit to 40% and 18% respectively. Successfully stabilized and integrated management team and operations across multiple international geographies and cultures (Germany, France, Italy, the UK and the US)

Senior officer responsible for Andrew’s merger and acquisition program targeted at expanding product and market coverage. Directed and managed the company-wide efforts to rationalize Andrew’s global facilities. Managed the integration of the Allen Telecom acquisition: $500MM acquisition of 5 businesses; two year program; included 72 discrete projects covering all areas of operations and staff; managed internal and external communications; and achieved $43 million in synergy savings.

Senior executive responsible for developing, implementing and managing Andrew Corporation’s international telecom operator businesses. Responsibilities included: full management and P&L responsibility for the Andrew Telecom Group; defined the business and investment strategy for the Group; directed and developed the management and operations of these companies; managed the proitable sale of the companies to a Russian investor.

Senior marketing executive with responsibility for reorganizing, building and managing all core marketing functions for this newly privatized European telecom company. Accomplishments include: redefined the business around customer and market segments; restructured, rebalanced and expanded the product portfolio and its pricing; established separate retail and wholesale lines of business to meet regulatory obligations; led the company's negotiations with newly licensed, competitive operators.

Senior marketing executive and officer with responsibility for all marketing functions for five Ameritech operating companies. Key accomplishments include: tripled the revenue growth rate of the $12 billion operating companies; doubled the unit volume of business growth rates; focused the business on customer and market needs, while reducing staff by 40%; introduced 30 new products worth over $500 million.

Senior marketing officer with responsibility for marketing and sales for this $2 billion business unit

Responsible for business development, merger and acquisition, and venture capital investment selections for Ameritech.

Various positions as Assistant Vice-President, Division Manager, District Manager, Manager and Engineer: Marketing staff head; developed first post-AT&T divestiture wholesale sales & services organization for interconnection to inter-exchange carriers (AT&T, MCI, Sprint, cellular operators, information services providers, etc.); network operations line and staff positions; operations support systems and center development and implementation; network planning / engineering economics; custom service design

Program for Management Development (PMD) Certificate