Michael Wade

Led global product strategy, portfolio management, driving innovation, market leadership, and sustainable growth. Directed portfolio investment and lifecycle decisions, optimizing profitability and customer value. Aligned international customers, sales, engineering, and executive stakeholders to deliver successful market-driven solutions. Revitalized a mature portfolio, delivering sustained year-over-year growth through product innovation, portfolio optimization, and international market expansion.

Defined and executed the global Functional Safety strategy, driving portfolio growth, innovation, and technology leadership. Led portfolio governance, lifecycle management, and development prioritization to maximize business impact and return on investment. Built Festo's innovation platform, strengthening competitive advantage through systematic innovation and design excellence.

- Proven track record in driving product sales across global sales organizations. - Responsible in identifying new business opportunities within existing and upcoming portfolios. - Actively contribute to the budget planning process, with a focus on quantity planning. - Lead in conducting marketing research, analyzing economic cycles, and assessing competition. - Global structural price analyses to enhance portfolio competitiveness. - Project management and leading special projects in Automotive and other in

- Achieved 400%+ sales growth for target and newly developed accounts in 4 years. - Awarded 2017 Sales Professional of the Year for North America - Diverse customer base in Automotive, Food and Packaging, Semi-Conductor and light assembly

- Focus on Oil and Gas industry