Sanjeev Sonny Tara

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Hi-Tech Leadership Visionary International General Management

Executive Management Summary

Highly accomplished, respected executive with a proven ability to lead and

transform business through periods of growth and downturn. Adept at

developing and executing business strategy that enhances competitive

advantage and enterprise value. Core strengths include strategy, business

alignment, organization design, process improvement, and change management.

Strong presenter, negotiator, and business person with high integrity and

a keen focus on forging lasting partnerships.

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Professional Experience

Business Consulting

Present

Berkshire Hathaway (Marmon Highway Technologies)

2011 - 2012 President - Drive Train Products Group

> Recruited to expand the drive train business and improve the

profitability of existing businesses.

> Established an Advisory Board of Directors with key leaders to provide

governance and guidance.

> Restructured the US Operations for target profitability from a single

digit to double digits and developed a 5 years strategic growth plan

approved by the Board of Advisors.

> Completed the acquisition of a specialty axles company in Finland.

> Launched Operation Improvement Initiatives based on LEAN, Six Sigma and a

strong Quality System in collaboration with University of Wisconsin,

School of Engineering.

Oshkosh Corporation - Commercial Segment

2006 - 2011

COO - VP of Operations (2007 - 2011)

> Responsible for business strategy, business development, operations,

information technology, supply chain management, engineering and

facilities for this $1.2 billion segment. Served as an officer of the

company as well as coach, partner, and mentor to fellow C-level team

members.

> Provided transformational leadership for the Commercial Segment during

the worst recession our industry has ever seen. Navigate the business back

to profitability in 28 months.

> Executed cost reduction initiatives to reduce the operational footprint

by 35% and cut operational costs by $150 million to deliver a breakeven

performance in 21 months.

> Implemented initiatives to reduced lead-time by 40%, improved on delivery

by 30% and instituted major improvements in quality through implementation

of a strong Quality Management System.

> Established a comprehensive Operations Training Program in partnership

with Minnesota State Colleges System and an on campus 2-year degree with

Riverland College.

> Prepared our $200 million European company for a strategic divesture to a

private equity firm to further strengthen the financial performance of the

business.

> Led the development and implementation of "Oshkosh Operating System"

based on Lean and Six Sigma to attain a higher level of operational

efficiency and effectiveness.

> Enhanced the operating footprint by establishing joint ventures and

manufacturing operations in Brazil, China and India. These markets

remained strong during the US slow down.

Oshkosh Corporation - Commercial Segment

CFO & VP of HR, IT and Supply Chain Management (2006-2007)

> Brought focus to the strategy process across all the businesses.

Articulated and executed the Commercial Group Strategy, resulting in an

improvement of the operating income from 1.7% to 7.5% - with a longer term

goal of delivering a 12% operating income

> Led the implementation of the Strategic Deployment Process of Oshkosh

Financial System to support the financial & strategic goals of the

Business Unit as well as Corporate Strategy

> Led an acquisition and a successful integration of a $125 million dollar,

multi-site company into the Commercial Business

> Led the JDE-ERP platform implementation - this $20 million project was

completed on time, on budget - successfully implemented across over 10

locations.

> Developed an effective offshore model with Larsen & Tubro, India for both

non-strategic IT and Engineering Services. This initiative improved our

quality, delivery, and capacity, as well as reduced our Information

Technology costs by over 30%.

> Implemented a strong and sensible Sarbanes-Oxley control environment

across the Segment.

Steelcase, Inc - PolyVision Corporation (Atlanta, GA) 1998

- 2006

CFO and EVP of Administration, IT & Supply Chain (2004 - 2006)

> Led the post merger integration and turnaround of PolyVision after

acquisition by Steelcase.

> Implemented financial reporting, metrics system, and strong focus on

GAAP.

> Restructure the US and European Operations to improve the operating

margins by 4% and at the same time improved the quality, responsiveness

and delivery to our customers.

> Developed and implemented an outsource initiative to offshore non-

strategic IT activities reducing the IT and ERP costs by 25%.

> Negotiated and arbitrated union contracts (United Steel Workers).

Steelcase, Inc - Brayton International (High Point, NC)

CFO & VP of Finance, IT and Supply Chain (1999 - 2004)

> Partnered with the CEO to develop and execute the business strategy that

substantially improved the performance of our business. In 4 years, we

grew the revenues by 300% and improved the operating income from 3.5% to

16%.

> Developed and managed the business relationships with our design partners

in Europe. These were the premier brand and high margin products from

Europe with gross margins in excess of 60%.

> Consolidated three factories into one and improved the overall operating

costs by 15%.

> Implemented Supply Chain initiatives that improved our cost of goods by

6%, inventory turns by 400% and inventory accuracy from 60% to 98%.

> Executed strategic pricing initiative to improve the gross margins by 4%.

> Implemented an ERP system, Cognos business intelligence, and the Voice

over IP solution to improve the quality and efficiencies of business

information.

Steelcase, Inc - Corporate (Grand Rapids, MI)

Controller - Global Supply Chain Group (1998 - 1999)

> Core member of the team that executed the Strategic Supply Chain

initiative for Steelcase with McKinsey & Co. The objective of this key

initiative was to reduce the material costs by 15% on a $1 billion

material spend.

> Developed and implemented a Supplier Risk Assessment Model that led to a

30% reduction in our supply base and contributed over $10 million in cost

reductions.

> Implemented a strong commodity management process to reduce and manage

the volatilty of various commodities. Through this process, we were able

to effectively manage and reduce the price volatility of the key

commodities.

Koch Industries (London, UK)

1997 -1998

Manager Financial Planning and Risk Management

> Managed and integrated over $400 million of European assets which

resulted in a 30% growth in revenues and with a 56% Return On Investment.

> Improved the financial reporting process and controls to be compliant

with reporting standards and taxation laws of United Kingdom and

European Union and improved the financial close process by a week.

Rockwell, Inc (Milwaukee, WI)

1994-1997

Senior Business Analyst

> Responsible for the planning, budgeting and financial analysis for the

Industrial Controls Group.

> Finance lead on the post acquisition integration process of a $450

million Swiss acquisition into Rockwell Automation Group.

QuadGraphics, Inc (Sussex, WI)

1992 -1994

Financial Analyst

> Responsible for financial analysis and planning for the cash and credit

management function.

> Implemented various improvements to the cash management process by

working closely with treasury, accounting and partner banks as, JP Morgan

and Bank of America.

Education

Advance Management (AMP)

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

MBA

The Wake Forest Schools of Business, Winston Salem, NC

BBA & Masters in Accounting - Cum Laude

Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas

Executive Education

Certification in Operations Management (in process)

University of Wisconsin- School of Engineering, Madison, WI

Developing and Implementing Strategy

The Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Certification in Supply Chain Management (16 month program)

The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management- Michigan State, Lansing, MI

Corporate & Non-Profit Boards

Board of Visitors of Wake Forest Schools of Business - 2010 - present

Board of Director, CIPSA/Mezcladores (Mexico) - 2006 - 2011

Board of Director, Geensink Norba (The Netherlands) - 2006 - 2009

Board of Director, PolyVision Europe (Belgium) - 2004 - 2006

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