President / CEO revenue growth and market penetration

EROS VLADOVICH

PRESIDENT / CEO

P&L / International Business Development

Multi-Site, Multi-National Operations / Joint Ventures

Acquisitions / Start-Ups / Turnarounds

Product Development & Rollout / Sales & Marketing

An experienced global leader, I have a record of

improving profits by increasing market share and sales

while reducing costs through process improvements,

lean principles and change management. I have been

successful driving growth in multi-site, international

operations in industries including

automotive, lighting, plastics, electronics and “green“

manufacturing. I am also known for:

*-Orchestrating business expansions into global

markets

*-Starting up and growing organizations into attractive

acquisitions

*-Driving sales by launching innovative new products

and marketing programs

*-Turning around under performing operations

An entrepreneurial thinker/strategist, I develop and

implement innovative plans that achieve corporate

objectives. My strengths include building and

motivating effective management teams. I am

bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish. I have a BS in

Business Administration & Production Management

from The Ohio State University.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Led Rontan North America from early-stages to

profitable growth within 36 months. Organization was

underperforming. Streamlined operations, refocused

sales activities, redirected marketing efforts,

developed new products for US, and implemented

customer-driven culture.

Created and implemented successful product portfolio

strategic plan. Took over Rontan, which had

technically obsolete product. Drove regular and

frequent R&D and Product Engineering creative

sessions. Developed product life cycle plan,

transforming organization into market leader in specific

product functionality.

Developed new national brand. Having foreign parent

company was detrimental in highly patriotic market.

Identified competitive weaknesses, end-user concerns

and opportunities to create new national brand.

Positioned company as an innovative organization

adaptive to market needs and committed to the

national market.

Grew market share from zero to >5%, achieving year-

to-year EBITDA targets. Market price positioning

negatively impacted profitability and cash flow.

Implemented new technologies. Re-structured sales

comp programs. Reduced COGS, increased inventory

turns, reduced delivery times thus increasing cash

flow.

Expanded Federal Signal Corp. internationally.

Expanded market presence in key regional markets by

establishing functional, sustainable sales offices.

In addition to existing offices in Spain, Dubai, Belgium, and China, created fully staffed sales & marketing offices in Created fully staffed sales & marketing offices in Australia, Costa Rica and Mexico, reaching $20M in revenue.

Transformed division from $2.1M to $29M in revenue

in six years. Reviewed Federal Signal operations,

financial performance, and organizational

effectiveness. Developed dynamic strategies for each

global market consisting of resource optimization,

operational efficiencies, productivity metrics, and

customer relationships.

CAREER HISTORY

President / Tina Services, 2009 to present.

Key projects include acting as interim COO for aquaculture startup;

enabling LED light manufacturer to expand into

Mexico; setting up infrastructure for $7M recycling bin

manufacturer enabling international expansion, and

starting-up recycling company to handle new “green”

energy light bulbs.

President / CEO, Rontan North America, ($8.1M+ LED

Lighting), 2004 to 2009. Transformed a non-

performing emerging entity to profitability for a

strategic exit. Develop strategy, vision and mission.

Created brand, channel partners, market driven

products and enhanced company valuation. Managed

31 staff and $1.2M working capital.

VP International, Federal Signal Corp, ($135M

electronic warning devices), 1996 to 2003. Directed

$29M global sales & marketing. Negotiated distribution

& third party relationships, managed international

contract manufactures, P&L, operating budget, multi-

national engineering/manufacturing teams, & creation

of diversified channel partners.

Earlier: Director International, Federal APD. Executive

Director Latin America Sales & Marketing, Chrysler.

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