Andrew Lambert

Prepare 300 musd p.a. Sugar refinery for divestiture Enhancement of value by proving true production volume Union 980 head, multi year history of decline, labor difficulties & poor productivity. Outperformed highest expectations with an extremely fast turnaround > 25% daily production boost <6month. 24hr output 940 tons average from 750 tons peak 06-09 Added sustainable 1.14 musd positive monthly COGS reduction from improved operational efficiencies, totaling $4.5 musd in 120 days, to the Ebitda line

Resurrection of Schweppes production operations Replaced 6 expat staff saving 1 musd pa Reduced engineer headcount 50% minimizing delinquent interference added to line stabilization saving 102 kusd pa Increased canning volumes 60% in 21 days. Achieved production consistently above 65% of nameplate in sixth week. 120% improvement. Sustained improvements to better commissioning productivity inside 3 months. Simultaneously tightening fill, sugar, juice and CO2 levels. 3% saving > 3 musd pa

Post 98 fiscal crisis dictated crisis management to preserve the business & PE funds Developed company for 5 years & sold it to Nestle Successful hedging of raws +> 1 musd pa 99-01 Controlled roll-out of distribution centers, 22 major cities Russia + Siberian production Increased productivity 94% 98-02. X-training, automation, engineering excellence and team building. Engineered reduced primary packaging weight >20%. Ebitda +915 kusd pa @ 1.2kusd/ton raw Korea.

Successfully established and developed a ‘Home & Office Delivery’ water business. Preparation from concept to Business Plan with forecast, demographics and capital scheduling. Recruit and further train laboratory, micro, production, sales, engineering, CRM and Supply Chain. Headcount Q4Y1 250 office, 50 operations

Parachuted into a food safety crisis Employed team of experts for HACCP, QC, traceability & purchasing Rationalized SKU mix 80-20 basis. >2 musd p.a. + Ebitda. Product development teams & consumer panels add > 3 musd pa in design improvements, primarily recipe & packaging. Identified & negated specific loss instigators including willful delinquencies transforming the cost base of a tough and operationally / geographically diverse group Lean manufacturing, 300 headcut >2.5 musd heads

Contracts including a five year €8.5 million p.a. production partnership netting a 20% margin. Government $37 million contract for the supply of 1000 ‘disaster relief’ emergency homes added $11.6 million to Ebitda over 24 months. Re-engineered laminated beam production adding 45% to capacity. ROI < six months. Instigated, designed and controlled the modernization of improved finger jointing process. Reduced cycle time 10% leading to a 30% labour saving and that increased throughput.