Shiming Wo

CEO

Monroe, New Jersey, United States30 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 25 years of executive leadership experience.
  • Achieved significant revenue growth in multiple roles.
  • Expert in business transformation and operational efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the Chemicals and SaaS industries with a strong focus on growth and operational excellence.

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Results-oriented executive with over 25 years of diverse experience across multiple industries, driving success at Fortune 100 and private equity backed companies. Demonstrated ability to achieve breakout growth through innovation and business transformation. A strategic thinker skilled at building and implementing robust management operating system to drive operational efficiency and ensure timely delivery of key initiatives to meet business goals. An inspiring leader with a global mindset, known for setting clear visions and ambitious goals. Cultivates high team engagement, fostering collaboration and driving exceptional performance.

Experience

30 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Creov group

Chief Engagement Advisor

Dec 2022Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Contributed significantly to key client engagements, consistently surpassing expectations and receiving positive feedback, leading to substantial growth in client spend. Spearheaded successful initiatives to create and launch new business ventures, resulting in rapid client expansion, recurring revenue streams, and enhanced upselling opportunities. These achievements have been instrumental in driving the organization's overall success and establishing its reputation as a respected firm with profound insights in the specialty chemicals and materials industry

Verdant specialty solutions

Chief Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President

Jan 2021Jan 2022 · 1 yr

  • The team demonstrated remarkable adaptability, embracing fundamental changes and successfully implementing a comprehensive management operating system (MOS). This MOS incorporated crucial business processes, such as the annual operating planning (AOP), commercial excellence, performance management, incentive plans, and KPIs. Despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, our collective cross-functional efforts paid off as we navigated through obstacles, implementing strategic pricing and supply chain strategies and focusing on the "Tier 2" customer segment. As a result, we achieved impressive YoY EBITDA growth, showcasing the team's ability to deliver exceptional results. Moreover, we set strategic goals for portfolio transformation, transitioning from commodity-heavy products to a specialty-rich lineup, positioning the business for future growth and improved profitability.

Gelest, a group company of mitsubishi chemical group

Vice President and General Manager

Jan 2018Jan 2021 · 3 yrs

  • Responsible for managing and driving business unit P&L performance.
  • Led Life Sciences business segment and achieved 50%+ YOY revenue growth.
  • Revamped product launch process and increased the new product vitality to great than 30%
  • Built strong relationships with channel partners in APAC and doubled the sales in two years.
  • Implemented digital marketing initiatives to drive brand awareness.

Honeywell

2 roles

General Manager

Promoted

Jan 2016Jan 2018 · 2 yrs

  • Responsible for building and managing a start‐up organization to develop and launch Software as a Service (SaaS) enabling supermarkets to lower energy spend.
  • Crafted a transformative business plan with annual revenue potential of over $500M.
  • Created a Start-up organization to develop and launch SaaS offering within a chemical business unit.
  • Built a high performing team consisting of 30+ professionals.
  • Successfully developed the offering that enables supermarkets to lower energy spend, minimize maintenance cost, and reduce food spoilage.
  • Recruited 50+ supermarket chains including 7 of the world top 10 chains for trials and secured first commercial contract one year ahead of plan.

Director of Strategy and Marketing

Jan 2012Jan 2016 · 4 yrs

  • Responsible for strategy development & deployment and driving marketing excellence across the business.
  • Developed a set of breakthrough growth strategies targeting new markets and new business models
  • Successfully launched low global warming potential Solstice(R) product line
  • Achieved double digit revenue and 2x profit growth four consecutive years.
  • Revamped the new product development and introduction processes
  • Established pricing analytics capabilities and strengthened pricing disciplines

Thermo fisher scientific

Global Marketing Manager

Jan 2006Jan 2012 · 6 yrs

  • Direct responsible for managing P&L performance . Charged to reshape the business for sustainable and profitable growth.
  • Re-anchored the business to focus on delighting scientists with best-in-class services.
  • Increased Net Promoter Score by 50%.
  • Delivered 2x market growth for three consecutive years.
  • Implemented a robust product life cycle management process.
  • Achieved 100% growth in new product sales 3 years in a row.

Solvay

4 roles

Marketing Manager

Promoted

Jan 2004Jan 2006 · 2 yrs

  • Promoted to develop and implement business initiatives to drive revenue growth and profitability improvement.
  • Segmented product portfolio into core and complementary products.
  • Laser-focused the sales team on driving core growth while shifting others to channel partners.
  • Achieved double digit revenue growth.
  • Drove 30% margin expansion through pricing initiatives and sourcing projects.

R&D Manager

Promoted

Jan 2001Jan 2004 · 3 yrs

  • Responsible for new product development and commercialization. Managed a team of 12 scientists.

Plant Chemist and QC Superviser

Promoted

Jan 1999Jan 2001 · 2 yrs

  • Managed a quality control and process lab consisting of 9 technicians.

Staff Scientist

Jan 1995Jan 1999 · 4 yrs

  • Responsible for new product and process development for the home care and personal care markets

Education

The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Ph.D — Organic Chemistry

Jan 1989Jan 1995

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