Dean Tobey
Executive Affiliate
Summary
Motivated business leader with a strong track record in strategic planning, leadership, M&A, financial/risk analysis, and business development across Fortune 500 companies and early-stage ventures. Success in building and directing strong cross-functional teams to achieve challenging objectives. A passion to use proven skills in enabling businesses and organizations to succeed in their mission.
Core Competencies
- Business process development and improvement
- Business structuring and commercial strategy
- Strategic acquisition and financial modeling
- Product development/management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Program leadership
- Process reconceptualizing and optimization
- Strategic planning
- Led global, cross-functional team to launch new business and technology platforms in the solar industry.
- Oversaw various product lines, responsible for developing business/market strategies.
- Directed the business evaluation of all major capital expansions plus financial due diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions.
- As part of a large corporate acquisition, led the integration of business, marketing, sales, and commercialization processes and activities.
- Launched business wide rebranding strategy of 7,000+ products sold in 100+ countries across 15+ industries.
- Established multiple commercialization processes.
Professional Passion
Leverage experiences in commercialization, business structuring, finance, and leadership to help early to mid-stage ventures successfully launch viable businesses.
Executive Positions
- Global Product Manager – Dow Corning
- Global Program Manager – Dow Corning
- Business Evaluation Manager – Dow Corning
- Global Business Process Manager – Dow Chemical
- Life Sciences Market Manager – Dow Corning
- MBA - Central Michigan University
- BS in Management - Ferris State University
- BS in Information Technology - Ferris State University
- Six Sigma Certification
- Situational Leadership