Kevin Thayer
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LinkedIn User
I worked with Kevin through various positions within Eaton. Kevin is excellent in the sales & marketing areas. Kevin is a very disciplined, directed manager that drives improvement from all aspects of his organization. He has excellent customer skills and his communication is concise and direct. Kevin's advice was sought after among his peers and he always kept a direct line of communication with the manufacturing plants to provide customers with the absolute best information possible on products and status. Kevin would be an asset within any organization because he drives improvement in every organization he is a part of. It was a pleasure to work with Kevin.
Andy David 🇺🇦 🌻
I worked with Kevin during the acquisition of Ultronics by Eaton, and on projects in the following years. I found Kevin to be enormously engaging and a real motivator. Kevin is also a gifted communicator, and cares about the wellbeing of his colleagues and his company. It was a pleasure working with Kevin, one which I would be delighted to repeat.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Kevin through various positions within Eaton. Kevin is excellent in the sales & marketing areas. Kevin is a very disciplined, directed manager that drives improvement from all aspects of his organization. He has excellent customer skills and his communication is concise and direct. Kevin's advice was sought after among his peers and he always kept a direct line of communication with the manufacturing plants to provide customers with the absolute best information possible on products and status. Kevin would be an asset within any organization because he drives improvement in every organization he is a part of. It was a pleasure to work with Kevin.
Andy David 🇺🇦 🌻
I worked with Kevin during the acquisition of Ultronics by Eaton, and on projects in the following years. I found Kevin to be enormously engaging and a real motivator. Kevin is also a gifted communicator, and cares about the wellbeing of his colleagues and his company. It was a pleasure working with Kevin, one which I would be delighted to repeat.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Kevin through various positions within Eaton. Kevin is excellent in the sales & marketing areas. Kevin is a very disciplined, directed manager that drives improvement from all aspects of his organization. He has excellent customer skills and his communication is concise and direct. Kevin's advice was sought after among his peers and he always kept a direct line of communication with the manufacturing plants to provide customers with the absolute best information possible on products and status. Kevin would be an asset within any organization because he drives improvement in every organization he is a part of. It was a pleasure to work with Kevin.
Andy David 🇺🇦 🌻
I worked with Kevin during the acquisition of Ultronics by Eaton, and on projects in the following years. I found Kevin to be enormously engaging and a real motivator. Kevin is also a gifted communicator, and cares about the wellbeing of his colleagues and his company. It was a pleasure working with Kevin, one which I would be delighted to repeat.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Kevin through various positions within Eaton. Kevin is excellent in the sales & marketing areas. Kevin is a very disciplined, directed manager that drives improvement from all aspects of his organization. He has excellent customer skills and his communication is concise and direct. Kevin's advice was sought after among his peers and he always kept a direct line of communication with the manufacturing plants to provide customers with the absolute best information possible on products and status. Kevin would be an asset within any organization because he drives improvement in every organization he is a part of. It was a pleasure to work with Kevin.
Andy David 🇺🇦 🌻
I worked with Kevin during the acquisition of Ultronics by Eaton, and on projects in the following years. I found Kevin to be enormously engaging and a real motivator. Kevin is also a gifted communicator, and cares about the wellbeing of his colleagues and his company. It was a pleasure working with Kevin, one which I would be delighted to repeat.
Experience
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Trystar
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Commercial Officer
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Jul 2020 - Present
Responsible for leading all customer facing activities as well as strategy creation and deployment. Scope includes leadership of teams responsible for field sales, inside sales, customer support, product management, marketing and services. Responsible for leading all customer facing activities as well as strategy creation and deployment. Scope includes leadership of teams responsible for field sales, inside sales, customer support, product management, marketing and services.
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Growth Partners Unlimited, LLC
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Excelsior, Minnesota, United States
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President
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Apr 2019 - Jul 2020
Consulting practice focused on strategy and customer facing activities. Areas of expertise include strategy creation, sales, marketing, P&L management, product management, global expansion, integration, channel management, digital transformation, master data management, customer journey mapping, process improvement, customer service and CRM. Consulting practice focused on strategy and customer facing activities. Areas of expertise include strategy creation, sales, marketing, P&L management, product management, global expansion, integration, channel management, digital transformation, master data management, customer journey mapping, process improvement, customer service and CRM.
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Eaton
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Ireland
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Commercial Excellence
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Jan 2013 - Mar 2019
Global responsibility to accelerate growth and improve profitability through front-end process improvements. Focus areas include web properties including PowerSource, Master Data Management, Analytics, CRM and Digital Transformation
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Segment Director - Material Handling
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Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
Conducted primary market research to develop differentiated value propositions for current and future products, developed C-Level relationships globally and trained the sales force in AMER/EMEA/APAC on segment specific value propositions.
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Director of Marketing
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Jul 2001 - Jan 2010
Global responsibility for Controls Product Management - $500M+ in sales annually and a staff of 45 in AMER/EMEA/APAC
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Sales Manager, Industrial Hydraulics Division
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Jan 1999 - Dec 2001
Global leader for sales, including direct sales force, distribution sales force, applications engineering, field service and packaged systems business with $400M in annual sales and a staff of 80+.
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North American Sales Manager
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Jan 1998 - Dec 1998
Managed half of North American OEM and Distribution Sales and Service group with annual sales of $170M.
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North American OEM Sales Manager
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Jan 1996 - Dec 1998
Managed OEM outside sales, applications engineering, inside sales, service and order entry with sales reaching $250M.
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Regional Sales Manager
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Aug 1995 - Dec 1995
Managed a North American OEM sales team including outside sales, inside sales, applications engineering and service with sales of $60M.
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National Accounts Manager
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Jun 1988 - Jul 1995
Account management for territories ranging from $10M to $18M.
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Cessna Aircraft Company
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Representative
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May 1984 - May 1988
Completed a 2 year rotational program in fluid power followed by account management for a territory starting at $2M and ending at $18M. Completed a 2 year rotational program in fluid power followed by account management for a territory starting at $2M and ending at $18M.
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Education
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2004 - 2006
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
MBA, Business -
1978 - 1982
Kansas State University
Bachelor's Degree, Business and Marketing, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
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