Brian Morris

Led Wells Lamont Industrial Gloves business unit. Managed team of 12 direct reports, providing coaching and mentoring opportunities to build competencies and foster increased employee engagement and retention. • Maintained P&L responsibility, sustaining over $10,000,000 in revenue in 2017. Accepted expanded scope of responsibilities in January 2018, including P&L, for Tucker Safety Products, representing $15,000,000 in annual sales of PPE for hotel and restaurant industry. • Credited with shifting sales model away from focusing on price and more toward value proposition; contributed to re-engineering of brand to capture increased visibility and revenue in challenging and highly competitive industries. • Advanced product development, including creating industry-first slaughter glove forecasted to disrupt markets in United States and position company as true innovator.

Directed efforts of team of seven direct reports, with indirect authority over additional 22 employees. • Revolutionized effectiveness of Marmon Retail Electrical Products, transforming $1,600,000 in losses into profitability within one year; grew revenue from $8,000,000 in 2016 to over $25,000,000 in 2018. • Spearheaded comprehensive assessment of manufacturing operations to identify opportunities for improvement and cost savings; closed one plant and outsourced all U.S.-based production operations while adopting Lean methodologies and 80/20 to bolster manufacturing efficiency by 35%.

Led vision, strategy, and execution for all facets of sourcing for business unit. Built network of suppliers throughout Asia and Africa while overseeing 200,000-square-foot distribution center in Memphis with 38 union workers and five direct report salaried employees. • Coordinated and led training of factory workers in Ethiopia in 80/20 principles, sparking 25% increase in production. • Exercised authority to negotiate key terms and conditions of agreements with vendors, securing 15% reduction in costs. National and International locations: Niles, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee, and Ethiopia

Provided legal support to commands throughout the world including Germany, Bosnia, Kuwait, and Iraq.

Performed integral role in contributing to corporate growth through research and identification of potential acquisition targets. • Provided recommendations to presidents of individual sectors as well as vice chairperson of company, resulting in acquisition of five companies. • Served as architect of internal training curricula designed to build awareness and skills in finance, 80/20, human resources, strategic planning, and innovation; recruited internal subject matter experts to hold training courses twice annually.

Tasked with expanding revenue and profit for business unit, including identifying and securing contracts with state and federal agencies. Identified and assessed viability of potential acquisition targets to expand reach and influence of Marmon Water Group.