Jatin Khanpara Ph D

Aprilaire a Division of Research Products Corporate

Fiskars is a global consumer goods company founded in Finland in 1649. Their iconic orange handles can be found in retail outlets in over 30 countries. Fiskars operates 2 businesses: Functional and Living. Functional includes garden and yard care, watering, cooking, Hardware, school office and craft (Fiskars and Gilmour brand). Living comprises the company’s crystal products and features Royal Copenhagen, Waterford brands. Reporting to the President of Global Functional business and later the Fiskars Corp CEO, as the Vice President of Product Management and Innovation, I led a team of 50+ serving North and Latin America as well as supporting some categories in Australia and Europe. KEY DELIVERABLES ▶ Transformed tactical North America Product Management & Innovation organization to strategic consumer centric Innovation focused global enterprise that delivered sustained growth (over 25% increase in top line with high double digit increase in profitability). Delivered innovative platforms such as Power Gear, Clearing tools, Amplify Scissors, Tree-pruners, Pro-tools, Nozzles & Sprinklers, Maker tools, etc. ▶ Contributed double-digit incremental revenue (with high growth potential) by organically developing the Hardware (Iso-core striking tools, Utility knives, & Cutting tools) and Cooking (knives & shears) business through innovation in a mature category. Initiated and established the Fiskars PRO Hardware sub-brand. ▶ Grew container gardening business revenues by 25% with a margin increase in 2 years. ▶ Integrated and turned around the ~$100M Bosch watering business acquisition in just 24 months. ▶ Increased launch models & vitality rate by over 25%. Shifted views from short-term (1–3 years) to long term (3–5, 5–10 years). ▶ Conceptualized & established product development & Innovation process at global level. ▶ Increased Fiskars’ brand NPS score by double digits.

Carrier is a $16B global company with a presence on each continent. Carrier has residential, light commercial, commercial, and transport refrigeration and air conditioning systems as well as a joint venture with Toshiba’s air conditioning division. Elevated to higher responsibilities based on delivered results as Vice President of Engineering for the Residential Light Commercial division, I reported to the Vice President of Global Engineering on multi-billion-dollar indirect P&L responsibilities as well as the accomplishments of the 180-person world-class organization I built from scratch. KEY DELIVERABLES ▶ Delivered double-digit ROS, regaining Carrier’s global product and component leadership in cost and innovation through natural refrigerant systems and components, Infinity system and MCHX. ▶ Developed breakthrough strategies in “Heart and Brain” (refrigerants, integrated controls and systems, and Compression) for HVAC&R products with sustained technology advantages. ▶ Grew business in NA, China and Korea by working with regional consumers, customers, and leadership to incorporate regional needs, align those needs to global level and deliver unique value add innovations.

Reporting to the President – Residential Light Commercial International Business, I led a 350-person organization to consolidate 16 centers across 5 continents into just 9 centers with critical mass and key skills. ▶ Delivered robust customer-centric products. ▶ Improved collaboration, processes and product harmonization at the global level. ▶ Leveraged technologies from Toshiba. ▶ Increased productivity by 18% and improved margins and market share.

Whirlpool is a $16B global business that is recognized across the globe for its high innovation and performance. Whirlpool’s success is largely driven by its 60K+ employees. Based on my extensive background in R&D, product design, global product development and launch across multiple categories as well as turnaround experience, I was selected by the CTO & VP of Engineering to develop a global strategy and execution plan for all product creation centers and manufacturing facilities. I leveraged my change management experience, modular product architecture knowledge and developed a Global Technology Center and associated manufacturing site strategy with focus on sustaining talent, lowering operating cost and rapidly delivering the right products to market. DELIVERABLES: ▶ Improved operating costs as well as talent retention and time-to-market for products. ▶ Envisioned a global strategy and execution plan for a Global Technology Center supporting COE (engineering and technology) and COC (consumer, customer, market, service and manufacturing) using modular architecture. ▶ Developed Whirlpool’s competency strategy and system. ▶ Applied understanding of global talent availability through careful analysis of macro trends, costs, global business need, and consumer demand to close multiple sites, grow select sites and redistribute work.

DELIVERABLES: ▶ Grew worldwide product leadership by building a robust, globally focused technology strategy and organization to enable the Cleaning and R&D groups to develop and commercialize new product innovations across multiple brands. ▶ Developed meaningful technology roadmaps based on detailed understanding of the consumer, customer, market, competition, and technology. ▶ Established a core, low-cost technology group in Poland that leveraged German and US counterparts. Transitioned technology responsibilities from Germany while shifting organizational focus from regional to global. ▶ Set new benchmarks for brand performance with double-digit profitability improvements in the dishwasher category by devising and executing a feature-driven, innovation strategies including an intellectual property strategy that gave the dishwasher category a competitive advantage.

Reported To: Vice President Global Cleaning People Managed/Direct Reports: 60/4 ★ Won Leadership Excellence award in 2004 for cleaning —the most profitable high price point category—by resolving quality and consumer loyalty issues amongst significant trade partners and consumers. ▲Recommended by Consumer Reports (9/20 top ratings) & Home magazine, 2005; Turbo-zone article 2005 consumer reports ▶ Delivered double-digit quality improvement in 2 years through change management and transformation of the organization using Excellence by Design vision and Six Sigma. ▶ Generated multi-million in revenues with the Turbo Zone true consumer-driven innovation, the first dishwasher to clean tough soils like casserole or brownie using an innovative focused spray technology.

Recruited by the VP of Cleaning to grow a new $200M North American double drawer dishwasher category, I reported into the Vice President of global Cleaning. KEY DELIVERABLES ▶ Delivered the consumer-centered platform 30% faster than usual. ▶ Enhanced consumer loyalty and strengthened top and bottom line by making a calculated yet unconventional decision to use open innovation (technology leverage – JV) and by building high-performance teams with unique business cultures in the US and New Zealand.

Promoted to turn around flagging North America profitability, I worked under the Vice President Global Air Care Business, leading 70 people in the set-up, globalization and harmonization of product development operations. RESULTS: ★ 5–10% Product Cost reduction ▲ 25% Productivity/2 years ▲ Double-digit Air Conditioning Profit ▲Recommended by Consumer reports 2000, Good Housekeeping article 2001 ▶ Improved efficiencies, innovation, global platforms and robust designs. ▶ Strengthened collaboration across the worldwide organization through talent development and global platforms. ▶ Turned around operating profit of the air conditioning business to deliver double-digit profits and improved productivity by 25% with the design and implementation of the Air Care Global Virtual Technology Center. ▶ Delivered incremental revenue through a partnership with 3M to form the Air Purifiers category—the quietest product in the market. ▶ Led dehumidifier risk assessment. .

Delivered no-frost refrigerator and improved product quality and consumer/customer loyalty for Direct Cool products by conceptualizing and delivering the Green Field Tech Center and 55-person team in under a year. Realized $150M-$200M incremental revenue over 5 years, earning the Leap for Gold award in 1997, for delivering the first non-CFC refrigerator in India/Asia, a high quality, consumer-centric design for no-frost refrigerators that took 25% of the market share.

Built a high-performance Global Design Team and provided the technical leadership that delivered the “unthinkable” no-frost refrigerator 33% quicker than normal development as highlighted in the book “The Disney Way.”