“I thrive on building connections across all levels of an organization – because helping people engage is at the heart of my leadership style.”

With decades of experience, Gary demonstrates that respect for people is the ultimate competitive advantage. As EVP of Supply Chain and Production at O.C. Tanner — recipient of the 1999 Shingo Prize — Gary led the transformation that delivered an 800% productivity increase and created one of the most studied and sustained Continuous Improvement Cultures worldwide.

With his deep experience, Gary is just as comfortable:

• Advising executives on strategy and cultural transformation
• Guiding operational leaders in system design.
• Engaging front line teams to drive performance.

Clients benefit from Gary’s rare combination of global thought leadership and practical experience in hitting daily production numbers.

Gary served on the Shingo Institute’s Executive Advisory Board for more than a decade, is an active Shingo Examiner evaluating Prize applicants worldwide, and is an inducted member of the prestigious Shingo Academy.

Specialties: Embedding Shingo-aligned behaviors that last, Leader Standard Work, Strategy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri), cultural transformation, and turning respect for people into measurable business performance.