Richard Knudson

Current

PRESIDENT at KNUDSON CONSULTING GROUP

Past

PRESIDENT and CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER at Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
MANAGING DIRECTOR at OKANAGAN SPRING BREWERY (Division of Sleeman Breweries)
PRESIDENT and C.E.O. at A.E.McKENZIE CO. INC.

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Education

University of Manitoba

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Industry

Food & Beverages

Richard Knudson’s Summary

A business building President/COO with an outstanding record for delivering results in the highly competitive consumer packaged goods industry. Brings proven ability to lead private and public firms and uses strategic planning, process improvement and organizational development expertise to build sales, market share and profit. Ensures the leadership team buys into disciplined financial management, operations and supply chain improvements and creative marketing/sales planning and execution.

Richard Knudson’s Specialties:

Experience competing domestically and internationally. Hands on experience leading teams on acquisitions and integrations, divestitures, investor relations, labour relations ( including union negotiations ), new product innovation and major MIS implementation projects.Recognized for developing and inspiring employees, believes in empowering them to take managed risks while focusing on internal and external customer needs.

Richard Knudson’s Experience

PRESIDENT

KNUDSON CONSULTING GROUP

(Food & Beverages industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

STRATEGIES TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS
Corporate strategic planning with a focus on execution."Getting things done!"
Marketing strategy planning and execution with an emphasis on :"Branding", "Consumer Communication" and" Product Innovation".

Richard Knudson’s Education

University of Manitoba

Bach. of Commerce (Honors) , Marketing , 1973 — 1976

Developed and wrote two business case studies published by the Harvard Business School Case Clearing House and in a Canadian Marketing text book " Cases in Small Business Management" Southwestern Publishung 1997.

Additional Information

Richard Knudson’s Groups:

Former Chairman of the Brewers Association of Canada, Graduate and former member of Advisory Council for World Trade Institute course on Developing New Markets through Exporting, Former member of Young Presidents' Organization

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