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distinctive capability in technology intensive manufacturing industry

TRU Group Inc

President & CEO:

TRU Group Inc, North America

For more than twelve years, Edward Anderson has successfully managed TRU assignments involving investment decisions of  many hundreds of millions of dollars. He has assisted start-ups to grow exponentially and obtain the financing to do so. He has several years Vice President Operations, and Director level experience in North American middle-market technology-intensive multinationals. He is an proven expert project manager for the most challenging assignments - from top professionals team selection, execution and completion through construction. Some of these projects have involved billion dollar investments and large technical teams.   

Vice President, Operations:

NP Photonics Inc, Tucson, AZ

Optoelectronic Devices and special glass

Functionally  responsible for marketing & sales, engineering and manufacturing of optoelectronic components, special glasses and fiber. Management Committee + Board Secretary.

Director Corporate Planning and Development:

Timminco Limited, North America

Specialty Metals, Materials and Chemicals

Worked with the CEO & Owner. Managed strategic planning for all manufacturing units, set performance criteria and monitored results. Responsible for business development and evaluated acquisition prospects.

TAL Investment Counsel

- a Subsidiary of Timminco

$ 10 billion+ investment management firm

Manager Industrial Marketing Research:

Reed North America, Head Office

$600 million manufacturing conglomerate

Ongoing planning and market research in a wide range of manufacturing sectors supporting major acquisition program of the company.

Management Consultant:

Hatch Associates, North America

Engineers in Metals Smelting Refining Fabricating

KPMG, Toronto, Canada

Big five General Management Consultants

Economist Intelligence Unit

Consulting Arm of Economist Newspapers

Other:

Taught Business at Universities

 of Arizona and Toronto

Qualified Arbitrator & Mediator

Involved in several hundred

Strategic Business Plans

Sample of Assignments Managed

• Manages all major TRU assignments typically directing and managing. Usually chairs weekly project conference, reviews and authorizes reports. 

• Strategy, planning and marketing to turn around a $15 million manufacturing fabricator

• Document preparation, search and closing for a $20 million investment for device startup

• Market positioning and planning for a producer of automation equipment

• Bank management due diligence on a $2 billion acquisition of global manufacturing

• Review and investor introductions for a producer of specialty metal and alloys

• Market study and strategic competitive positioning for medical equipment 

• Marketing, financial & operation work on an integrated four plant global operation

• Review of industrial sectors and country analysis for an investment agency

• Led technical team monitoring aspects of the construction of a $ 1.4 billion plant

• Examined processing and market options a large mineral tailing resource

• Investor business plan for a $250 million Ukrainian electrolytic tinning line

• Plastic operation analysis and market study for major American producer of bathware

• Operational, financial and marketing review of specialty producer in a turnaround

• Feasibility Studies for several plants for investments of millions to billions

• Involved in more than fifty technology intensive market studies internationally

• Facilitated numerous strategic planning huddles and other decision-making forums

• Specialized at assessing complex business evaluation techniques and methods

TRU aspires to the highest fully bankable standards. I have successfully managed TRU assignments involving investment decisions of  many hundreds of millions of dollars. I have assisted start-ups to grow exponentially and obtain the financing to do so. I have many years VP and Director level experience in North American middle-market technology-intensive multi-nationals and with prestigious engineering or multi-billion-dollar investment firms. I have project managed the most challenging projects. I taught business at the Universities of Arizona and Toronto.

It is important that you contact TRU to learn more about how we can work with you! I invite you to call me, President & CEO, in USA  or in Canada or email me at:

  * anderson@trugroup.com É cell: 1-520-229-7836

 - Ed

Edward R. Anderson
B.Sc.(Hons), Dpl (Marketing Research), MBA, FCIArb

Phoenix Tucson Arizona USA + Toronto Canada + Mexico California

  CA Colorado CO Working throughout North America and Internationally TX Texas AZ