Dave Mellon

CEO at Grundéns

Business leader interested in brands founded on human ideals that connect with people and have a strong core purpose. A believer that brands that are defined by the life defining activities of the consumers they serve are the most successful. A senior executive with consistent and reliable, year-after-year success, achieving revenue, profit and brand growth objectives within industry leading brands, existing under-performing brands, startups, stagnate, and turnaround environments. Unrivaled leading brand experience and instrumental contributions at key inflection points in those brands maturation and business development. Proven team builder, having built industry leading, high performance teams that have propelled the growth of the brands I have worked for. Extensive experience with complexity and both highly engineered and non-engineered systems, which require deep understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets and industries. Highly successful in building relationships and teams, facilitating solutions to critical problem areas, and delivering on customer commitments. Customer- focused and performance-driven. Built, led and inspired worldwide teams comprised of more than 250 employees and managed P&L for businesses exceeding $400 million revenue. Expertise: Brands - Consumers - Transformational Leadership - Team Builder - Developing People, Strategic Planning - Collaborator - Vision - Innovator - Business Process - Operations Management - Global Outdoor and Action Sports and Markets - Organic Business Growth - Acquisitions & Integrations - Employee Engagement - ISO & Quality Standards - P&L Management/Budget Planning - RND & Supply Chain Management - Commercial & Customer Support - Strategic Partnerships - Licensing Partnerships - Technology Partnerships