Thomas Rugg

Senior Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing at Briggs & Stratton

Global senior executive with extensive leadership experience in business strategy development, sales, marketing, new product development, operational excellence and execution with multi-site manufacturing and distribution. Achieved success in growth, consolidation and turnaround management across consumer, industrial, retail, dealer, rental and direct sales environments. Proven track record of creating sustained competitive advantage leading to sales and profit growth by effectively linking strategy, talent and operations. Results and metric driven with a passion for developing tight operating plans complimented by clear goal deployment enabling focused execution and delivering improved financial results. Well established leader leveraging team building, talent development, creative problem solving and communication skills to transform organizations and achieve break-through performance. Notable Skill Sets: Executive Leadership • P&L Accountability • Cross Functional Leadership • Strategy & Business Development • Detailed & Results Oriented • Sales Leadership • Marketing (Strategy/Brand/Customer/Channel/Product) • New Product Development • Portfolio Management • Supply Chain & Operational Excellence • Team Building • Talent Development • Mergers & Acquisitions • Lean • Business Integration