Professional Summary Profile Gordon Whyte

Profile

Gordon Whyte

          Experienced Senior Manufacturing & Supply Chain Executive /Co-Founder

Introduction:

I am an entrepreneurial senior operations executive with broad experience in General, Operational and Change Management of which more than 20 years at international level. I have managed multi-disciplined teams delivering complex projects worldwide in high technology-based businesses, including multinational and start-up businesses

Business experience includes:

• Co-founder/founder of six start-up companies
  

• Hands on experience of managing six business start-ups / SME'S with P&L responsibility.
  
• Strategic business development, with hands-on, face-to-face customer development.
  
• Experienced in M&A and preparation for company listing
• Extensive senior operations experience, setting up new manufacturing operations, and developing outsourced manufacturing services.
  
• Developing business plans and financial modelling and budgeting.
• Leading fundraising both in Europe, North America and the Middle East.
  
• Leading technology transfer and IP / Patent development.
• Establishing and expanding businesses ensuring high profitability and continuous improvement.
• Business focus has been Semiconductor, Electronics, Photonics, Solar / Cleantech, Display technology, Space & Defense projects, IoT devices, and medical devices

Significant achievements include:

• Led manufacturing division to be profitable after two years from start-up doubled revenue year on year before a successful IPO in '96 and subsequent sale to SDLI (USA).
  
• Introduced four new products to the market including the worlds first 10 GHz integrated driver modulator in 2001.
• Launched the world’s first optical ASIC platform for complex optical silicon integrated circuits.
• Set up FLCD micro-display manufacturing operation and electronics assembly ahead of target and budget.
• Co-Founder of a Solar cell manufacturing company.
  
• Leading the implementation of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement (Lean six sigma) projects across a variety of companies.
• Program management for the European Space Agency contracts, and other commercial space and defence projects.
• Turn-around of electronics contract design and manufacturing business

To conclude: broad international experience, sound knowledge of value-added

Mechanisms in different industries, understanding of all stakeholders

Requirements, customised solution provider, profitability, sales and result orientated.

Email:mrgwhyte@excite.com