PARTNERS

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  Mohammed Imran Khan serves as a Partner/Managing Director and a Business Development Leader for our Strategic Advisory Practice, focusing on developing strategic direction and partnerships for global organizations, sovereign wealth funds, ministries and authorities within emerging markets. Mohammed has significant focus on the MENA region, as well as China and India, where his experience and business acumen can drive immense change for global organizations desirous of realizing growth in these regions. 

 Vincent Legg serves as a Partner/Managing Director for our Strategic Growth Advisory Practice, bringing more than twenty years of executive experience on both the marketing and financial operations sides of business. Throughout his COO career at global advertising/marketing firms, he leaned on his broad experience in all facets of marketing to spearhead and integrate more than twenty acquisitions and new office openings. His international experience spans four continents, including work in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Canada, Japan, France, China, Argentina, Germany, Brazil, Mexico and the UK.

  Chapin Mower serves as a Partner/Managing Director and Lead of Client Services for our Strategic Growth Advisory Practice. His twenty-plus years of experience in client development and service allow him to build global client-service teams that interact with and manage relationships across stakeholders, starting with the chief executive offices of our clients. Chapin’s unparalleled experience in logistics planning has helped multi-national manufacturing companies achieve overseas growth with his seamless distribution knowledge and his calibrated networking capabilities.

David Jaimovich works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director. He is the Founder and President of QRI, an international healthcare executive, he has worked with healthcare systems, government agencies, and global pharmaceutical companies on 4 continents. Formerly the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for International Accreditation Services for Joint Commission Resources (JCR) and Joint Commission International (JCI). Dr. Jaimovich oversees program and business development, provides coaching and mentoring to senior executive hospital leadership. A “hands on” physician executive with over 30 years of experience, a career long commitment to patient centered care and a passion for physician engagement in patient safety and quality improvement. Dr. Jaimovich oversees program and business development, provides coaching and mentoring to senior executive hospital leadership, and utilizes an extensive network of business and professional relationships to build synergy among clients. 

Peter Inkpen works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director. Peter has over 15 years in Senior healthcare/C-Suite level roles (NHS & Private) both in the UK and overseas, preceded by 22 years’ service in the Royal Navy. Successfully driven and delivered large and complex transformation programmes with a focus on aligning the strategic direction to enable delivery of objectives through effective use of a PMO function. Led on organisational transformation and change, navigating all the cultural and political interferences on the journey, both in the UK NHS and, most recently, overseas for the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia. With a particular interest in improving leadership, culture and performance across complex healthcare environments, his effective Coaching and Mentoring leadership style develops high performing individuals and teams.

Neil Teplica works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director. Neil is a highly experienced hotel investment and asset management executive with a mission of achieving outsized investment returns through optimized strategy and hands-on execution, most recently as CIO of London & Regional Hotels in North America and previously with the Lone Star Funds, with a successful track record of team leadership for hotel and portfolio acquisitions and debt, across full service, extended stay, select service and alternative hospitality classes, both value-add and stabilized, in many markets and at all hotel class levels. Neil expertise at the entire investment cycle: origination, underwriting, development, due diligence, closing, financing, transition, brand/ops positioning, value add, asset management, has resulted in numerous

sawards such as ALIS Conference M&A “Deal of the Year”, Hilton “Developer of the Year”, Marriott “Development Partner of the Year”

 Robert Walker works with the Profectus Consulting  Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director and is the Founder and CEO of Surveys & Forecasts. His corporate research career has included positions at world-class companies such as Nestlé, P&G, and James River... For over 30 years, Bob has focused on identifying the critical steps and information needed to make actionable and economically sound marketing decisions serving the needs of companies in FMCG, healthcare, technology, financial services, and B2B markets. 

 James Ife works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director and brings over 25 years of financial services and banking expertise while leading teams at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. James managed and instituted National West Markets (NWM) prime services that aligned with the overall global strategy and fulfilled its business plans. His responsibilities included Sales, Futures Product Management and Client Services. James is an expert in team hiring, staff training. budgeting and policies and procedures evaluations and improvements. 

 Doug Kimmel works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director and is the Founder and Managing Partner at ION Marketing Group where he oversees the business and  the strategic and creative development of integrated marketing solutions for ION’s clients. ION has delivered solutions for a diverse portfolio of brands such as Target, Hulu, NFL, Visa, Google, Bacardi, and Diageo. In addition, Doug is a founding member in HOLSTIK Wellness and My Hi, two new innovative brands in the cannabis space. 

 Will Odell works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director and has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry working with residential, commercial and industrial customers in optimizing their total energy usage. Will is an expert at implementing processes and programs to manage energy, improve ROI and eliminate adverse impacts on the environment. In addition, he has worked in both natural gas and electrical utilities in improving their operations. During his tenure with utilities, Mr. Odell oversaw operations, engineering, energy conservation, environmental, construction, SCADA, Smart Grid, R&D, sales, safety and customer service. 

 Michael Iulo works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director and brings over 30 years of experience helping global companies streamline their marketing and operations through the innovative use of technology and restructuring. He has been instrumental in enabling clients like Merrill Lynch, HP, Nikon, Saab, Apple, Royal Caribbean, Dell, and Pfizer to gain higher return on their marketing budgets, increase capacity without increasing staff, and lower overall operating costs while increasing topline revenue, quality control and staff morale. 

 Walter Ife works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director and is an integrated strategy & marketing executive. He is a versatile, imaginative strategist and problem solver with expertise in product creation, brand development, marketing strategy and execution with a keen understanding of supply chain dynamics and multi-channel sales strategies. Walter has provided strategic, marketing and branding advice and creative concept development for a wide range of clients, including J.Walter Thompson, DeBeers, Nabisco, Lipton, and CBS Television. 

 James Gerelli works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Director and is a technology and software sales / account management expert. Drawing on 10+ years of consultative sales experience, he effectively develops relationships to increase sales and uses cross-selling techniques. James negotiates win-win solutions to close complex deals and has a consistent track record of exceeding sales quotas. Notable Accomplishments: Landed $6M new account, exceeding sales quota for that year by 400%. Increased business $1M from an existing client. James has a Masters Degree in the Management of Technology and has led numerous projects for the large enterprise clients such as Forrester, SiriusDecisions, SunGuard, the Dell Company.

  Dr. Ihsan Riaz works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Director. Dr. Riaz is a dynamic, result oriented and seasoned professional, with 20+ years of experience and visible achievements in corporate management, client consulting, specializing in Business Transformation, Change Management, Process Improvement, Technology, Market Strategy, Sales, Marketing, M&A, Intellectual Property, Worldwide Business Development, Product Management and Product development. Strong commercial acumen: able to see the big picture and put in place strategy and plans that can be successfully executed to meet the requirements of successful business.  Proven track record in process improvement, enhancing operational efficiency, and achieving sustainable results. Skilled in data collection, analysis, and management, with a deep understanding of leveraging data for informed decision-making.

San Rahi works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Director. San Rahi is a leading brand innovation and design expert, working as a catalyst for transformative growth and strategic development. With over two decades of experience, San is an industry vanguard known for his unwavering commitment to using business as a powerful force for positive change. His approach and insights have garnered widespread recognition, earning an Emmy, a SXSW Innovation Award, Fast Company World Changing Ideas recognition, and election to Campaign US 40/40 list. He has collaborated with leading names in these industries, including ABC Sports, adidas, Cirque du Soleil, ESPN, FIFA, Major League Soccer, NBC, NFL Network, The North Face, and the X-Games, underscoring his profound impact on the global market. He recently led brand experience teams for FIFA World Cup Qatar. 

 Kim Jawanda works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Director and is a high-performance creative and focused leader who conducts business development and builds strategic alliances for private and non-profit organizations in the USA and internationally. With over 20+ years experience, Kim has lived and worked on 5 continents and proficient in 5 languages while working within the governments of South Africa, Spain, Canada and the United Nations Population Fund. 

David Meer works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Director. David Meer is a data-driven marketing strategist, consultant and one of the world’s foremost marketing science practitioners.  He is the co-author of three articles in Harvard Business Review, including “Rediscovering Market Segmentation”, one of HBR’s all-time best sellers. Having begun his career under Daniel Yankelovich, the father of customer segmentation, David continues to contribute to the evolution of marketing science in today’s machine learning era.  His brand equity measurement model BrandBuilder (co-created with Joel Rubinson) became a widely imitated methodology.  At PwC Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), he developed Genesis, a cutting-edge approach to brand portfolio management.

  Nabeel Khan works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Financial Analyst. Nabeel brings a vast array of knowledge and experience, with his last 13 years serving in the entrepreneurial space in both communications and financial services. The last 9 years specifically have been dedicated to building multiple insurance brokerages, with offices spanning from the midwest to the east coast. He specializes in recruiting, marketing, training, and consulting small to mid-size businesses on start-up and financial understandings. He has developed a keen aptitude for public speaking, retirement planning, wealth building, and retirement solutions. 

Abid Shariff serves as a Senior Manager for our Strategic Growth Advisory Practice. He brings more than twenty years of experience leading companies in healthcare, manufacturing and information technology. Abid specializes in working with corporate transformations involving strategy, cost reduction, growth and performance improvement. He is a natural leader who excels in business development and has used those tools while building successful businesses. Abid graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a degree in Computer Science.

  Tim Decker works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Director and brings over 20 years of scientific and medical research experience in the data, analytics and reporting sides of the industry. Tim has managed content for some of the most highly respected magazines, journals and content creators like Scientific American, Web MD, and Nature Magazine. Tim is an expert at business process mapping and root cause analyses on production workflows using Lean Six Sigma methods. Tim thrives at developing structured approaches for communications, reporting and collaboration, while optimizing workflows to develop and share best practices.

   Wynne Barret works with the Profectus Consulting Strategy and Advisory Practice as a Managing Director. With 20+ years as a franchisee of a vertically integrated major Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain, Wynne  has extensive knowledge in all the areas of operations. His expertise spans business management, construction, distribution, waste management, human capital management, insurance, FDA regulations, franchise agreements, and human resources management. His understanding of the challenges associated to a vertically integrated chain led him to co-found a software company specializing in supply chain management for retail chains within the foodservice and food manufacturer sectors.