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Delivering Sustainable Results




                        Dwight Mater
                        847-902-7927
                        dmater3@comcast.net
What I’m really good at and want to do more of…



    Using strategic planning to deliver specific, defined outcomes in new and
     existing markets

    Growing company revenues using strategic relationships and corporate
     development discipline

    Dropping money to the bottom line by reducing costs while improving quality




                “Delivering Sustainable Results”

                                                                    Dwight Mater
                                                                    847-902-7927
                                                                    dmater3@comcast.net
What I’ve done for others…

             Challenge                                 Action                                    Results
  Mature, low growth microfilm     Directed strategic changes to:                 - Delivered 50% of annual corporate
  business not meeting revenue       1. Re-purpose existing assets into new         profit growth via acquisitions for 3
  goals. No future growth               media formats and delivery channels         year period
  expected due to technology            – supported by add-on acquisitions        - Created $100 million internet
  change.                            2. Leverage fixed costs, moving to new         publishing business
                                        media formats, acquiring new              - Improved EBITDA from 15% to
                                        international customers and additional      35% by creating new products,
                                        salable assets in the process               acquiring new customers, and
                                                                                    leveraging fixed costs

  Competitors taking our market    Led $7 million in cost reductions by:          - Improved profitability by $7 million;
  share due to their lower costs     1. Embedding new mind set into                 expected to at least double that in
  and superior customer service         operations and customer service             following year
                                        teams to deliver continuous process       - Established platform for ongoing
                                        improvements                                improvements
                                     2. Building lean six sigma capabilities in   - Established new customer service
                                        195 leaders                                 standards based on customer
                                     3. Removing sales barriers that made it        perspective not company’s
                                        difficult for customers to do business
                                        with us

  Continual fire-fighting keeps    Directed new disciplined strategic             - Saved the company over $100
  company from getting after       planning process by:                             million by not implementing
  strategic issues and               1. Identifying the future we wanted            “greenfield” initiative
  opportunities                         versus the present we were fire-          - Won $8 million of incremental
                                        fighting in                                 spending to improve customer
                                     2. Creating goals and action plans to          processes and pursue new
                                        achieve them                                initiatives
                                     3. Defining criteria to better evaluate      - Improved decision-making with
                                        investments and acquisitions                fact-based insights

                                                                                                             Dwight Mater
                                                                                                             847-902-7927
                                                                                                             dmater3@comcast.net

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Delivering Sustainable Results

  • 1. Delivering Sustainable Results Dwight Mater 847-902-7927 dmater3@comcast.net
  • 2. What I’m really good at and want to do more of…  Using strategic planning to deliver specific, defined outcomes in new and existing markets  Growing company revenues using strategic relationships and corporate development discipline  Dropping money to the bottom line by reducing costs while improving quality “Delivering Sustainable Results” Dwight Mater 847-902-7927 dmater3@comcast.net
  • 3. What I’ve done for others… Challenge Action Results Mature, low growth microfilm Directed strategic changes to: - Delivered 50% of annual corporate business not meeting revenue 1. Re-purpose existing assets into new profit growth via acquisitions for 3 goals. No future growth media formats and delivery channels year period expected due to technology – supported by add-on acquisitions - Created $100 million internet change. 2. Leverage fixed costs, moving to new publishing business media formats, acquiring new - Improved EBITDA from 15% to international customers and additional 35% by creating new products, salable assets in the process acquiring new customers, and leveraging fixed costs Competitors taking our market Led $7 million in cost reductions by: - Improved profitability by $7 million; share due to their lower costs 1. Embedding new mind set into expected to at least double that in and superior customer service operations and customer service following year teams to deliver continuous process - Established platform for ongoing improvements improvements 2. Building lean six sigma capabilities in - Established new customer service 195 leaders standards based on customer 3. Removing sales barriers that made it perspective not company’s difficult for customers to do business with us Continual fire-fighting keeps Directed new disciplined strategic - Saved the company over $100 company from getting after planning process by: million by not implementing strategic issues and 1. Identifying the future we wanted “greenfield” initiative opportunities versus the present we were fire- - Won $8 million of incremental fighting in spending to improve customer 2. Creating goals and action plans to processes and pursue new achieve them initiatives 3. Defining criteria to better evaluate - Improved decision-making with investments and acquisitions fact-based insights Dwight Mater 847-902-7927 dmater3@comcast.net