Michael Madsen

Executive in Residence


Scale-up experience: Executive Vice President, Pentair

Grew company from $55M to $180M in 11 years
Managed five integration projects
Developed and championed Sales Process Excellence initiative across $250M global business unit
Deployed globalization and channel growth strategy
President & CEO, Aquion Inc.CEO of PE-owned company acquired for $32M and sold for $165M in five years
Improved EBITDA margin from 9% to 20% via operational excellence strategy
Acquired one bolt on company as vehicle to enter new market
Built new US and Belgium plants to expand operations
Noteworthy:Investor and Board member of 2 growth ventures
Investment thesis advisor to two PE firms
Ask me about:Sales process
Product portfolio management
Strategy execution
Operations/manufacturing continuous improvement