Industry: Insurance

Founder, Corbett Consulting
COO, Array Marketing
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Leader, Wiremold Company
Toyota Motor Company
Manager, CIBC
MSc, Chaminade University
BComm, Carleton University
Representative Projects
- Integration of 3 “bolt on” acquisitions in electrical conduit manufacturing
- Led development of Strategy to consolidate and relocate manufacturing in Mexico reducing labor costs by 80% for an Auto supplier
- Developed and implemented post-acquisition consolidation plan generating over $2MM COGS reduction and multiple real estate opportunities
- Improved product flow in Hydraulic Systems that reduced labor by 15%, inventory by 30% and Leadtime by 50%
- Improved call center operations resulting in 20% reduction in required staff and an improvement in the Net Promotor Score (NPS)
- Created evaluation/audit process to drive continuous improvement across range of businesses that delivered 2 points of EBITDA 3 years in a row
- Optimized retail store operations that reduced store labor reduction of 20%
- Redesigned order sequencing and processing to increase “On Time In Full” by 12 points
Expertise
Industries
- Manufacturing
- Machining
- Aerospace and Defense
- Automotive
- Call Centers
- Hospital Operations
- Retail Operations
- Purchasing
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Mortgage Processing
- Insurance
Project Types
- Operations Optimization
- Due Diligence
- M&A Strategy
- Post Merger Integration
- Organizational Design
- Profit Improvement
Representative Clients
Companies
- Caterpillar
- IBM
- Livingston
- International
- CHS
- Intercos
- Thrivent Financial
- Cobham
- Argyle Investments
- Minute Maid
- Textron
PE Firms
- TorQuest
- Carlyle
- TPG
- Birchill
- Sun Capital
- L Catterton

- Founder, Cortus Advisors
- Partner, Tapestry Networks
- Managing Director, Fidelity
- Engagement Manager, Bain
- Research Associate, NERA
- Ph.D. Business Economics, Harvard University & HBS
- MA Harvard University
- BA Economics, Northwestern University
Representative Projects
- Led development of long-term growth strategy for $5B professional services firm, including new product development, automation, customer segmentation.
- Led development of international expansion of $180B AUM institutional asset manager.
- Developed advisor product/practice development strategy for $12B FS firm.
- Developed client segmentation and targeting strategy for $4B technology-focused professional services firm.
- Developed new market positioning for employer-provided financial services business of broadly diversified $36B financial services firm.
- Developed new market entry strategy for top technology company in enterprise and small business computing markets.
- Developed strategy for ownership transition and leadership succession plan for $50B AUM active asset manager.
- Led multiple new business development strategies for $2.5T AUM financial services firm in areas of product development, customer segmentation and targeting, market positioning, cost efficiency.
- Created new business development thought leadership unit for $36B professional services firm.
- Conducted due diligence research for PE investor in employee benefits markets.
- Developed new market entry assessment for $37B FS firm in robo advice market.
Expertise
Industries
- Asset Management
- Emerging Technologies
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Insurance
- Private Equity
- Professional Services
- Venture Capital
Project Types
- Growth Strategy
- M&A/Partnership Strategy
- Product Development/Management
- Profit Improvement
- Market Entry
- Due Diligence
- Efficiency
Representative Clients
Companies
- American Express
- Ameriprise Financial
- Causeway Capital
- China Southern Asset Management
- Dell Computer
- EY
- Fidelity Investments
- Gartner Group
- Goldman Sachs
- Grant Thornton
- Imation
PE Firms
- Investors Group
- State Farm
- Welsh Carlson