MEET THE TEAM
MARK B HEFNER
President & CEO
Mark Hefner is an advisor and consultant to C-Level Officers. He has a track record of helping clients grow revenue, profits and shareholder value through the development and implementation of new strategies and business transformation initiatives. He provides his Clients with guidance and hands on support to create competitive advantage and achieve sustainable breakthrough results.
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Mark has deep expertise in strategy, culture and change acquired through 39 years of experience helping C-Level Officers and their organizations be more successful. In addition to his service to clients, he has held Senior Partner roles at KPMG, Ernst & Young, Conner Partners, The Palladium Group and prior to founding Power Navigation was President & Chief Executive Officer at N2Growth. In addition to his role as Power Navigation CEO, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of EnXchange.
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Mark’s industry experience includes Consumer Products, Defense, Energy, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Private Equity, Utilities, Technology and Transportation. He also has extensive international consulting experience working in Australia, Abu Dhabi, Brazil, Canada, Dubai, France, Germany, Guatemala, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Russia, Thailand and U.K.
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Client/Engagement Highlights:
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Piloted Perestroika with the former Soviet Union Ministry of Construction (Gostroi)
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Developed and implemented global consulting business strategy for EY achieving 500% growth
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Guided the transformation of Merck that added $20B in shareholder value
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Reduced global Controller Functions from 48 to 3 sites for AMEX while improving effectiveness
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Architected and deployed first fully integrated Strategy Execution Methodology (OCM, SI, PM)
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Developed Strategy Management Process adopted (500) as the Electric Utility Industry Standard
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Integrated Organization Change Management with HBS Strategy Process (Kaplan/Norton)
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Engineered Culture Management Solution leveraging big data analytics & artificial intelligence
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Provided Advisory/Consulting Services to over 70 CEOs
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Education:
Central Michigan University, Bachelor of Science Business & Psychology
Long Beach State, Master of Science, Organizational Psychology
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