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Work History
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Awards
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Certification
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Eric Kish

Eric Kish

Longmont

Summary

Seasoned CEO and author with over 30 years of global leadership experience across multiple sectors. Successfully led six organizations, achieving significant transformations, including scaling one from millions to a multi-billion-dollar exit. Combines practical CEO experience with academic credentials from Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon to drive sustainable growth and operational excellence.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Fractional CEO

Rebound Technologies Inc.
Denver
04.2024 - Current
  • Inherited Thermal Energy Storage technology for cooling applications in buildings and industrial processes, emphasizing Refrigeration markets.
  • Pivoted company focus from refrigeration to HVAC markets, including data centers, food processing, turbine inlet cooling, and healthcare.
  • Secured funding to transition company towards Series B financing.
  • Outsourced manufacturing to enhance production efficiency.

CEO

Nanoramic Laboratories
Boston
02.2017 - 03.2024
  • Successfully pivoted company from bankruptcy, transitioning focus to Li-Ion batteries and thermal management solutions.
  • Secured over $100 million in funding from strategic investors including Samsung SDI.
  • Acquired GM and Apple as customers, enhancing company valuation tenfold.
  • Divested Thermal Management products division to Henkel, achieving a tenfold return on investment.
  • Licensed supercapacitor technology to leading energy storage manufacturer for oil and gas sector.

Turnaround Consultant

Interim Execs
Jakarta
02.2016 - 10.2016
  • Advised executive leadership on best practices for organizational turnaround.
  • Guided successful turnaround of palm oil producer through strategic initiatives.

CEO

28msec Inc.
Palo Alto
01.2013 - 09.2016
  • Developed large-scale data parallel processing engines to enhance performance efficiency.
  • Pivoted company strategy towards XBRL market, resulting in significant turnaround.
  • Implemented innovative solutions for effective data management and analysis.

Co-CEO

Power Conversion Technologies, Inc.
Greater Pittsburgh Area
01.2010 - 08.2011
  • Revitalized company operations post-2008 crisis, resulting in significant growth.
  • Executed strategic exit strategy via reverse merger to maximize shareholder value.
  • Redesigned high-power electronics systems to broaden product offerings.

CEO

Rompetrol (KMG International)
01.1999 - 09.2009
  • Executed private equity-backed turnaround of two refineries and petrochemical complex with $30 million.
  • Achieved a public offering after four years, reaching market capitalization of $0.5 billion.
  • Completed six acquisitions to establish robust fuel distribution network.
  • Expanded revenue to $12 billion over five years, demonstrating substantial growth.
  • Sold for $3.8 billion, maximizing investor returns.

SVP Business Development Eastern Europe

Tetra Pak
01.1996 - 01.1998
  • World's largest manufacturer of liquid food packaging and processing technologies.

VP Business Development Asia, CEO Europe

Eshed Robotec Europe
Hong Kong
01.1992 - 01.1995
  • Marketed Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing systems

Power electronics engineer

Enercon Israel
Israel
09.1988 - 12.1991
  • Developed robust switching power supplies optimized for military requirements.

Education

Msc - Management, Business Administration and Management, General

Stanford University Graduate School of Business
01.2012

Msc - Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics and Industrial Automation

Universitatea "Politehnica" din București
01.1988

Advanced Executive Certificate - Strategy and Inovation

MIT Sloan School of Management
01.2011

Executive Certificate - IP and Business Strategy, Families in Business

Harvard Business School
01.2011

Executive Certificate - Industrial Administration

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
08-2000

Certificate in Business Excellence - Venture Capital Private Equity

Columbia Business School
02.2024

Skills

  • Operational Excellence
  • Business development
  • Strategic planning
  • Fundraising strategies
  • Turnaround management
  • Technology licensing

Awards

Interim Execs Philip J. Monego Sr. Award for Excellence in Leadership

Publications

  • Everyday Turnaround: The art and science of daily business transformation
  • 5 to 50 to 500: How to Build and Run Scalable Organizations
  • From Strategy to Behavior at Scale Series

Websites

Certification

  • Predictive Index Certified Partner
  • Line-Of-Sight Certified Partner

Patents

Software and methods for workload forecasting and balancing

Languages

English
Full Professional
French
Full Professional
German
Limited
Romanian
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Native/ Bilingual
Hebrew
Professional

Timeline

Fractional CEO

Rebound Technologies Inc.
04.2024 - Current

CEO

Nanoramic Laboratories
02.2017 - 03.2024

Turnaround Consultant

Interim Execs
02.2016 - 10.2016

CEO

28msec Inc.
01.2013 - 09.2016

Co-CEO

Power Conversion Technologies, Inc.
01.2010 - 08.2011

CEO

Rompetrol (KMG International)
01.1999 - 09.2009

SVP Business Development Eastern Europe

Tetra Pak
01.1996 - 01.1998

VP Business Development Asia, CEO Europe

Eshed Robotec Europe
01.1992 - 01.1995

Power electronics engineer

Enercon Israel
09.1988 - 12.1991

Msc - Management, Business Administration and Management, General

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Msc - Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics and Industrial Automation

Universitatea "Politehnica" din București

Advanced Executive Certificate - Strategy and Inovation

MIT Sloan School of Management

Executive Certificate - IP and Business Strategy, Families in Business

Harvard Business School

Executive Certificate - Industrial Administration

Carnegie Mellon University

Certificate in Business Excellence - Venture Capital Private Equity

Columbia Business School

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