Leadership

With a background in Corporate Finance and Deals, Paul, the founder of Crossover Solutions, has structured and managed near $23B in M&A with $13.5B directly for Magna International. Paul is also CEO and Founding Partner with Invotek Electronics, Chair of Construction Distribution and Supply (CDS), former Vice-Chair of AP Plasman, and has 30+ years of experience leading and guiding a strategic financial direction of Tier 1 Automotive Suppliers, specifically, Magna, Faurecia, and Manchester Plastics.

Paul is a Queen’s University MBA with a Valuation and Strategy certification from Harvard.

Paul was recognized by the Markham Board of Trade (Canada’s fastest-growing economic region and technical hub) as Entrepreneur of the Year for 2019.

Michael leverages a solid cross-functional background accumulated over 30-years in a variety of manufacturing environments and is an expert at organizational transformations. Michael works collaboratively with clients in their challenging situations, crafting and implementing work plans that optimize outcomes.

His 30 years of manufacturing Experience include many years at Magna International, initially in R&D, then Corporate Finance, subsequently in leadership roles at manufacturing locations and ultimately departing his role as a Director of Manga’s Structural Systems and Chassis Group to launch an Operational Turnaround Practice at PwC.

Michael’s areas of expertise are operationally distressed and troubled/high-risk supplier intervention and risk mitigation, crisis management, and interim management/leadership.

Industries served to include Automotive, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Paper Manufacturing, Corrugating, and Converting, etc.

Michael holds an MBA from Tulane University and a B.Sc. from Union College.

Rod is a high-performing, results-driven Automotive Executive with 30-plus years of industry experience.

His cross-functional background in process engineering, maintenance, manufacturing leadership, supplier quality, quality, and supplier operations management are applied in leadership roles across all commodities. Rod is a strong motivational leader whose skills accomplish stabilization and change initiatives quickly in critical situations.

Rod led the Supplier Operations Team in North America and Europe for the past ten years for General Motors. This role afforded Rod the unique opportunity to experience and engage in every type of supplier and situation possible.

Experiences include bankruptcies, performance turnarounds, natural disaster recoveries, financially troubled supplier performance, business transfers, tool moves, and operational viability assessments.