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Consultant

Jack Laflin

Regional President

Jack Laflin recently retired from Elan Pharmaceuticals where he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, with Global responsibility for Human Resources, Information Technology, Quality (including Six Sigma and Lean) and Facilities. He led the turnaround of Elan, bringing them from near bankruptcy to introducing a breakthrough for MS.

Jack is a Global Senior Executive with over thirty-five years of C-Level domestic and international experience with mature, transformational and rapid-growth organizations, including GE, Harris, Invensys plc and Elan. He has extensive background and proven expertise in:

• Business turnarounds at Harris, Invensys and Elan.
• Strategic and tactical human resources planning, including aligning both formal HR systems and informal corporate culture with business objectives.
• Executive management and organizational development programs and processes, including needs analysis, succession planning, leadership effectiveness and Total Quality Management in high-technology settings.
• Acknowledged Executive coach and mentor.
• Compensation and benefits, including innovative executive incentive and performance evaluation programs.
• Infrastructure management and leadership with focus on Information Technology, Facilities and Total Quality (including Six Sigma and Lean).

Jack has a record of consistent achievement in roles requiring strong leadership and project management skills, the ability to build consensus among diverse interests and exceptional energy and optimism.

Jack received his BS from Cornell University at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, his MBA from the University of New York and completed doctoral work in Executive Leadership at George Washington University.