Ernie Watts

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Ernie’s entrepreneurial and international experience includes staff and management positions in footwear and apparel, packaging, sporting goods, recognition and affiliation, and contracting/construction. He has been directly responsible for strategic planning, sales, and marketing, P&L and ROCE targets, investment analysis, strategic alliances, M&A, contract negotiations and the development of cohesive, high-performance teams. As President of TRC Chicago, LLC, Ernie works with clients to identify areas of performance improvement and opportunities for new business to maximize their growth and profits in world markets. He is also currently serving as Executive Director of the Global Chamber ® Chicago, assisting member organizations with their international expansion. Ernie has worked in corporate environments including Fortune 50, publicly traded global companies as well as small, privately owned domestic businesses. Internationally, Ernie has worked and sold extensively in every major world market with significant experience in the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America and Africa. In each case, he has demonstrated a unique ability to focus on critical success factors and make the necessary connections between strategy and tactics to exceed profitability targets.

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