Columbia Sportswear - Testimonials
Tim Boyle - President, Chief Executive Officer
"Zethos Consulting was brought into lead our strategic Global Business Transformation (GBT) program. Zethos was instrumental in leading us through this very large and complex program. Zethos led our Information Technology group and partnered with our business to make this a very successful program. I would highly recommend them to lead a large complex project or Program at any company".Bryan L. Timm - President and Chief Operating Officer ---- Executive Sponsor, Global Business Transformation
"Columbia Sportswear had the pleasure of working with Chris Alegria, from Zethos Consulting, who ran our Global Business Transformation Program. Chris brought in a new methodology and drove the company to a very successful implementation. As the Executive Sponsor of one of the largest transformations in our Company's history, I can honestly say it would not have been possible without Chris' tenacity.Chris was extremely dynamic and unique in his approach on business ownership of GBT. He did a phenomenal job of leading both our Steering Committees and Operating Committees. He was able to facilitate and lead our executive team to focus on key items that they needed to address across this large and complex initiative. He also engaged heavily with our Cross-Functional Business Process Owners to ensure the business processes and policies were documented, tested, and accepted by the business community. He was able to drive strong business ownership across all of North America for the GBT initiative which resulted in a highly successful implementation.
We are very pleased with Zethos Consulting professionalism and their ability to drive results. I would highly recommend Zethos to any company that needs success in delivery of a large complex program".
Tom Cusick - Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
"Zethos Consulting led the largest initiative that we have embarked on in the history of Columbia Sportswear. This was a very critical project for the company to enable future growth strategies. Zethos Consulting was able to bring in a strong and proven methodology and provide the executive team frank and valuable feedback that kept this initiative on track. Zethos did an extraordinary job managing the risk for the company during the cutover of our business processes and systems and exceeded the ramp-up targets.Zethos delivered a great product and it has resulted in impressive gains for Columbia Sportswear including increased inventory turns and improved gross margins. I could not be more pleased with the business results that this program has brought to Columbia. I would highly recommend Zethos Consulting to any company that wants to implement a successful program".
