Sandy is a tremendously competent manager with proven skills in numerous areas needed to grow a business.  His transparency and fairness give his shareholders enough confidence to allow him to make significant changes in the business.  Sandy laid out a strategy, replaced nearly the entire senior management team, while maintaining profitability and growth.  Given his ability to mould the new team, and the fact that he had a strategy which gave the new team a road map, he used these assets to expand and solidify the business.  This work was done in a challenging international and multicultural environment, which also tapped into Sandy’s strengths.  These real results speak directly to his strengths in strategy development, recruiting, team building and leadership.  His skills were well applied with perspicacity and humour.