Meet the Board
simplifying value creation in complex environments
Brian Leist
Board Member
Brian Leist is an experienced senior executive with a demonstrated history of transformational success in a variety of industries ranging from Private Equity portfolio companies and start-up operations to global Fortune 100 technology companies. His expertise includes operations management, plant management, ERP deployments, engineering, strategy development, P&L management, lean six sigma, continuous improvement. and high and low-volume manufacturing. Brian has successful led innovation-to-manufacturing transition of R&D and new product development projects while managing supply chain and manufacturing capability development for multi-regional operations. Brian holds a joint Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Production and Management Systems from Purdue University.
Dr. Franziska Vansickle
Board Member
Dr. Franziska Vansickle brings to Valverus a range of international industry experiences from supporting M&A transaction services, strategy development, financial assessments, due diligence, and transformation efforts at one of the worlds largest consulting firms to driving technology rollouts and successfully developing startup biotech ventures. Her varied expertise spans from executive management and finance to program management and extends to A.I. technology, probabilistic modeling, and algorithmic programming. Dr. Vansickle’s career has resulted in a track record of proven successes in business development and transformational portfolio company value creation. Dr. Vansicke holds a PhD in Health and Computer Science and undergraduate degrees from the Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. She also holds CFA and Quantitative Finance certifications.
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