Mark S. Dudzinski
Job History
Currently
Advisor, Speaker, Consultant, Board Member, Founder
On the advisory councils of Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital and General Fusion. Board Member of All Points North Foundation. Founder and President of Light the World, Inc., a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to bringing cost effective electricity to the 1.2 billion people who live by firelight. Speaker on Business Strategy and the Future Electric Grid. Consultant.
Previous Positions
Chief Marketing Officer
GE Energy 2006-2012
Marketing Leader for a $45 Billion business providing equipment and services for Thermal and Renewable Power Generation; Oil & Gas exploration, development and transport; Electric Transmission and Distribution; and, Industrial Controls. Managed the following organizations: Strategic Planning, Region Marketing, Competitive Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Modeling, Marketing Practices, and Services Marketing. Managed 30-40 experienced MBA’s in a program to bring additional marketing professionals into the company.
General Manger – Marketing and Commercial Operations
GE Network Reliability Products and Services 2004-2006
Responsible for Strategic and Product marketing for the global $ 1.3 Billion Network Reliability business unit, and responsible for GE Energy’s Electrical T&D (Smart Grid) Strategy.
General Manager – Marketing
GE Power Control Technologies 2001-2003
Marketing leader for $3.5 Billion business that includes: Drives, Motors, Electrical T&D Equipment, Projects and Services.
Honeywell Industrial Control - Integration Manager
GE Industrial 2000-2001
P&L Integration leader for the unsuccessful acquisition of the $ 2.5 Billion Honeywell Industrial Control business (Distributed Control Systems and Microswitch) by GE.
Lead Negotiator: Toshiba – GE Drives Systems Joint Venture
GE 1999-2000
Lead negotiator for the Toshiba GE Drives Systems Joint Venture ($ 420 Million Sales, 600 employees). JV required over 50 agreements
Manager – Marketing
Industrial Systems Solutions 1998-2000
Marketing leader for a $ 2.2 Billion business that included Automation Systems, Automation Components and Services.
Manager – Marketing
GE Industrial Control Systems 1997-1998
Established the marketing function in one of the twelve operating units of GE with sales of $ 2.4 Billion.
Manager - Process Industries and Standard Drives
GE 1995-1997
P&L Leader for ~ $160 Million motors and automation business.
CEO
Amicon Division of Siei Peterlongo SPA 1988-1995
P&L leader responsible business “Turnaround”.
General Manager
Denver Drives Division of ABB 1985-1988
P&L leader responsible business “Turnaround”.
Commercial Manager
General Electric Company 1978-1985
Marketing, Product Management and Commercial Operations for Automation products in Paper, Mining, Testing Oil Well Drilling, and Marine industries.
Manufacturing Management Program
General Electric Company 1974-1976
Completed GE’s Manufacturing Management Program.
EDUCATION
1976-1978 Harvard University Boston, Ma.
Received degree in Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.
1970-1974 Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y.
Received Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Quill and Dagger Honor Society, president of Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Tau, University Senate, and Chairman of the Student Union.
Other:
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified. Design for Six Sigma Marketing Trainer. One shared patent for solar thermal power plant design. Patent Pending for robust DC Grid Design.
