Don Barefoot

Experience

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  General Motors (HQ and Pontiac/Oldsmobile Divisions)

  Feb 1978 - Jul 1982

  Strategic/Product Planner, Mfg Engrng Asst Superintendent, Car Assembly Plant Gen'l Superintendent

  Served as planning staff for senior GM executives, product engineering/carline planner, manufacturing engineering department head, production head for new Cutlass assembly plant (Lansing). Departed to gain a healthier and more integrated view of manufacturing company general management by joining Emerson Electric as VP-Operations for an Emerson division in the Chicago area.

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  Emerson Electric Co. Divisions & Subsidiaries (Camco, Skil/Dremel, Chromalox)

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1994

  President/COO

  President/COO of three Emerson subsidiaries or divisions with global leadership positions in industrial automation, consumer and commercial power tools, and industrial and commercial electrical heat and temperature control products, each ranging up to $500 million in annual revenue.

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  ASC Incorporated

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  President, CEO, Board Director

  Led financial and organizational turnaround of Tier One Automotive Systems Supplier. Managed $700 mil in annual sales with facilities in U.S., Asia, and Europe.

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  LifeStyle Furnishings International

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Co-CEO, COO & Board Director

  World's leading home furnishings manufacturer and marketer with dozens of leading brands and facilities around the globe, with 30,000 worldwide employees and $2+ bil in annual sales.

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  Covenant Partners Consultancy

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  President/CEO/Owner

  Boutique consulting firm providing CEO-level consulting and retained search services to major private and public American manufacturing companies.

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  C12 Business Forums

  May 2002 - Apr 2016

  President, CEO & Board Director

  America's leading Christian Business CEO/Owner Roundtable provider, since 1992, helping chief executives of companies ranging from $1M to $1+B to "Build GREAT Businesses for a GREATER Purpose." Don served as the first C12 Chair in the Carolinas (2002-2004), became a C12 Board member in 2003, President in 2005, and CEO in 2006. During Don's time with C12, the company grew 10-fold to become America's unquestioned leader in its specialized target market with extremely high net promoter scores from members and those attending its leaders conferences. Show less

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  Integrity CEO Advisors

  May 2016 - now

  Principal/Owner

  Integrity CEO Advisors is a consulting and retained executive search firm helping principled CEO/COOs and private equity owners of mid-sized-to-large enterprises achieve excellence in planning, execution, stewardship, and impact. ICA catalyzes progress through engagements with significant established companies whose CEOs desire to attain outstanding performance through servant leadership and best-in-class business practices. Offering a rare combination of trustworthiness and proven five-star expertise, ICA: provides objective "fresh look" benchmarking of against potential and best-in-class peers; aids senior executives in developing on-target strategies and topnotch general management capabilities; facilitates executive team interaction around strategic planning, M&A, and major projects/negotiations; provides sound counsel during challenging times (e.g., financial/operating turnaround, jump-starting growth, generational succession); facilitates organization development through executive retained search, competency assessment and development, coaching/mentoring, and succession planning; assists servant leadership cultural formation and business model refinement to better serve stakeholders; and helps with Board governance issues, provides interim CEO/COO coverage, and supports buy/sell planning and transitions (private equity/ESOP/M&A). ICA's dedicated consultants all possess proven excellence as senior-level practitioners in their fields with 25+ years of topflight accomplishments as CEO/COO/VP of top-performing leadership companies. ICA provides its clients with uncommon impact and value, and will not - unlike most consulting firms targeting larger companies - send expensive but inexperienced young consultants who've never walked in your shoes. Contact us today to begin a discussion aimed at helping you stretch for what's possible as you steward the God-given resources and opportunities you're entrusted with! We don't succeed unless you succeed. Let us help! Show less