Ron Harding
The Requisite CEO Coach -- coaching CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-sized companies
Formerly CEO at Mallinckrodt Baker
Ron Harding is a coach to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-sized companies,
Current RO-related interests and activities
Distinguishing experiences that provided the foundation for my RO-related roles
Ron is a former CEO of a company that developed a strong early interest in Requisite Organization and used RO to transform his stagnant company into double-digit growth.
Unusual among CEOs who develop an interest in Requisite Organization, Ron has sustained his interest with continuing active engagement in all GO Society activities.
He has deep experience at different levels of management and across functions
- He began his career with Mallinckrodt, Inc. and progressed through ever-increasing management roles in Operations and Marketing.
- He has been Plant Manager on two occasions and was Marketing Manager for Mallinckrodt's world-leading paracetamol business.
- Mr. Harding also spent time working in Germany as General Manager of Mallinckrodt's European business.
- In 1997, Mr. Harding left Mallinckrodt to become President of Bespak, Inc., a drug delivery technologies company.
- He joined Tyco Healthcare (now Covidien) in 2001 as President of Mallinckrodt Baker, a global specialty chemicals business. He led the company through a requisite change in strategy and structure resulting in moving a stagnant business into double-digit growth.
- After Mallinckrodt Baker was sold in 2010, he began consulting and mentoring start-up companies, including a stint as Acting CEO of Phytopharmacon, a natural products R&D company.
Contributions to the Global Organization Design Society
Speaker/Panelist at GO Society Conferences
- 2005 - A paper (Success Story) Implementing Strategy at the Right Level: Sustained Double-Digit Growth at Specialty Chemicals -A case study about a disguised company
- 2007 - Plenary Presentation: (video and audio) - Personal Reflections: RO Intervention at Mallinckrodt Baker by Ron Harding at the GO Society 2007 World Conference in Toronto
- 2014 - Plenary Presentation (video and slides) - Insights from a Requisite Organization Driven Business Turn-around: Mallinckrodt Baker Inc. by Ron Harding at the 2014 GO Society World Conference in NYC
GO Society Board Member 2015 to present
GO Society Treasurer 2015 to present
Degrees and certifications
BS: Chemical Engineering; Clemson University
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Contact Info
Email: [email protected]