
Former Samsung President and CEO
The operator behind the coach
Philip Sullivan has over 30 years of experience establishing international operations and delivering dramatic revenue growth in the medical device and semiconductor industries. He has a track record of building highly efficient, technically based, compliant global businesses, from small startups to large multinational conglomerates.
Phil received his degree in engineering at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and now resides in the greater Boston area with his wife and three children.
Listen to Philip Sullivan’s podcast episode, A Former Samsung CEO Shares His 3-Step Process for Sizing and Seizing Your Market Space
Selected accomplishments
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Working with Philip
Philip Sullivan, Former CEO in Industrial Services and Building Products, is especially valuable to CEOs focused on international expansion, global operations, and leadership team build, particularly in Industrial and adjacent sectors.
Philip Sullivan has over 30 years of experience establishing international operations and delivering dramatic revenue growth in the medical device and semiconductor industries. He has a track record of building highly efficient, technically based, compliant global businesses, from small startups to large multinational conglomerates.
Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. Philip Sullivan coaches CEOs the way a former operator coaches, focused on the decisions that actually move the business, the metrics that expose the truth, and the leadership behaviors that compound over time.
Philip Sullivan is based in Boston, MA and works with CEOs across North America and internationally through 1:1 coaching, board observation, and on-site strategic offsites as part of the CEO Coaching International team.
Companies coached by CEO Coaching International for two or more years have averaged 22.8%/yr revenue growth and 37.5%/yr EBITDA growth, roughly 2-3x U.S. benchmarks. Philip Sullivan coaches to the same operating standard: measurable growth, real leverage on the CEO's calendar, and a leadership team that can execute without you.
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