
Top Executive from Hewlett Packard
The operator behind the coach
Mike Klaus is a high-integrity, energetic results-focused business leader. With over 35 years of experience in senior executive roles in Technology, Professional Services, and Consulting, he has driven exceptional business results in both challenging and high-growth environments. Having led several company integrations and large-scale turnarounds he brings a focused, practical, and results-oriented approach to business change and technology adoption.
Mike has led small P/E-backed start-ups as President with $10M revenue to large divisions of multinational service providers responsible for $4B in annual revenue. He has deep experience leveraging business processes and technology in over 25 countries within the CPG, Retail, Transportation, and Technology industries to drive business performance.
Mike believes in fostering a performance-based environment and holding everyone accountable for results. He enjoys working to create valuable long-term relationships with clients and partners. He is recognized by clients for the ability to skillfully handle complex situations and deftly break down problems into digestible parts and solutions that drive growth and margin enhancement. He is an advocate for mentoring and coaching at all levels of the organization to drive a high-performing culture.
Mike is an Emeritus Board Member at Broad Business School (Michigan State University). He mentors 2-4 undergrad business students annually. He also serves on the board of his church and is the former President.
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Working with Michael
Michael Klaus, Global Consumer, Digital, and E-Commerce CEO, is especially valuable to CEOs focused on turnarounds, global operations, and culture and talent.
Mike Klaus is a high-integrity, energetic results-focused business leader. With over 35 years of experience in senior executive roles in Technology, Professional Services, and Consulting, he has driven exceptional business results in both challenging and high-growth environments. Having led several company integrations and large-scale turnarounds he brings a focused, practical, and results-oriented approach to business change and technology adoption.
Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. Michael Klaus 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.
Michael Klaus is based in the United States 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. Michael Klaus 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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