meet our team
William O’Brien - Partner
Will O'Brien helps executives solve the operational, supply chain, and growth challenges that limit business performance. He has held executive leadership positions in both industry and consulting, including Lowe's and Sedlak Supply Chain Consultants, where he led initiatives ranging from distribution network expansion and omni-channel fulfillment to inventory optimization, transportation, and organizational transformation.
Will has worked with middle market and Fortune 500 companies across retail, consumer products, manufacturing, foodservice, branded apparel, technology, grocery, and convenience retail. He is known for quickly identifying the issues that matter most, developing practical solutions, and leading organizations through implementation.
At True North Growth Partners, Will works with executive teams to improve operational performance, build organizational capability, and deliver profitable revenue growth and increase EBITDA.
David DuBose - Partner
Dave DuBose helps companies execute complex business and supply chain transformations. His executive career includes leadership roles with Pepsi Bottling Group, Accenture, Limited Brands, IBM, and Sedlak, where he led initiatives spanning supply chain engineering, enterprise technology, organizational change, and business transformation.
Dave has worked with organizations across retail, consumer products, manufacturing, industrial products, electronics, chemicals, and natural resources throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He is known for translating business strategy into practical operating plans and leading large, cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation.
At True North Growth Partners, Dave helps clients align strategy, operations, people, and technology to improve performance and build organizations that can sustain long-term growth. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), one of the profession's leading organizations..
Dennis Heppner – Principal Consultant
Dennis Heppner helps organizations improve logistics, transportation, distribution, and supply chain execution. He has held leadership positions with FedEx, Penske Logistics, CSC, Sedlak, Fresenius Medical Care, and other organizations, building practical solutions for complex operational challenges in both consulting and industry.
Dennis has led initiatives involving transportation strategy, distribution network design, supply chain technology, logistics engineering, and operations improvement across manufacturing, retail, healthcare, government, and third-party logistics organizations. He combines analytical rigor with a practical approach that keeps organizations focused on execution.
At True North Growth Partners, Dennis helps clients strengthen logistics operations, improve transportation performance, and implement operational improvements that produce measurable business results.
Denis Wolowiecki – Principal Consultant
Denis Wolowiecki helps organizations improve business performance through stronger procurement and supply chain capabilities. He has held senior leadership positions with Goodyear, Aleris, Husqvarna, Vitalant, and CAPS Research, leading procurement and supply chain transformation initiatives across global manufacturing and distribution organizations.
Denis specializes in procurement strategy, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier performance, spend analytics, inventory, logistics, and organizational transformation. He has helped companies reduce costs, improve supplier performance, strengthen procurement organizations, and prepare for significant business transitions, including private equity transactions.
Denis serves as Board Chair for Certification and Education for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), one of the profession's leading organizations. At True North Growth Partners, Denis works with executive teams to build procurement and supply chain organizations that improve service, reduce costs, and create lasting business value.
Kevin Temple – Principal Consultant
Kevin Temple helps companies improve commercial performance by strengthening sales execution, pricing, and go-to-market strategy. He has held senior commercial leadership positions with ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, and VP Racing Fuels, where he built sales organizations, led branded growth initiatives, and improved commercial performance across the downstream energy and convenience retail industries.
Kevin's experience includes sales effectiveness, deal structure, CRM implementation, territory design, dealer development, and commercial organization design. He led the creation and deployment of Computer Vision, a video and AI enabled store execution system that enhances customer experience and improves overall operations . Kevin has successfully led organizations through periods of growth and transformation while improving commercial execution and market performance.
At True North Growth Partners, Kevin helps clients build stronger commercial organizations that support sustainable, profitable growth.
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Suresh Patel – Senior Advisor
Suresh Patel is a long-term supply chain executive with progressive experience in the creation and delivery of supply chain solutions for the multi-channel retail industry. He has a demonstrated track record of providing thought leadership and driving strategic and operational change initiatives to enhance holistic SC capabilities/capacities as well as building infrastructure to support growth, improve customer service and optimize end-to-end costs. Suresh is effective at leveraging executive-level experience in both consulting and industry to implement best practices and develop change agendas. He is experienced in leading a world-class logistics and import/export infrastructure capitalizing on fact-based analytics, and optimization of end-to-end supply chain processes.
Kevin Perry – Senior Advisor
Kevin Perry is a logistics and transportation professional, with 25-plus years of relevant industry experience, including almost 20 combined years with the world’s largest retailer and 2nd-largest home improvement retailer, including budget responsibilities of $900-plus million annually. Kevin has a proven track record of developing successful, sustainable transportation programs, 3PL/logistics partnerships, and corporate teams that control expenses, improve on-time service, and ensure that sufficient carrier capacity is in place to handle year-round needs, including seasonal volume surges. Over the course of his career, Kevin led initiatives that generated overall company expense reductions of greater than $800 Million while also improving service and securing capacity with outstanding service providers.
Dean Tracy – Senior Advisor
Dean Tracy is a talented international logistics executive who has held positions with international carriers, shippers and global logistics providers. He advises clients on import/export strategies, negotiations, contract management, carrier management, pricing, transloading, distribution and delivery. His skills drive immediate impact in service performance and financial results. His success is driven by building highly effective strategies that decrease costs while ensuring the continuous availability of mission-critical resources and components. Dean has functional expertise in Procurement, Sourcing, Scheduling & Logistics, Freight Forwarding, Air, Ocean, and Land modes of transportation, 3PL Selection and Operations, Consolidation, Customs Brokerage, and Value-Added Services. Additionally, he has industry experience: Consumer Products (apparel, footwear, accessories, appliances, tools) Building Products, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Products, Telecom, Electronics and Automotive.
Tom Clements – Senior Advisor
Tom Clements is an industry veteran and focuses on supply chain operations with clients that understand the value of logistics. He is experienced with developing and implementing supply chain models to enhance performance, streamline operations, including 3PL outsourcing decisions and implementations. As a senior executive at LBrands, Tom devised and implemented the international roadmap for L Brands' expansion into new markets across multiple continents. He was responsible for global logistics, P & L and performance metrics for all of the company’s retail brands. He was also responsible for 7 distributions centers and 2 shipping centers that supplied 3,500 stores and millions of direct channel customers. In his capacity as a consultant, Tom's clients include Marc Fisher Footwear, Nine West Holdings, Jeni's Ice Cream, Primary.com, Green Growth Brands, The Craftory Group.
Our Mission
Our mission is simple: help clients get the right things done. Executives bring us in to solve their most difficult operational, supply chain, procurement, and growth challenges. We deliver practical solutions that drive profitable revenue growth and increase EBITDA.