Tag: leadership

GE Appliances to invest $3B in US manufacturing. The funds will help the front-load washer manufacturer continue to reshore production from Mexico and China. Published Aug. 14, 2025. By Sara Samora, Reporter. Features an image with the caption: A general view of the production line at GE appliances on Aug. 13 in Louisville, Kentucky. The company aims to reshore production of its GE Profile brand washer and dryer combo and UltraFresh front-load washer line from China at the Louisville facility. - Michael Hickey for GE Appliances, a Haier company via Getty Images

Reshoring

Greenfield & Brownfield Expansions

A historic shift towards reshoring is underway, with over $1 trillion in new U.S. manufacturing commitments. However, turning these bold announcements into successful operations is a complex, multi-year challenge. Kormac provides the specialized expertise to bridge this gap. We help manufacturers navigate greenfield expansions to turn ambitious plans into reality….

Traverse Connect & GTAMC Present the Northern Michigan Manufacturing Summit. Featuring speakers like Stan Gwizdak from the Kormac Group

Digital & AI

Technology Alone Isn’t a Panacea

Strategic Procurement offers major supply chain savings, but only when done right. We’ve compiled the 7 most common pitfalls we see in Strategic Procurement deployments, along with the strategies we employ to help our client partners avoid them….

FORTUNE: CEO Turnover Hits 5-Year High as Companies Brace for Continued Disruption CEOs are passing the torch after guiding their companies through the worst of the pandemic

Don’t Wait for a Crisis

Fortune: CEOs are passing the torch

When leaders are struggling with operational challenges, some belatedly recognize the need for outside help….

The Caution Trap KPMG advises "avoid excessive caution" Uncertainty may be the new normal, but it need not be paralyzing Balancing risk and opportunity during uncertain times maximizes transformation and growth potential

The Caution Trap

KPMG Advises “Avoid Excessive Caution”

Excessive caution stifles innovation, hiders agility, and obscures promising investment opportunites….

Interim Leadership Transforming a Plant as Interim GM When an integrated contract manufacturer lost its GM, Kormac provided a skilled interim leader Client Gratitude: Farewell messages to Kormac GM from dozens of plant employees [overlayed on top of image of the letters] On site for 10 months, our interim GM dramatically improved plant performance and morale

Interim Leadership

Transforming a Plant as Interim GM

We all lose our heads sometimes, but it’s big trouble if a factory does. When a leading manufacturer of aerospace fabricated assemblies lost its facility general manager, executives knew it could take months to find a qualified replacement. Unfortunately, their 50,000-square-foot integrated contract manufacturing facility needed a leader immediately. Kormac...
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Kormac Connects

Our Spirit of Service

"It's not what you know, but who you know." We’ve all heard the old maxim, and executive connections are among The Kormac Group’s most meaningful gifts to the business world. Leading with our hearts, we seek to genuinely help every executive we meet, and we NEVER charge for introducing leaders...