Philip Theobald Bio

BACKGROUND

After college he worked for a company manufacturing for M&S.  The first 6-month was spent on a sewing machine leaning to sew and then supervising production lines, running the factory floor till becoming a plant manager, running factories.  He ran factories for 5-years until apparel manufacturing largely closed in the UK.

He moved to America in 1991 and worked for Manufacturers traveling the globe managing production, sourcing, quality and compliance owning ever increasing levels of corporate responsibility and developing his leadership competencies. 

His background managing factories and overseeing them for 35+ years, coupled with experience working for major manufacturers and brands makes him the perfect bridge between manufacturer and vendor to maximize the relationship, delivering value to all parties.

EMPLOYERS

Tory Burch Asia - Dir PD and Production RTW, Admin lead for Asia Sourcing offices

Bluestem Brands: VP, Product Integrity & Global Quality.

Cabelas: Dir Product Integrity (Quality, Product Compliance, Fabric, TD, Color)

Coldwater Creek: DVP Global Quality, Compliance & Technical Design

Nordstrom: DVP Quality Assurance, NPG

Pharr Brand Name Apparel: VP Operations, Leather sewing factory

Harley-Davison Motor Company: Quality Manager, General Merchandise

CONSULTING WORK

Lululemom: 9 month contract to rebuild their entire quality program from fabric adoptions to delivery.

Split time between Vancouver HQ, HK Regional office and suppliers.

Implemented program has supported growth

American Giant: 6-month contract to turn a 7-figure loss making recently acquired US factory to profitability.  In month 6 delivered a first ever cash flow positive month and projected cash flow positive year.

EDUCATION

MBA           University of Idaho, USA

BA              University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa

Contact us to start a conversation

We would love to start a general conversation with you to explore some of the supply chain So What's you are addressing internally.  Shoot us an e-mail: philip@sewwotsolutions.com