Mike Michienzi, joined American Capital in November 2005 as a Principal on the Operations Team.
Prior to joining American Capital, Mike held the position of President Household Products Division of Applica Inc, a $600MM manufacturer of Black and Decker appliances, Belson professional personal care products and Littermaid pet products. Mike was responsible for sales, marketing, new product development, supply chain operations as well as their Mexican and Chinese based manufacturing plants. His primary responsibilities while in this role focused on he management of the consumer products business while restructuring the company from a manufacturing base to a third party sourcing operation. This restructuring included the sale of their manufacturing plants in China and Mexico. Mike was associated with the Black and Decker brand since 1987 and held various positions in both the appliance and power tool divisions. Prior to joining Black and Decker, he worked as a marketing manager for the AC Nielsen Division of Dunn and Brad Street in market research, developing consultative packages for consumer products companies in North America. Mike started his career in sales and marketing with Kraft General Foods in 1978 where he worked for both the Maxwell House Coffee and Oscar Mayer divisions.
Mike earned a degree in education from SUCNY at Buffalo. |