Purpose Driven Turnaround Specialists with Aligned Stakeholder Interests
We produce results not advice. We charge a monthly retainer and earn a success fee by driving agreed upon metrics. Innovative Directions is a boutique consumer/ industrial RTS (restructuring turnaround strategy) specialist firm that brings about real transformational change to clients by rolling up our sleeves, serving in a leadership role, and driving actual change.
Started in 1995 when, as a US Army infantry officer, our founder Phil began helping and advising businesses in Colorado Springs, USA. For the next 20 years, Phil continued to apply his “infantry” and consulting skills to turning around businesses. He took successive executive leadership roles both within GE’s chemical businesses and eventually for various multinational and private equity firms. Nearly all of this roles were direct P&L leadership and chief executive of underperforming businesses. As demand for his turnaround skills grew, Phil re-started Innovative Directions in North Carolina in 2012. By 2015, his focus and work demand concentrated on East Asia, and as a result, he also established Innovative Directions in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Recently, Innovative Directions have branched out to launch ProactivE Accounting under the brand of PEA Services to offer full service accountancy with a specialty in re-building financials, getting our clients compliant, and, as they scale, helping them move accounting functions in house; and KY Solutions, a sourcing/trading service tapping into the team’s manufacturing and sourcing expertise in industrial chemicals, materials and consumer products, serving our clients ongoing needs for lower cost inputs or newer channels to market.
30+
Accountability
Success Fee
200+
Holistic Approach
We expect to serve as key business leaders in your company (Director, CEO, CFO, etc) – responsible for full profit and loss. As a result, we look after the entire business to include human resources, financial, commercial and operational by keeping a core team of full-time and subject matter experts to dig into the people, financial, and operational aspects of the turnaround and take ownership of the process should you intend to exit.
We develop measurements such that we can see the effects of our efforts, learn from them, and adjust to optimize performance and leave you with a manageable and controllable process.
If you need more advisory and short term focus, we generally work with our Alliance Partners to minimize overhead costs or serve in board roles on an ad-hoc basis.
Who We Serve
Privately owned Asia-focused businesses where the ultimate beneficiaries are either looking to exit (sell) the business or drive transformational change, including manufacturers of finished goods or component parts, product distributors, consumer retailers, service firms, and mid-scale F&B operations.
Businesses that have chronically fallen short of expectation or where there is a key leadership gap and help is needed and wanted.
Businesses where the ownership structure and goals are clear:
- Western owned businesses with operations in Asia
- Family owned Asia businesses with an uncertain exit strategy
- Private equity companies falling short in profit or key metrics
- Businesses needing interim management, advisory or bespoke due diligence that could lead to long term support
Smooth Management Transition:
Ultimately, we will develop and build your strongest employees, help struggling employees gracefully exit, and, based on your organizational culture, work with recruiters and leadership experts to source employees that can continue to move your company or an acquirer’s company to the next level.
Meet the Team
Phil Krichilsky
Scott Surek
Johnny Chiou
Wenjie Li
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Locations
Hong Kong
Suit 1106-8, 11/F Tai Yau Buliding
181 Johnston Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Singapore
33 Ubi Ave 3, #08-13 Vertex Tower B, Singapore 408868
United States
PO Box 1673, Pinedale WY 82941
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