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February 2nd, 2012

Peter J. Hlavin Joins TriVista

Peter Hlavin brings over 25 years experience creating value for executive management and stakeholders in the areas of corporate development (M&A), investment banking, and private equity. Peter has managed, directed, and/or supported over 100 middle market M&A projects representing over $1.5 billion in corporate financings.

Prior to joining TriVista, Peter was Owner of an ActionCOACH business coaching franchise providing operational guidance to executive management. Previously, Peter was Managing Principal and co-founder of Classic Capital Management, a merchant banking boutique providing M&A and strategic advisory services. Earlier, Peter was Vice President of Corporate Development for DT Industries, a $500 million public company comprised of 16 operating units. In this capacity, he was responsible for cross-divisional acquisitions & divestitures and assisting in the integration of new acquisitions both domestically and internationally. Read Peter’s Full Bio

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January 17th, 2012

TriVista’s China Team Expands

TriVista is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members to our Tianjin, China office.

Kevin Liu- Project Manager

Kevin brings 10 years of project and program management experience in the electronics and semiconductor industry to TriVista.

Prior to joining TriVista, Kevin was Project Manager at CTS – Tianjin, a large electronics firm where he managed customer relations and provided leadership and direction to a team of more than 1,000 employees. During his tenure there Kevin championed cost reduction initiatives, and supported both business development initiatives and new program formation and implementation. Read Kevin’s Full Bio

Rex Huo – Supplier Quality Engineer

Rex brings TriVista over 10 years of supply chain, quality, operations and manufacturing experience to his role as supplier quality engineer. Prior to joining TriVista, Rex spent several years as the Quality Management System Trainer at Siemens, one of the world’s largest electronics and electrical engineering companies. At Siemens, Rex was responsible for the implementation and management of quality systems audits, maintenance and improvement. He also was responsible for the training of Supplier Quality Engineers and suppliers in product development and operations principles such as FMEA and 8D. Read Rex’s Full Bio

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January 13th, 2012

TriVista Sponsors Private Equity Marketplace & Deal Flow Event

On January 12th, TriVista was pleased to be a sponsor of the ACG Orange County Chapter’s 10th Annual Private Equity Marketplace Event for the fourth consecutive year! Private Equity Night is ACG Orange County’s main event of the year, drawing over 500 professionals from across the country to the St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach. This year, more than 30 equity firms participated, as well as business owners, chief executive officers, chief financial officers, attorneys and investment bankers.

It was an excellent forum for networking, as we enjoyed reminiscing with old friends and making new connections. We thank everyone for stopping by to chat with us and look forward to another great event next year!

The Association for Corporate Growth was founded in 1954 and is a global organization for professionals involved with merger and acquisitions, corporate development and business leaders focused on driving growth. ACG now boasts more than 13,000 members across the globe.

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January 3rd, 2012

Industry Spotlight: Consumer Products

TriVista consultants have a strong background in the Consumer Products space globally across a number of different product categories. In addition to providing Due Diligence support to many leading Private Equity Groups, TriVista has been engaged on many high impact projects that have created significant value for our clients. Our Consumer Products practice is led by Patrick “Paddy” McCullagh, former CEO and President of W-C Designs, a Division of Waterford Wedgwood, plc, one of the world’s leading luxury lifestyle companies.

Capabilities Overview

Our offerings for Consumer Products Companies include:

Private Equity/M&A Transaction Support – Operational Due Diligence (Supply Chain, Warehousing, Product Development), and Integration Strategy Development
Operational Strategy Development – Collaborating with Senior Leadership teams to identify critical operational improvement initiatives and support the execution of improvement programs
Operations Management- Best Practice Sharing, Sales and Order Planning & Forecasting, Overhead Reduction
Market Strategy – Marketing Mix Optimization, Brand Positioning, Competitive Analysis
Market Evaluation & Growth Strategy – Strategic Planning, Channel Strategy, Global Market Entry Analysis, China Distribution & Channel Development
Global Supply Chain – Identify and implement Offshoring and Outsourcing programs globally, conduct SKU Rationalization and Margin Analysis, and implement global supplier development programs, Inventory/Working Capital Improvement Projects
Product Development – Best of the Best Training, Innovation Cycle Improvement/Lean New Product Development Process Implementation and Design

TriVista Partners with University of California, Irvine

TriVista has partnered with the University of California, Irvine to deliver Lean and Six Sigma training to our clients. Our courses, which vary from half day overview sessions to long term Green or Black Belt certification courses, provide participants with an in depth understanding of the concepts of Lean and Six Sigma.

For more information on TriVista’s Lean & Six Sigma Training program, please contact us: info@trivista.us or Click Here.

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September 8th, 2011

TriVista Expands into the Midwest

In the Summer of 2011, TriVista celebrated the grand opening of our first Midwest office. The Dayton, Ohio location serves as TriVista’s Midwest Headquarters and has been established to meet the growing demand for our services throughout the region. This key location expands our ability to offer local support to our growing client base and potential clients in the surrounding areas.

The new office in Ohio allows us to deliver superior service, execute projects and support our clients in that region more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, the location enhances support for our clients and facilitate projects in each of TriVista’s four main service categories:

TriVista’s Midwestern efforts are led by Senior Vice President and Managing Director, George Atkinson.

TriVista also has offices in Orange County, CA, New York, NY, and China.

To contact George at our Ohio office, please call 1-937-552-9730 or email him at george.atkinson@trivista.com.

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June 22nd, 2011

Why you Need Lean Manufacturing in China

Deploying Lean Manufacturing in your factories and supply chain in China can reduce costs, offset rising prices, and improve overall business performance. TriVista is at the forefront of this initiative, working with companies to roll out supplier development and improvement projects throughout China and we are having quite the impact. In the first six months of 2011, our efforts have helped one customer achieve more than USD $1 million of cost avoidance.

Until recently, when it came to dealing with suppliers or factories in China, pressures of increasing prices were addressed with threats to remove the business, quality and process issues were addressed by your suppliers with additional labor, and supply shortages were addressed with additional contingency inventory at your suppliers. But this cycle of inefficiency and poor supply management practices is being forced to change because costs in China are on the rise, and will be for the foreseeable future. Read Full Article Here

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June 22nd, 2011

Brenda Reichelderfer Appointed Meggitt Non-executive Director

TriVista is proud to announce Brenda’s recent appointment as a non-executive director of Meggitt PLC, an international aerospace, defense and electronics group. Brenda is TriVista’s Senior Vice President and is also a member of the Technology Group of the Missile Defense Agency and a non-executive director of Federal Signal Corporation and Wencor Aerospace.

“I am delighted to welcome Brenda Reichelderfer to the Board, bringing with her a wealth of experience of engineering and manufacturing matters across a range of different commercial markets, which will be of great value to the directors. We look forward to her making a significant contribution to the Company and in particular to the deliberations of the Board,” said Sir Colin Terry, Chairman of Meggitt PLC.

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June 6th, 2011

Joyce Zhang Joins TriVista China

TriVista is pleased to announce the addition of an Administrative Assistant, Joyce Zhang to our growing team in China. In addition to providing direct project support to our China leadership team, Joyce also supports North American customers and staff with administrative support in China.

A native of Tianjin, Joyce received her bachelor’s of International Business in English from Tianjin Foreign Studies University.

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June 3rd, 2011

TriVista Expands China Team

TriVista is pleased to announce the addition of a Marketing Associate to our growing team in China.

Vanessa Ai will assist the team by coordinating and facilitating all TriVista marketing efforts in China. Prior to joining TriVista, Vanessa led marketing communication campaign at Made in China, a leading creative consultancy company based in London.

In addition to providing marketing support, she also supports TriVista by conducting extensive supplier research in China.

As a native of Tianjin, Vanessa received her bachelor’s degree in Civil Aviation English and Management studies from Civil Aviation University of China, and her master degree in Educational Studies from University of York where she graduated with the award of distinction.

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