Tim Ristoff - CEO & Managing Director
Tim Ristoff is Managing Director and CEO of TriVista Business Group, a firm he founded to help private equity firms and their investment assets achieve exceptional shareholder value through the development and execution of critical operational initiatives. Tim brings to the company over 25 years of experience in manufacturing, operations and general management. Previously, Tim was President of ITT Industrial Electronics Group, a $450 million division of ITT Industries. In past years, he served as President of ITT Switch Products, President of ITT Jabsco, and Vice President and General Manager of TRW Sensors and Components. Tim is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Children’s Hospital Orange County (CHOC) and is a Special Advisor to the Board of several Private Equity owned portfolio companies.
Tim has extensive international experience, having run operations in 10 different countries including China, Singapore, Mexico, Costa Rica and Poland. His experience in China includes leading more than 8,000 employees in five manufacturing locations on the mainland as well as leading the formation of several wholly foreign owned enterprises (WFOE). Tim is a practitioner of Lean, Six Sigma and commercial best practices, focusing on implementing robust processes throughout the value chain.
A native of Ohio, Tim received a bachelor’s of science in marketing from Miami University (Ohio), and a master’s of business administration in corporate strategy from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. Tim has completed an extensive executive leadership program at Ashridge University, England, and received his Six Sigma Green Belt certification from the University of Michigan.
Recent Experience...
China Market Entry & Channel Strategy Development
China’s rapidly emerging middle class was driving significant vertical growth. Our client had been exporting to the Greater China Region for many years but had not experienced the growth they had expected. ...FIND OUT HOW.
Orchestrating Process Improvement in an Automotive Component Factory
A privately held $100 million manufacturer in the automotive industry recognized that in order to reach optimal performance, they needed to change their approach when developing improvement concepts to product flow and plant layout. They needed help looking at the big picture to gain outside expertise to ensure that their improvement approach was holistic and sustainable. ...FIND OUT HOW.
Lean Implementation: Industrial Equipment
TriVista’s client was a private equity owned $65 million manufacturer of industrial equipment. The company was trying to explore ways to increase capacity without adding additional roof-line – max capacity was reached at their existing facility and management didn’t want to relocate. ...FIND OUT HOW.