Steering enterprise transformation at the intersection of strategy and scale.
Carmelo Carrubba is an executive leader specializing in corporate strategy, M&A, and commercial excellence across global industrial organizations. Currently Vice President of Strategic Business Development at Saint-Gobain North America.
Expertise
Strategy & M&A
Corporate strategy, portfolio choices, and deal execution from sourcing through integration — with capital deployed against a clear growth thesis.
Enterprise Transformation
Execution frameworks, operating rhythms, and tracking systems that carry strategy from the board room to every location and associate.
Commercial & Financial Leadership
P&L ownership, pricing strategy, commercial excellence, and finance stewardship — including interim CFO responsibility for a $10B public company.
Career Narrative
Vice President, Strategic Business Development
- —Report to the North America CEO, translating the “Lead & Grow” strategy into initiatives targeting $3–5B of above-market growth.
- —Drive M&A from sourcing through due diligence and post-merger integration against a $12B growth-capital plan.
- —Lead corporate marketing, the retail sales organization, and the Offsite Solutions business unit.
Vice President, Strategy & Transformation
Also served as Interim Chief Financial Officer (Jan–May 2024)
- —Led execution of the Ambition 25 strategic plan priorities that delivered 50% revenue and operating margin growth in three years.
- —Built a strategy execution framework to foster a culture of accountability and effective execution, aligning the organization from the Board room to the associates across the network.
- —As Interim CFO, led a ~100-person finance organization, repriced a $1.5B revolving credit facility, and delivered quarters above consensus.
Vice President, Strategy & Sustainability
- —Led the strategic planning process that culminated in the successful sale of Jacob Holm to Glatfelter.
- —Shaped and launched Glatfelter’s first corporate ESG agenda across the global organization.
- —Built commercial-excellence capability, improving operating margin by more than 5 points through pricing and portfolio work.
VP Strategic Marketing, General Manager, Strategy Leader
- —Fourteen years of progressively senior roles, including full P&L ownership of a $500M US non-woven vertical.
- —Led a global margin-enhancement program across the $1.6B Composites division through go-to-market and pricing overhaul.
- —Executed a $200M capacity expansion in mineral wool and turned around a global $500M P&L.
Consultant, then Manager
- —Advised on strategic planning, M&A, post-merger integration, and transformation across consumer, luxury, and banking clients.
- —Supported strategic reorganization of a leading Italian confectionary manufacturer.
Raised on the Ionian coast, educated in Europe and Asia, operating across North America.
Academic Foundation
INSEAD
MBA — Singapore & France
UNC at Chapel Hill
General Management Executive Education
University of Catania
BA Economics & Business, with Honors — thesis awarded by Rotary Club International