FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2007
Contact: Richard John, (813) 281-0062
TAMPA, FL, June 27, 2007 – Focus Management Group (“Focus”), a leading nationwide business restructuring firm, today announced the creation of a new operations consulting division. The newly-formed division, named Focus Operations Consulting Group (“Focus OCG”), will provide a variety of asset reliability and maintenance consulting services to a diverse range of industrial and business sectors.
Serving as President of Focus OCG will be David J. Meyers, a senior operations executive with over 25 years of extensive multi-industry knowledge and experience in all facets of operations and maintenance process improvement, including operational excellence, lean manufacturing methodologies and Six Sigma.
“The new division will allow Focus to augment its current service offering, leverage its operations capabilities and deliver performance enhancement solutions in a timely manner to a wider audience,” said J. Tim Pruban, President of Focus Management Group. "Dave’s expertise in operations improvement and asset reliability management makes him the perfect choice to lead Focus OCG."
“I am looking forward to driving this new initiative for Focus and providing our manufacturing clients with a participative process approach to improving their performance,” said Meyers. “Our target audience will be multi-plant manufacturers ranging from household names to small businesses. Focus OCG will deploy a proven product to improve operation efficiency in a cost effective manner.”
Focus OCG’s service portfolio will include a comprehensive array of asset reliability and maintenance consulting services, including maintenance process assessments, equipment PM strategy and organizational development, preventive and predictive maintenance, project management and inventory optimization. The division will support a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, paper, food & beverage, glass, plastics, packaging, textiles, printing, furniture, tobacco, distribution and commercial surfaces.
For more detailed information on Focus OCG and its service portfolio, please visit www.FocusOCG.com or contact Dave Meyers at (770) 241-5941 or Tim Pruban at (813) 918-7488.
About Focus Management Group
Focus Management Group offers nationwide capabilities in turnaround management, business restructuring and asset recovery. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Greenwich, Los Angeles and Nashville, Focus Management Group provides turn-key support to stakeholders including secured lenders and equity sponsors. The Company provides a comprehensive array of services including turnaround management, interim management, operational analysis and process improvement, bank and creditor negotiation, asset recovery, recapitalization services and investment bankers to distressed companies.
Over the past decade, Focus Management Group has successfully assisted hundreds of clients operating in diverse industries, guiding them to maximize performance or asset recovery. Adverse situations are Focus Management Group’s forte – finding winning compromises in a timely manner when faced with the most discouraging of circumstances is what separates Focus Management Group from the competition.