The Leadership Engagement Key Unleashed with Tony Hayes

Tony Hayes is a global operations executive with more than 30 years of experience driving enterprise transformation, multi-site manufacturing, global supply chain, and operational excellence across Fortune 500 and leading industrial organizations. Throughout his career, Tony has partnered with CEOs and executive leadership teams to improve operational performance, accelerate profitable growth, and build high-performing organizations through disciplined execution and operational excellence. Recognized for his collaborative and results-oriented leadership style, Tony excels at aligning people, processes, and strategy to achieve sustainable performance improvements. His expertise spans enterprise operations, Lean transformation, manufacturing excellence, supply chain optimization, operational turnarounds, organizational scaling, and leadership development. He is known for building accountable, high-performing teams while creating cultures of continuous improvement that enable organizations to achieve strategic objectives and lasting competitive advantage. Beyond his executive responsibilities, Tony served as the Chair of the Michigan Lean Consortium and an Executive Advisory Board Member for the Shingo Institute, reflecting his commitment to advancing operational excellence and leadership development. He holds a Master of Business Administration and dual Master of Science degrees in Operations Management and Manufacturing Management from Kettering University, a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Michigan State University and has completed executive leadership development through McKinsey's Executive Leadership Program, Michigan Ross Executive Education and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Tony believes sustainable operational excellence is achieved by developing exceptional leaders, empowering teams closest to the customer, and fostering cultures of accountability, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution. He is committed to creating lasting value for organizations, employees, customers, and stakeholders through collaborative leadership, operational excellence, and transformational business performance. - Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3 - CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release date Contact [**CEOD@bmhcc.org**](mailto:CEOD@bmhcc.org) if you have any questions about claiming credit.