William Olmstead's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Before joining MastercardIndustry of Wine and Spirits as a Director Business Excellence Commercial North America in November 2017, William Olmstead held several positions at Maersk Line, most notably as Director Operating System & Transformation from August 2011 to June 2015. From February 2008 to August 2011, Olmstead was a Manager at BearingPoint Consulting, where he was responsible for process improvement, debt capital markets, and operations management. From January 2007 to January 2008, Olmstead was a Manager at Union Pacific Railroad. From January 2003 to January 2007, Olmstead was a Lieutenant Commander Naval Flight Officer at the US Navy.Olmstead has also worked within the LEGO Group, where he was Director LEGO Continuous Improvement Americas from July 2015 to October 2017. Additionally, William Olmstead has held a number of positions at Mastercard, most notably as director of business excellence commercial north America from November 2017 to January 2020. Olmstead has also worked within the diageo group, where he was a Director Operating System & Transformation from August 2011 to June 2015, and from February 2008 to August 2011, Olmstead was a Manager at BearingPoint Consulting.

🎓 Education

William Olmstead studied at Ravenscroft High School where he achieved a diploma in 1997. He then studied at Carnegie Mellon University where he earned an MBA in 2002 and an MBA at the Tepper School of Business from October 2022 to October 2022. He then completed the Military History course at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from October 1987 to October 1991.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

William Olmstead met his predecessor, Pam Heffer, at Maersk Line in August 2011 when Heffer was the Director Operating System & Transformation at Maersk Line. William Olmstead's first position at Maersk Line was as Director Business Process Improvement from February 2008 to August 2011. At Union Pacific Railroad, William Olmstead was responsible for managing process improvement efforts at the railroad. He then moved to Barclays Capital from January 2003 to January 2008 where he was responsible for debt capital markets and LED Continuous Improvement Americas. Williams previous position at LEGO Group was as Director LEGO Continuous Improvement Americas from July 2015 to October 2017.