Our Regional Leaders

	Martial Durin Vice President - TBM China and Asia Pacific As managing director of TBM China, Martial Durin brings more than 23 years of lean experience to his clients. A manufacturing engineer with an extensive background in global manufacturing and business process improvements, Martial has helped companies in Europe, China, Africa and the Middle East transform their businesses using lean. He is also valued for his excellent team building skills. Martial was trained in the principles of the Toyota Production System directly by Shigeo Shingo and then Yoshiki Iwata. Prior to joining TBM, Martial was the European Logistics and Manufacturing System Manager for Trane (an American Standard company). During his 22-year career at the company, he held a variety of management positions. As a consultant, Martial led lean implementations at Peugeot Cycles, Caterpillar Services and Cristalleries de Baccarat. While at TBM, he has been a trusted advisor for companies such as Mattel Toys, Nike Apparel, Freescale semiconductors. Martial accomplished undergraduate work at ENP University in Epinal and received a Master’s degree in Manufacturing from LTE University. Martial taught the Toyota Production System at university level in France and is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) from APICS USA.

	Richard Holland Vice President, Operations—Europe, United Kingdom and India Richard Holland leads operations for TBM consulting services in Europe, the United Kingdom and India. A lean practitioner since 1995 and a Six Sigma Black Belt, Richard Holland comes to TBM with more than 10 years in discrete manufacturing in the automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods industries. He brings expertise in supply chain management—in both inbound and outbound distribution channels—as well as freight management, machining, and assembly. Prior to joining TBM, Richard was supply chain director and then divisional vice president of operations at Whirlpool’s Amana Refrigeration plant, with nearly $1 billion in sales. Before moving to the U.S. and joining Amana, Richard worked for Perkins Diesel Engines in Peterborough, U.K., where he held the site improvement position, working with Shingijutsu to implement lean throughout the facility. He then moved on to become production manager at Perkins’ large engine plant. When Perkins became part of LucasVarity, Richard moved to Lucas Aerospace where he led the LeanSigma® improvement team for 27 Lucas sites worldwide, and participated in moving plants in France and the design of new facilities in upstate New York. Richard has a Bachelor of Science degree in sports science, a diploma in training management, and speaks some French.

	Gary Hoover Vice President, Business Development—Europe, United Kingdom and India Gary Hoover leads business development for TBM consulting services in Europe, the United Kingdom and India. Gary has led some of TBM's largest global transformations including Nike Apparel's supplier development program. The program involves 25 companies in 15 countries. These companies represent 70 percent of Nike's worldwide apparel business. Gary has also led multiple site transformations with Hubbell and Saint Gobain. In addition, he regularly works with numerous private equity clients and their portfolio companies. Gary came to TBM in 2002 from Intel Corporation. His roles at Intel ranged from Production Manager at Fab 11 in New Mexico to Capacity Planning Manager for all CPU products. Prior to his work at Intel, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ATR Systems, a provider of biometric and time and attendance equipment. Gary was also an officer in the U.S. Army. Gary earned an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor's degree from West Virginia University.

	Washington Kusabara Director - TBM Brazil With over 20 years of experience consulting and managing in the manufacturing industry, Washington Kusabara has a proven track record of helping his stable of clients worldwide leverage LeanSigma to achieve growth in sales and earnings. Washington has worked with companies in the auto parts, textile, electrical, foods, fertilizer, foundry and car assembly industries. Prior to joining TBM, Washington served as a Manufacturing Director at Mann+Hummel Brazil Ltda Indaiatuba/SP, where he facilitated a lean transformation and oversaw the improvement of quality and production processes at the auto parts plant. He also served a Plant Manager at Tenneco Automotive Brazil; Embrasa and Tupy Fios e Linhas Ltda. Washington started his professional career as a Production Manager at Coats & Viyella Brazil. Washington holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering/Textile from Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial (FEI), Safety Engineering from Fundacentro and FEI, and also completed educational studies in Management and Implementation and Production Administration as Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV). He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese and English.

	Mike Latuga Vice President - TBM Mexico A former plant manager with international experience, Michael Latuga has more than two decades of experience in business and manufacturing. Michael developed an expertise in turning around troubled plants throughout the world during his 22-year career with United Technologies/Carrier. He also has broad experience in supply chain management, operations, strategy and implementing continuous improvement. Michael speaks fluent Spanish and has worked extensively in Latin America, Europe, and Asia as an internal consultant. He taught lean methodologies to United Technologies/Carrier executives worldwide before joining TBM West. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Economics from the State University of New York, and has done MBA graduate work at Southern Methodist University.

	Sunil K. Srivastava Team Leader, TBM India Sunil has over 28 years of progressive operations and leadership experience including 16 years at Maruti Suzuki and Daewoo Motors (formerly DCM Toyota). At Daewoo, Sunil was responsible for Manufacturing Engineering. He also worked in executive positions at Motherson Sumi Systems, Lumax, Mag Filters and Polyplastics India. He has worked in many functional areas including: manufacturing, quality assurance, product development, production engineering, marketing and finance. Over the years, Sunil has worked with many India and foreign experts mostly from Japan, Europe and the United States. Most recently, Sunil worked as Business Head for NCR at PAI Pvt Ltd. There he developed and executed strategic marketing plans to drive growth, improve profitability, and develop skills for the future business needs of the organization. Prior to that, he served as President and Group Chief Operating Officer at MAG Filters & Equipment Pvt. Ltd in India. Sunil has direct manufacturing background in injection molding, blow molding, plastic painting and specialized assembly. He has developed facilities from Greenfield stage one to full-scale operations. His management experience includes change management, strategy deployment (Hoshin Planning), company turnaround to profitability, lean transformation, plant expansion, human capital management, and driving business growth. He has led the adoption and integration of management systems and lean manufacturing concepts throughout his career. TBM tapped Sunil to leverage his experience in business management and operational excellence to grow its consulting and training business in the Indian marketplace. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Senior Management Degree from IIM Calcutta. He is fluent in Japanese and learned the Toyota Production System directly from his work and studies in Japan earlier in his career. He also completed additional professional training from IIM Lucknow and Dale Carnegie.