Bob Trogele – Master of Personal and Organization Reinvention
How many times can a person reinvent themselves in a lifetime? Bob Trogele has reinvented himself and his career three times. Putting at risk the success he had become as a professional basketball player, Bob reinvented himself as a Fortune 500 Executive and Business School Professor. You can read about Bob’s story in this article: Bob Trogele, Master of Personal and Organization Reinvention.
Start With The Why. Bob has spent almost three decades as a leader in the agricultural solutions business with a track record of sustainable business performance. His passion is to build winning companies that feed the world in a sustainable way, while outperforming in revenue and profit.
Know What You Want. Bob enjoys top executive roles that involve transforming companies from good to great. He currently serves as the COO and EVP of AMVAC Chemical Corporation, primary subsidiary of Vanguard Corporation, honored as one of Fortune’s 100 fastest growing companies in 2013. You can download Bob’s CV here.
The How Matters. Bob has a powerful method for turning companies around, which he calls transformation leadership. It starts with getting people to face reality (understanding their current situation). It involves establishing a winning aspiration that inspires people to take their game to the next level, as well as, multiplying the strategic options, while maximizing what they have always done well.
Coaching and Mentoring. Bob believes that, while strategies and budgets are important, it’s people – the human element – that is all determinant. Bob invests time and energy in building an ‘A’ team, knowing that the team with the best talent usually wins. He is the kind of leader people naturally gravitate to as a coach and mentor.
Delivering Profitable & Revenue Growth. Bob says that when he hires someone, he is not interested in how many impressive jobs they have held, but their accomplishments. Bob has led successful business turnarounds at Schering, Bayer, Aventis, and FMC. While each challenge was different, there is a similar red thread that shows up in every one. In almost every case, he has grown revenue by 2X and grown profit by 2X to 4X.
Bob’s leadership and character shines through
Bob just has tremendous character— both as a leader and human being. Bob grew up on the basketball courts of New York. He is a man’s man who top talent will follow and who can make tough people and business decisions. Yet, at the same time, he has another side that is very sensitive, very caring, and very compassionate. -David McFarland, former University Chancellor & President
Bob is a master business strategist who works strategy from the market back
I can honestly say that under Bob’s inspiring leadership, business drive, and “nose” for what the market and customers needed, FMC AG North America transformed itself into one of the industry’s consistently profitable competitors. Bob’s legacy will be enjoyed for many years to come because, not only did he take care of the present, he led the creation of a vibrant innovation pipeline that will continue to fuel profit and growth well into the future. -Milton Steel, President (Retired), FMC AG Solutions
Bob is a marketing genius focusing on very specific messages for very specific market segments
Bob is probably one of the most brilliant marketing minds I have ever met and I am in awe of what he has done with FMC through product development (and with no new novel molecules) that took that business from the edge of failure to stardom. It was his go-to-market strategy that made it happen. When Bob took over in 2006, we were buying 18 million. Last year we brought 80. The products didn’t change that much. He focused on niche markets and new formulations. He woke up a sleeping force and turned it into a riveting marketing company. -Mitch Eviston, Former client
Most leaders fall in love with their product, Bob falls in love with the customer
He has never over promised a thing to our organization in the time that I have known him. Everything he has every promised, he delivered at 110%. He never comes back with a story, reason, or execuse. He has such strong character that I found myself wanting to do good things for FMC out of my respect for Bob. –Mitch Eviston,
Bob is a natural coach and mentor to those around him
Bob is a mentor to every person he comes into contact with. He always took such an interest in our business, and he was always there to offer insight into how to help our company grow. It just wasn’t around his point of view, but a genuine care about how we could be more successful. You find yourself going to him looking for counsel. –Mitch Eviston,
