Todd Applebaum

Todd Applebaum has a distinguished track record in business strategy, manufacturing, and supply chain management. He has consistently led strategic and operational initiatives at large industrial clients across the electronics, automotive, and industrial sectors.

Before working with Benchmark Communications, Todd was a Partner at Benchmarking Partners, Inc., positioned as a leader in their Industrial Services practice. He played a key role in developing and executing their approach to providing advisory services to large industrial clients, and was instrumental in the development and delivery of their Value Chain Strategies and Partnership Strategies service lines. In addition, Todd was part of a team of practitioners at Benchmarking Partners that taught a Massachusetts Institute of Technology course for executives and graduate students entitled, "Developing the CEO Team's Value Chain Network Strategy." Prior to his consulting work, Todd co-founded and served as Vice President of Operations for a Boston-based CD-ROM producer.

His work with manufacturers began at General Motors and TRW, in operating roles including production management, planning and scheduling, materials management, product development, and systems integration. As a manager in the Manufacturing practice of Deloitte Consulting, Todd went on to work with a spectrum of multinational manufacturers on business process reengineering, software assessment and selection, and best-practice implementation efforts. Todd holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from General Motors Institute and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.