Peter Milley CMC
PROFILE
Peter Milley, CMC is a founding partner of LMCI - Lawrence & Milley Consultants Inc., with more than fifteen years consulting experience in strategic market, market research and business planning. His project experience has focused on knowledge-based and manufactured products, and services to business. He has advised clients in the manufacturing and distribution sectors, as well as organizations in the software, financial services, venture investment, petroleum products, regional economic development and public sectors. Mr. Milley is recognized as an expert in helping clients evaluate current market positioning and new market and product opportunities. His experience spans the North American and international marketplace. He currently serves as Chair, Atlantic Canada Chapter, Canadian Association of Management Consultants.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

• Recognized as a specialist in identifying, evaluating and developing new product and strategic market opportunities. Projects have focused on knowledge-based and manufactured products, services to business, as well as more broadly-based economic development opportunities.
  
  
• Typical assignments have included strategic business planning, market evaluation and development projects, project feasibility studies, acquisition and related business development analyses, and comprehensive industry analyses.
  
  
• Wide ranging experience in managing and advising on public policy issues in resource, technology and economic development portfolios, including management of sector analysis and strategy development for Ontario Industrial Restructuring Commissioner.
  
  
• Significant involvement in the technology sector specifically in sector level situation analysis and growth strategy development for the software industry in Nova Scotia, as well as market and business feasibility analyses for several products based on new manufacturing technologies or product compositions.
  
  
• Recently served as Vice President Corporate Development for North American operations of international group and led team in successful turnaround of troubled manufacturing subsidiary.

TYPICAL PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS

Some specific examples of engagements directed by Mr. Milley, include -

• Comprehensive value added products and market development strategy and related profitability analysis for a wood products manufacturer;
  
  
• Customer satisfaction analysis and account profitability improvement strategy for an engineered products manufacturer;
  
  
• Feasibility analysis of an export-focused, secondary manufacturing complex and related port development opportunities for a regional economic development and port management authority, including a second phase investment solicitation program.
  
  
• Market and strategic positioning analysis for a proposed internet-based, B2B vertical marketplace exchange;
  
  
• Due diligence review of a subordinate debt issue by a building products manufacturer on behalf of a corporate finance group;
  
  
• Feasibility analysis of a proposed primary product consolidation and reload facility at a Great Lakes port on behalf of a municipal economic development authority.
  
  
• Analysis of the competitive strategic position and growth opportunities for the software industry in Nova Scotia.
  
  
• Development, implementation and initial management of an industrial partner alliance program related to petrochemical and resource refining projects for an industrial investment group;
  
  
• Initial market assessments of a polymer-wood particle composite product for a manufacturing technology development organization and a manufacturing conglomerate;
  
  
• Multi-jurisdictional, sector-level comparative benchmark performance analysis of secondary wood products manufacturers for a public sector agency;
  
  
• Market analysis and segmentation strategy, and initial market development for a startup manufacturer of an engineered building product.
  
  
• Identification and initial analysis of acquisition and investment opportunities for a major North American industrial group;
  
  
• Detailed market opportunity and profitability analysis for a planned specialty wood products sawmill, including recommendations on marketing strategy and sales and distribution relationships.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION

• Professional Designation of Certified Management Consultant

EDUCATION

• Masters in Business Administration, Schulich Graduate School of Business at York University, Toronto
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Political Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Canadian Association of Management Consultants, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  Chair, Atlantic Canada Chapter
  
  
• Institute of Management Consultants, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Treasurer & Membership Chair, Western Pennsylvania Chapter
  
  
• Regatta Point Landowners Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  Chair
  
  
• NovaKnowledge, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  Council Member
  
  Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
• Chair, Carnation Campaign
• Director, Toronto Chapter
  
  Riverdale Rate Payers Association, Toronto, Ontario
• President
  
  Speakers Club of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
• President
• Vice President Programming
• Secretary