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Performance improvement and business / project reviews
Operating Executive & Advisor
Kaberry Industrial Advisory
Operating executive and advisor supporting industrial, energy, and infrastructure businesses, investors, and Indigenous partners.
Practical support for performance improvement, diligence, integration, governance, partnership development, and value creation where leadership teams need hands-on follow-through.
20+
Years industrial leadership
>$1.6B
Portfolio revenue exposure
~$600M
Direct accountability on major project
5
Advisory councils established
Executive Focus
Performance improvement, value creation, governance support, and partnership execution in complex industrial settings.
Positioning
An operator-led experienced advisory platform supporting CEOs, businesses, boards, projects and Indigenous partners with business development, reviews, contract development and performance initiatives
Selected Work
Portfolio operations, diligence, and integration
Governance, advisory council, and board support
Indigenous partnership development
Overview
Senior operating and strategic support for CEOs, investors, boards, projects and Indigenous partners facing important industrial decisions.
Kaberry Industrial Advisory provides senior operating and strategic support to industrial, energy, and infrastructure businesses where practical industrial judgment and hands-on follow-through are required.
Mandates typically focus on performance improvement, growth execution, diligence, integration, governance, business / project reviews and partnership development, especially in situations where leadership teams need more than abstract advice and want stronger alignment, sharper execution, and clearer value creation priorities.
Typical Engagements
Where we typically get involved.
This section answers the practical question prospects usually ask first: when does operator-led support add the most value?
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Diligence, integration, and post-acquisition stabilization
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CEO and leadership support during transition
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Governance, advisory council, and board support
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Indigenous partnership development and strategic execution
Services
Capability areas aligned to the updated advisory mandate.
The focus is on practical support that helps improve performance, align leadership, and advance initiatives that materially affect value.
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Operating & Performance Advisory
Partner directly with leadership teams to improve operating performance, expand margins, strengthen execution discipline, project readiness and support transformation.
Performance improvement mandates tied to operating results
Business transformation support grounded in field and executive experience
Execution discipline for complex industrial organizations
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Portfolio Operations & Value Creation
Support investors, operators, and portfolio leaders on diligence, integration, strategic alignment, and value creation across industrial platforms.
Portfolio company operating review and value creation support
Diligence, integration, and transition support during ownership change
Investor-operator alignment on priorities, pace, and accountability
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Governance & Advisory Board Support
Provide board, advisory council, and chair-level support grounded in operating experience, governance discipline, and leadership accountability.
Advisory council and governance support for portfolio companies
Leadership alignment and accountability during complex decisions
Chair-ready perspective supported by the Certified Chair™ Executive Program
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Indigenous Partnerships & Strategic Development
Help structure and advance commercially aligned partnerships that support long-term growth, shared value creation, and durable working relationships.
Partnership strategy and opportunity development
Commercial alignment between operators, investors, and Indigenous partners
Practical execution support in industrial and infrastructure settings
What Differentiates Kaberry Industrial Advisory
Rare operator-advisor perspective with practical credibility across ownership, operations, projects, governance, and execution.
Operator-led perspective
Advice is shaped by hands-on leadership across industrial businesses, capital projects, and operating environments where commercial outcomes and execution both matter.
Bridge between investors, boards, and operators
Kaberry Industrial Advisory helps ownership groups, CEOs, and boards align around commercially sound, operationally credible action plans.
Governance depth with execution credibility
The platform combines portfolio operating experience with governance capability, including the establishment of five advisory councils across portfolio companies.
Industrial and partnership depth
The work is grounded in mining, industrial services, energy, infrastructure, and partnership-driven opportunity development with Indigenous partners.
Case Highlights
Proof points drawn from operating transformation, portfolio leadership, governance, and major industrial execution.
The updated profile is reflected here through clearer proof points tied to value creation, governance, operating scale, and industrial delivery.
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Building Zanron Mechanical Services
With my two partners, grew revenue sixfold while expanding the workforce from 12 people to a range of roughly 60 to 100, while adding LNG and cryogenic capability and positioning the business for acquisition.
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Hillcore Portfolio Operations
Worked directly with CEOs across a diversified industrial portfolio generating more than $1.6B in revenue, supporting integration, operational performance, governance, and value creation.
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Portfolio Governance & Industrial Execution
Championed the establishment of five advisory councils across portfolio companies and brought earlier Rio Tinto and Alcan experience on capital projects up to approximately $3.5B
Selected Credentials / Evidence
Executive credibility built through portfolio operations, governance capability, and industrial execution.
20+ Years Industrial Leadership
>$1.6B Portfolio Revenue Exposure
Direct Management of $600M on Large Capital Projects
5 Advisory Councils Established
Professional Engineer MBA
Certified Chair™ Executive Program
Let's Connect
If you need to improve performance, integrate a business, or execute a critical initiative, reach out to discuss how we can support your team.
Kaberry Industrial Advisory works with companies, investors, projects and Indigenous partners on selective mandates where operating judgment, commercial alignment, and disciplined execution are required.
Location
Kelowna, BC (available for travel)
Phone
778-818-1118
Contact
Leonard Kaberry
Governance Credential
Advisory Board Centre Certified Chair™
Leonard Kaberry
Available for selective advisory, operating partner, governance, and strategic partnership mandates.