Jack has a long track record of success leading turnarounds and growth initiatives. In every case, he delivers results quickly and uniquely, prioritizing innovation, disruption, and efficiency. Known for working collaboratively, Jack demonstrates an innate understanding of the needs of consumers, customers, employees, investors, shareholders and Boards of Directors.
Jack has a long track record of success leading turnarounds and growth initiatives. In every case, he delivers results quickly and uniquely, prioritizing innovation, disruption, and efficiency. Known for working collaboratively, Jack demonstrates an innate understanding of the needs of investors, founders, shareholders and Boards of Directors.
During Jack’s three year tenure as CEO, James Hardie Industries grew its market capitalization by more than US$13 billion (+370%), organic annual revenue by more than US$1 billion (+45%), and its net profit by more than US$260 million (+85%).
Detail. Intricacy. Aesthetic. A dream home isn’t built by accident, it’s built by intention. An intention to not only look beautiful but to perform beautifully as well. An intention that takes into account those who will be creating memories within its four walls; the walls that keep them safe and snug in a world that can sometimes feel anything but. […] > Read the article on CEO Magazine
Jack has been the CEO of James Hardie for a little over a year and is just as impatient now as all those years ago for making things happen in his current role. Patience is probably not a word to associate with Jack as he rolls out his fully formed strategic plan for the company. […] > Read the article on CEO Magazine
Bill Smithers discussed the impacts of COVID-19 with the CEO of James Hardie, Dr. Jack Truong. From shifts in the supply chain to business partnerships and employee health, the interview has tips and ideas to forward businesses during and after any type of “crisis.”
At the heart of the evolution of the company is a determination to become a true innovator and agent of change for the construction industry, a first stop for contractors and a known brand amongst consumers. Dr. Jack Truong is the man behind this ambitious strategy, and he is drawing on his years of experience at industry behemoths 3M and Electrolux to drive forward his impressive plans for this three billion-dollar business. […] > Read the article on Construction Today
By the time Jack left Electrolux, its share price had risen more than 120%, with Jack’s vision in North America serving as a primary anchor.
Electrolux North America and its CEO Jack Truong are having a particularly good year, with earnings rising 11 percent in the third quarter.
While a great deal of this can be attributed to the improving housing market, no small measure of credit has to be given to Truong, who has spent his short tenure at the top boosting the presence and resilience of the world’s No. 2 major appliance vendor. […]
Jack Truong, the CEO of Electrolux, makes an interesting differentiation between creativity and innovation. “Creativity is invention for the sake of discovery, whereas innovation is advancement that adds value,” he told me in a recent interview.[…]
To Jack Truong, an important part advantage of having a diverse work force is the different perspectives that a company receives from those employees.
“Folks see things differently from you,” he says.
Those unique views can only help companies develop new products and businesses, says Truong, chief executive of Electrolux Major Appliances North America. Having those different perspectives in the company is a part of the Electrolux “secret sauce,” he says.
Truong spoke before about 100 people this morning during a Charlotte Chamber Perspectives on Leadership session in the chamber’s uptown offices. […]
By 2006, 3M was listed third in BusinessWeek’s iconic list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, behind only Apple and Google.
Jack Truong. Mr Post-It Notes has rekindled the spirit of innovation that was 3M. The division VP of the office supplies division has accelerated the pace of introducing new products which seemed to have paused in recent years. Since 2005, he has reorganised the division’s marketing efforts around campaigns of high interest to women, eg The Devil wears Prada and The Apprentice. […]
“We listened carefully to what consumers didn’t say and observed what they did,” says Jack Truong, vice president of 3M’s office supply division. […]
What people say
Inspirational leader
“I never had such an inspirational leader who is capable to completely change the landscape, make the impossible possible, challenges the status quo continuously, raises the bar drives the business results very hard but at the same time is taking care of people and developing and growing them to be better business leaders.”
Werner Kaelin
Inspirational leader
“I never had such an inspirational leader who is capable to completely change the landscape, make the impossible possible, challenges the status quo continuously, raises the bar drives the business results very hard but at the same time is taking care of people and developing and growing them to be better business leaders.”
Werner Kaelin