Ethan MercierChief Operating Officer

Sheet 08 · Media room

For editors, producers and programme teams.

Approved biographies, portrait and facts — ready to use.

Biographies

Approved text

Short biographyOne line

Ethan Mercier — Chief Operating Officer. Turning enterprise ambition into dependable execution.

Standard biographyOne paragraph

I help organisations deliver on the promises they make to customers. My work connects operating design, frontline capability and performance discipline so that growth can be supported by a dependable business.

Full biographyFor programmes and publications

I help organisations deliver on the promises they make to customers. My work connects operating design, frontline capability and performance discipline so that growth can be supported by a dependable business.

I begin with the work itself: how a request becomes an outcome, where decisions stall and which constraints teams must navigate. An operating model is useful when people understand ownership, can surface problems early and have the means to resolve them.

I value close contact with customers and operating teams. Their experience is often the earliest signal that an apparently strong performance measure is concealing a fragile process.

Coverage

As featured in

  • The Operations Excellence Journal · 2025

    “From 81% to 97% on-time without a single new plant”

  • The Boardroom Review · 2024

    “What boards should see in an operations review”

  • The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023

    “Episode 109 — Keeping the promise to customers”

Writing

Books & publications

  • Dependable: Building Operations That Keep Their Promises

    Ashgrove Press · 2024

Recognition

Honours

  • Operations Leader of the YearThe Operations Excellence Awards2024
  • Supply Chain Resilience AwardCapital & Governance Quarterly2022

An invitation

Media and programme enquiries.

For interviews, commentary and programme invitations.

Open to
  • Board appointments
  • Advisory roles
  • Speaking invitations

office@ethanmercier.example