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Michael J. Beller

President and CEO

Mr. Beller has led start-up, turnaround, and high growth organizations as a COO, CIO, and consultant. This experience has involved developing business technology and operating strategies combi ...

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Alan Barnett

Partner

Mr. Barnett has over 25 years of experience leveraging technology to improve sales, margins, inventory turns, cash flow and business processes for retailers and wholesalers. This experience in ...

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Inez Blackburn

Partner

Ms. Blackburn is a globally recognized speaker and industry leader, innovator and pioneer in launching global brands with over 25 years experience. She has worked with many Fortu ...

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Jean M. Hannon

Partner

Ms. Hannon has seventeen years of experience in Management Consulting, Finance, Marketing, Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing. Her experience spans a broad range of industries, includi ...

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Jamieson Karson

Partner

Mr. Karson is the former Chairman and CEO of Steve Madden, Ltd., an international leader in the fashion footwear and apparel business. During Mr. Karson's eight year tenure, sales, profits an ...

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Geoffrey D. Lurie

Partner

Mr. Lurie has more than 30 years of experience in managing and consulting to companies in transition. Mr. Lurie has served as CEO or Chief Restructuring Officer for more than 20 public and pri ...

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Arthur S. Mintz

Partner

Mr. Mintz has over 35 years of apparel production and sourcing experience in the US, Caribbean Basin, Central America, Eastern Europe and Asia. He was the founder and President of Bees & Jam, ...

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Laurent Paty

Partner

Mr. Paty has more than 15 years of experience in various management consulting and corporate and business development roles in the U.S. and Europe.

Most recently, Mr. Paty held a s ...

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John Roach

Partner

Mr. Roach is the former Director of IT Architecture at Walmart Stores where he established the IT enterprise architecture organization and supporting processes to oversee $250,000,000 in techn ...

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Network of Partners

Every client situation is unique and presents different opportunities.

Lightship has partnerships with a variety of consultants, individual experts, service providers, and technology companies that allows us to provide the optimum skills and services to our clients.


Skills for "how".
Knowledge for "why".
Experience to deliver.

start-up, turnaround, and high growth organizations

Michael Beller

public company Chairman and CEO

Jamieson Karson

turnaround CEO and consultant

Geoffrey Lurie

retail technology strategy & operations

Jeffrey Kish

retail analytics, merchandising, and planning

Alan Barnett

supply chain and inventory management operations

Scott Rabinowitz

Portfolio and Project Management Office (PPMO)

Ned Young

COO and CIO

Michael Beller