Steve Farmer
Partner
Genesis Performance Partners, LLC

Mr. Farmer is a 35 year Paper Industry professional, having worked in a variety of positions in manufacturing, customer service, logistics, and transportation. He most recently was Manager of Logistics for the Containerboard Division of International Paper, a major platform business of this $27 billion multinational company.

Steve has extensive experience in all phases of the process of servicing customers in a cost effective manner and has been a key leader in developing and implementing total cost of ownership strategies that significantly improved customer service and reduced delivered cost. He has successfully led large organizations in the integration of customers, employees, and process to reduce cost to serve.

Steve is an engineering graduate of Auburn University (BSIE).

Ron Bridges
Partner
Genesis Performance Partners, LLC

Mr. Bridges is an executive coach and employee relations consultant with 30 years experience in executive Human Resources and leadership positions. He was Global Director, Employee and Labor Relations, for International Paper, a $27 billion multinational forest products company.

Ron has extensive experience in labor and employee relations. He led in the strategy development and successful negotiations of International Paper's first Master Labor Agreements with the USW representing 46 facilities and 13,000 employees. In 2008, he developed the labor and union free integration strategy for an acquired company with 42 union and 50 union free facilities with 14,000 employees.

Ron has a bachelor's degree from Park College and is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources.