Harry Kangis

Professional Biography

Mr. Kangis has been an independent strategy consultant and facilitator since 2001, assisting businesses and not-for-profit organizations in building clearer and more focused strategic plans.  He is also a Partner with PrimeGenesis LLC®, a leading executive on-boarding and transition acceleration firm that works with senior executives to get better results in their first 100 days on the job.

Mr. Kangis began his career with The Procter & Gamble Company in 1975, and over a career spanning nearly 20 years worked to build category leaders, such as Tide®, Ivory Liquid®, Cascade®, NyQuil®, Vicks®, and Folgers®.  He led P&G’s acquisition of the Millstone® gourmet coffee business, tripling Millstone’s sales over the next 5 years as its President.  During the 1980’s, Mr. Kangis also served as a senior executive for Home Entertainment Network, Kenner® Toys, and Nutrition Technology Corporation.   

Mr. Kangis is a founder and the General Manager of One Page Solutions® LLC.  He has practical experience with OGSP® and the One Page Strategy® in over 50 organizations, delivering tangible results from OGSP’s clarity, focus and ease of deployment.   At P&G, Mr. Kangis also led worldwide task forces on Team Effectiveness and Cycle Time Reduction. 

Mr. Kangis has a BA from Williams College and an MBA from UPenn’s Wharton School.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of Episcopal Retirement Homes, Inc of Ohio and the Coffee Quality Institute, a nonprofit organization working internationally to improve coffee quality and the lives of the people who produce it.  A life-long conservationist, Mr. Kangis is a trustee of The Nature Conservancy’s Ohio Chapter, chairman of TNC’s national Brand Marketing Advisory Group, and a strategy advisor to TNC’s worldwide Executive Team.

Harry is married to Dr. Julia Hawgood, a retired clinical psychologist (pictured above with two of their five grand children – Christopher and Ana – while in the Galapagos Islands).  They are currently on a quest to hike in and photograph all 58 of the US Scenic National Parks.  They have two grown children and have lived together in Cincinnati, Ohio for over 30 years.

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