Profit Improvement Solutions

About Accel Advisors
Accel is a management consulting firm led by former Fortune 1000 procurement executives and alumni of some of the world's leading consulting organizations.
Founded in 2005, we develop and implement profit improvement programs for large and middle market companies.
Our products are typically measurable profit improvement from cost reduction, improved financial control, and optimized procurement organizations. Additionally, we have a track record of helping Minority firms secure growth capital through our relationships with leading private equity firms.
Team & Leadership
Rod Robinson, Founder & Managing Partner
Rod has over 20 years of operations, finance and business transformation expertise within the telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare and service industries. Prior to founding Accel, he held various finance and operations leadership roles at Cincinnati Bell including Group Controller and Chief Procurement Officer. At Cincinnati Bell, Rod and his team were responsible for driving over $14 million in annual purchasing cost reductions along with a 42% increase in spend with minority business enterprises.
Prior to joining Cincinnati Bell, Rod was a management consultant with AT Kearney, Accenture, and Diamond Cluster International where he was a supply chain practice leader and sourcing subject matter expert. During his consulting career, Rod was involved in strategic sourcing and operations improvement initiatives that resulted in more than $1 billion in savings delivered to his Fortune 500 clients.
Rod earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the West Virginia Institute of Technology.
He earned his CPA credentials as an auditor with Deloitte & Touché.
Keith Satterwhite, Managing Consultant
Jim Tuttle, Senior Consultant
Susan M. Oswalt, Senior Consultant
Sue is an experienced consultant with over 25 years of experience leading breakthrough results in global organizations. She has a strong track record of providing value to clients across the USA and Asia. Consulting clients have included public and private schools, middle market companies and major corporations.
Prior to joining Accel, Sue spent six years in Japan, working exclusively with a Fortune 100 company with operations throughout Asia. She has helped organizations increase recruitment and retention, developed and deployed training programs, and led strategic and systemic change in management structure, staffing process, and talent supply.
Sue's corporate work experience includes twelve years at Procter and Gamble with extensive leadership experience in manufacturing management, business planning, supply chain and field sales customer development. She played a leadership role in union plant management, led high performance work system change and managed a manufacturing plant closure.
Sue earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University.
Anthony Jones, Consultant
Services
- Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain
- Change Management & Transformation
- Supplier Management & Diversity
8044 Montgomery Road Suite 700
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
Office: 513-204-5863