MEET anthony (Tony) RAMM

Anthony (Tony) Ramm is a distinguished senior executive, and DISC certified consultant with over 30 years of experience driving operational excellence in complex, asset-intensive industries. He is recognized for transforming large manufacturing organizations, building high-performing teams, and delivering measurable business results through disciplined execution and strategic leadership.

Throughout his career, Tony has led operations across 12 major manufacturing facilities, overseeing 3,000+ employees in roles spanning operations, safety, environmental performance, human resources, and sourcing. As a Senior Vice President, he partnered with executive leadership to enhance organizational health, implement leadership frameworks, and drive cultural transformation — from entitlement to accountability and ownership — across plant leadership teams.

Tony’s approach combines leadership clarity, operational discipline, and people development to achieve sustainable improvements in cost efficiency, safety, and reliability— often without significant capital investment. He is a trusted advisor to executives and operations leaders, and has helped organizations strengthen leadership capability, align teams, and consistently deliver results.

As founder of Critical Leverage LLC, Tony now empowers leaders and organizations to focus on the key drivers of performance, implement practical leadership strategies, and cultivate teams capable of achieving long-term operational success.

Career Highlights

• Directed operations, safety, HR, and sourcing for 3,000+ employees, leading multi-site performance improvements.
• Implemented product mix and sales strategies that increased high-margin specialty product output, delivering EBITDA gains of 20%+.
• Delivered 15% reduction in variable costs at a large-scale plywood facility through disciplined leadership and process improvements —without capital investment.
• Negotiated multi-year union agreements and led strategy for 1,400+ represented employees.
• Reduced workplace injuries and workers’ compensation costs by 50%,      fostering a safer, accountable culture.
• Achieved $10M in earnings improvement at an OSB facility through operational reliability, team execution, and leadership discipline.

Tony Ramm combines deep operational expertise with proven leadership frameworks and DISC-certified consulting to guide executives and teams in building high-performance organizations, improving organizational health, and achieving sustained business results.