Aligned Growth Partners
Hedley Lawson, Managing Partner
Lidia Vargas, Senior Partner
Matthew Wolk, Senior Partner
Hedley Lawson, Managing Partner
hlawson@alignedgrowth.com
707.217.0979
Hedley Lawson brings thirty years of experience as a senior corporate executive and board and management advisor to his role as managing partner for Aligned Growth Partners, LLC. He has worked with and advised domestic and global boards of directors, executive committees, and organizational leadership to develop and execute corporate strategic plans and build exceptional organizations, from start-up and pre-IPO companies to global, publicly-listed corporations. His specific expertise is in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, executive search, succession planning, human capital and organizational excellence, international business and geographic diversification, and increasing shareholder value.
Prior to joining AGP, Hedley was Vice President Global Human Resources for Multi-FinelineElectronix, Inc. (MFLEX) where he was responsible for MFLEX's global human capital strategy, practice and organizational excellence initiatives for a workforce of 20,000 colleagues. In this role, Hedley reported to the president and chief executive officer, was a member of the executive leadership team, and worked with the board of directors and compensation committee. In 2007, he led the corporation's global strategic planning process resulting in record growth in revenue and operating income. The company was subsequently recognized by Business Week and Fortune Magazines as one of America's fastest growing corporations.
Prior to joining MFLEX, Hedley's executive leadership roles included Senior Vice President Global Human Resources for Fair, Isaac and Company, Inc.; Senior Vice President Human Resources and Quality Management and Vice President Americas for SOLA International, Inc.; and Vice President Human Resources for QuantumShift Communications, Inc.
A frequent public speaker, Hedley has delivered over seventy-five key note speeches and seminars to trade conventions, annual business and leadership meetings, and university business schools.
For almost two decades, Hedley has been a contributing editor and author on a wide variety of business and human capital subjects for various publications of Jobson Medical Information, LLC, a global healthcare publishing and communications company.
Hedley holds professional memberships with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the North Bay Angels, and national and regional human resources associations.
Hedley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from California State University and a Master's degree with a double major in human resources management and organizational development from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania Financial Management and Executive Development programs.
Lidia Vargas, Senior Partner
lvargas@alignedgrowth.com
415-717-7072
Lidia Vargas brings extensive human capital expertise to her role as Senior Partner with AGP and directs the Human Resource Outsourcing practice in the United States. Lidia has held senior human resources management positions in multi-location domestic and global high technology manufacturing, financial services, and distribution and supply chain management companies.
Most recently, Lidia was Director Human Resources and Global Learning for Multi-FinelineElectronix, Inc. (MFLEX), a multi-million, global high technology consumer electronics corporation where she was responsible for providing human resources management and leadership, and direction for the corporate office and international locations in Singapore, Taiwan, and the UK. Globally, she was responsible for creating programs and strategies for talent acquisition, development, performance management, compensation, and policy implementation.
Prior to joining MFLEX, Lidia was Director Human Resources for Advanced Marketing Service, Inc., a billion dollar global book publishing and distribution corporation. She served in a similar capacity with Fair, Isaac & Company, Inc., the world-leading credit analytic company serving the banking and financial services industries.
For 15-years with SOLA Optical USA, Inc. (presently Carl Zeiss Vision), Lidia headed the company's domestic HR management team responsible for manufacturing, marketing and sales, and distribution and regional service centers. She led and was directly involved in HR initiatives in organizational design, talent acquisition, training and development, employee retention, legal compliance and litigation avoidance, employee relations and union-free initiatives, compensation and benefits, human resources information systems, and environmental health and safety. Lidia played an active role working with client management teams providing guidance on all human resources functional areas to promote new thinking and innovative solutions to the most critical HR challenges. Lidia speaks, reads and writes Spanish and Russian fluently, and is conversationally fluent in German.
Lidia possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Russian and German from Indiana University, and a Master of Science in Instructional Technology from San Jose State University.
Matthew Wolk, Senior Partner
mwolk@alignedgrowth.com
949.246.7560
Matthew Wolk brings over twenty-five years of diversified, domestic and international experience in global corporations, management consulting,and corporate venture fund management to his role as Senior Partner with Aligned Growth Partners, LLC. He is recognized for his expertise in the development and execution of business and growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions,and company revitalization.
Prior to joining Aligned Growth Partners, LLC, Matt was Chief Executive Officer of MFLEX UK Ltd (formerly Pelikon, Ltd.), a U.K.-based high technology division of MFLEX acquired by MFLEX in December 2008 to develop advanced display technologies. In addition to his CEO role, Matt served as Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development for Multi-FinelineElectronix, Inc. (MFLEX), where he was responsible for developing and ensuring the successful implementation of corporate strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, strategic partnership development, and incubating new ideas and projects that support the company's vision.
Prior to joining MFLEX, Matt was a partner in the management consulting firm of A.T. Kearney Inc.and held senior executive positions with Royal Philips Electronics NV, Cable & Wireless Plc, and was Managing Partner of Invigorate Management Consulting, LLC.
Matt's experience includes serving on public, private, non-profit, and advisory boards. He teaches an adjunct board strategy curriculum, and is a graduate student mentor for the EMBA program at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California Irvine.
