Education and early career
Born in Chicago Tim Lane received his B.A. inCareer
PepsiCo, Inc., 1981–1996
In 1981 Tim Lane became the Director of Business Planning at the Pepsi-Cola Company where he introduced innovative strategies including the roll-up of Pepsi's franchise bottling network. Lane successfully launched a number of new products, including Slice (soft drink). The following year Tim became Vice President and CFO of Pepsi-Cola's Food Service Division where his leadership contributed to a four-fold increase in divisional profits while doubling Pepsi's market share. Two years later, as Vice President and CFO of Pepsi's Frito-Lay International, he led an acquisition strategy that took division revenue from $400 million to $3 billion. Between 1987 and 1989 Tim oversaw operations in 150 countries as Vice President and CFO of Pepsi-Cola International andHoliday Inn Worldwide, Chairman, President and CEO, 1996
In 1996 Tim Lane became Chairman, President and CEO of Holiday Inn Worldwide, one of the world's largest hotel groups comprising 2,300 hotels with system revenues of $8 billion, direct revenues of $2 billion and operating profits of $300 million. He recruited new top management to re-invigorate the organization and create a results-driven culture. Within a year Lane developed award-winning advertising with a newly engaged advertising and marketing firm, launched a proprietary “extended stay” brand, Staybridge Suites, and bought out troubled joint ventures in India and Indonesia. Lane negotiated several company and industry transformational acquisitions. All of them, however, were ultimately rejected by London-based Bass PLC, parent company of Holiday Inn. A year later Lane sought an early exit when it became apparent to Lane that Bass PLC "lacked the corporate courage to implement real change."Nation Building, Afghanistan, 2002–2007
In 2002 Tim Lane co-founded The Afghanistan Reconstruction Company LLC (ARC), built the new Embassy of the United States, Kabul complex, and completed many vital infrastructure projects. and over the following 5 years rebuilt the Kabul-Kandahar Highway for USAID, built the new Embassy of the United States, Kabul complex, and completed many vital infrastructure projects. Tim established the first privately owned commercial bank in Afghanistan, the Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) in partnership with Asian Development Bank and ING Group. He also constructed, owned and operated a successful soft drink bottling plant in Kabul.Everest Advisors, corporate and charity work, 1997–present
Tim Lane is the Managing Director of Everest Advisors, Inc., a venture capital and advisory firm he founded in 1997. Based in Hong Kong, Everest Advisors consulted ChinaVest and JP Morgan on Asia/China portfolio companies. EA was an early investor in Bacterin International (BONE - IPO in 2010), a biologics processing and manufacturing company with proprietary patented technology servicing the orthopedic surgical market, and in Navigate Inc., a cloud based enterprise solution provider serving the financial services industry and competing against firms such as Salesforce.com and SAP. Tim Lane served as CEO and Vice-Chairman of the Board at Food Automation Service Techniques, Inc (dba Kitchen Brains) which designs, manufactures, and sells sophisticated process controls and cloud-based SaaS solutions for the food services industry. Tim has also served as the Chairman of the Board of True Drinks, Inc, a healthy children's beverage business with ties to The Walt Disney Company. In April 2016 Tim Lane was elected to the board of directors American Humane Association.References
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