Mason Chapple
Mason Chapple

Pricing-driven EBITDA growth for B2B companies

Commercial expert helping mid-sized businesses boost profits via pricing and sales transformation

>$500M EBITDA impact across industrials, technology, and services

What I Do

Pricing Transformation

  • Packaging and bundling
  • Price architecture
  • Value-based pricing
  • Discount controls

Commercial Strategy

  • Where to play + how to win
  • Customer segmentation & targeting
  • Product portfolio optimization
  • GTM focus and prioritization

Execution & Enablement

  • Commercial operating model design
  • Sales enablement
  • Analytics and decision tools
  • Performance management

Results

+$194M EBITDA
Commodity chemicals (global leader)
  • Game theory-based strategic pricing
  • Asset footprint optimization
  • Guided clients out of self-inflicted price war
+$74M EBITDA
Industrial resins
  • Value-in-use assessment of top products
  • Bold price increases implemented
  • Arm-in-arm collaboration with global commercial team
+$67M EBITDA
Financial technology
  • Advanced analytics deal desk implementation
  • Led 9-person team for 5 months
  • SW, HW, and services pricing
+$47M EBITDA
6 portfolio companies | AI program | 12 months
  • Led AI cohort with 6 CXO+VP teams and third-party partner
  • Launched AI solutions for sales productivity and pricing decision support
  • $12M captured in first 7 months
+$25M EBITDA
Diversified manufacturer
  • Full pricing transformation
  • Negotiations training for sales team
  • PE-owned polyester, nylon, zinc producer
+$20M EBITDA
Marketing & Communications agency
  • Value-based reset of hourly rate cards
  • Negotiations capability building
  • 30+ account managers trained
+$15M EBITDA
Forestry equipment and parts
  • Value-based and transactional pricing reset
  • Sales capability building
  • Equipment and spare parts
+$8M EBITDA (+14%)
Specialty chemicals | 3 business units
  • Built CXO-level Pricing Council across 3 BUs
  • Value-based pricing, SKU simplification, discount laddering
  • +15% EBITDA on highest-multiple BU (17x valuation)
+$9M EBITDA (+32%)
Electronics adhesives | Growth strategy
  • Defined growth strategy (where to play + how to win)
  • Led 17-person team executing 25 initiatives
  • Beat deal thesis year 1
+$5M EBITDA (+9%)
Industrial distribution | Dynamic pricing
  • Optimized dynamic pricing engine
  • Tightened approval governance
  • Rapid, segmented tariff response for CCO
+$3M EBITDA (+42%)
Industrial machinery, aftermarket parts
  • Long-tail and small-order pricing optimization
  • Migrated cost-plus to list-minus-discount model
  • Contract renegotiations and approval governance
+$3M EBITDA (+20%)
Digital education, tuck-in acquisition
  • Eliminated 33-50% automatic renewal discounts
  • Converted per-site to per-student pricing
  • Repackaged products to streamline cross-sell

How I Work

1

Diagnose Rapidly

4-6 weeks for clear EBITDA sizing and prioritized opportunities

2

Design the Right Moves

Specific commercial actions, policies, and governance tailored to your business

3

Deliver Impact

Hands-on execution embedded with your leadership team

4

Develop Capability

Processes, tools, and training so the results stick

Background

  • PE OPERATING PARTNER: SVP, Commercial Excellence, American Securities (3 years)
  • STRATEGY CONSULTANT: Expert Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company (10 years)
  • Led commercial projects across 80 companies
  • MBA, Chicago Booth
  • BA, University of Georgia
  • Happy husband and father of two, based in Atlanta

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