Business Transformation Director for client engagements in the UK and across Europe focusing on delivering business transformation.
• Chief of Staff at Yourgene Health driving X10 growth (£35m+ pa) in 3 years (2018 – 2021)
• Swift business integration of NDA and Sellafield Ltd and re-shaping the Leadership Academy
• Re-structuring business development at Spirax Sarco Plc and revitalising their Academy
• Restructuring of AstraZeneca’s antibiotics business to prepare sale to Pfizer ($1.5b)
• MD leading the rapid growth and global scale up of EPIC Risk Management (2021 – 2022)

Leadership development and executive coaching for SMEs.
• As Chairman, I coached ambitious Managing Directors / CEOs of £5m - £50m turnover businesses
• Coach Managing Directors and CEOs to make better decisions in order to earn more money, work fewer hours, and achieve more with their teams so as to build profitable businesses that grow without them

Non-Executive Chairman of a Foundation dedicated to the development of a common, robust model of test process assessment and improvement in IT organisations undertaking digital transformations.
• Increasing global professional membership by over 20% leveraging new channel partnerships
• Chairing the monthly main board meeting, AGMs, business plan reviews and appointing advisors

Director who took ownership for spearheading performance improvement assignments in large scale organisations including the leadership of multiple organisation and cost reviews at Rolls-Royce plc which added £2 to the share price and generated annual savings of £250m. Led on organisation and transfer pricing reviews, the re-shaping of product management, and restructuring of engineering function at Caterpillar which saved over $50m a year. Took charge during the restructuring of Wood Group which saved over £30m pa as well as the transformation of the Chemring Group that improved profits by over £15m a year.
More accomplishments and successes as Director include:
• Achieved annual savings of £20m during the operational restructuring of the Manchester Airport Group
• Led a successful business process improvement at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice saving £12m pa
• Instrumental in the operational restructuring at Carillion, McBride, and Ricardo
• Led the business integration at Low and Bonar to create an annual record growth of over 10% pa
• Headed up a procurement-led cost reduction with Flybe and Monarch Airlines saving on airport charges
• Reduced overheads by 20% in culturally sensitive and pragmatic restructuring of HAESL, Hong Kong
• Restructured manufacturing and supply chain operations at BASF and Burberry

New Business Director hired to drive sales by developing the marketing and business strategy for direct channels including call centres, internet, and direct marketing.
• Created a new direct channel business function that delivered £60m in turnover
• Generated between 4% and 7% response rates with the new direct marketing strategy and campaigns

IBM Global Services | PwC - Director 1996 - 2002
Director sought out for comprehensive retail management and brand marketing skills as part of a new team with key account management of Boots, Dixons, Sainsbury’s, Littlewoods and Marks and Spencer. Successfully led a $42.5m bid at Boots to provide consulting services as well as multi-channel retailing at Dixons.
• Grew the Sainsbury’s account from zero to £12m pa, becoming the largest retail client in Europe, by setting up effective relationship management processes to sell through strategy, business process and IT services
• Undertook post-merger integration at Nordstrom, USA, and organisational design at Kesko, Finland

Managing Consultant specifically recruited for business analytical skills and insight to lead a pan European marketing review and change programme for Hasbro.
• Secured and delivered a business strategy review at Allied Domecq Retailing
• Headed up product management strategy reviews at Barclaycard and Legal and General

Marketing Director headhunted to develop and grow existing brands and successfully re-established the hire brand with a refreshed presentation and new store strategy which increased market share from 25% to 40%.

Retail consultant working with Argos, Burton Group, C&A, and House of Fraser

PA to Group CEO