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Leading Taylors innovation strategy & delivery. I lead in-category (FMCG) pipeline development for Yorkshire Tea and Taylors Coffee, in addition to longer-term channel and business diversification. My multi-disciplinary team includes Taylor’s ‘Discovery’, direct to consumer coffee business.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Led innovation for Taylors, building the team and process from scratch, connecting R&D, insight and brand teams to meet the needs of a rapidly-changing business. My work included developing ideation, insight and rapid prototyping capability, alongside recruiting, leading and developing a multidisciplinary innovation team.

Leading innovation within Bettys & Taylors Group’s Business Development Hub including delivery of Taylor’s 'Discovery' direct to consumer, premium coffee e-commerce business from inception to launch.

Nestlé PTC York

Led innovation for Nestlé Confectionery Global R&D. This included leadership of a multi-national team of scientists, technologists and project managers in the application of lean design across Nestle’s entire project portfolio. I personally developed and led facilitation of a high performing innovation system, bringing together designers, brand teams.

Nestlé PTC York

Built and developed a highly respected design team, bringing science and technology to life to deliver innovation across Nestlé’s global confectionery business. Building creative expertise and influence into a large, complex organisation was highly rewarding, leading directly to multiple launches and a vastly improved idea to launch success rate. This role.

As part of Nestle’s Packaging and Design team, I worked as lead packaging designer and project manager delivering structural packaging design to Nestlé’s global markets. I also took a leading role in Nestlé’s global design network, mentoring and coaching designers around the world. I was responsible for packaging NPD from concept to launch, bringing my.

Leeds, UK

A senior client-facing role in this busy product design agency, I was directly responsible for managing clients, suppliers and toolmakers in addition to creative output. The role focused on packaging and product design, launching successful products for clients including AGI Amaray (DVD packaging) and GHD (haircare).

Gateshead, UK

Delivered design work and technical support for key clients in the medical and consumer goods sectors. Successful launches included cytotoxic syringe mechanisms for Baxa Healthcare and switchboxes for Flymo.

Actively involved in IBM's multi - disciplined, international design team, working on a variety of projects including CRT Monitor and Laptop PC development.

Reilor is a small manufacturing company specialising in and leading the pet product market under the 'Staywell' brand.