Over 40 years experience in Commercial & Operational Retail Management. 15 years at Board Level, across the Public and Private Equity sector, Company Owned and Franchised units. Managed Start-ups, Shop Development Expansion Programmes, Airport Retailing , Outlet Shops, Direct and Mail Order. Product group experience includes Health & Beauty, FMCG, Fashion, Luxury Gifting, in Supermarket and Boutique environments. Now focused on using People Management & Leadership Skills Experience in a Coaching & Mentoring capacity, to support Personal Performance Improvement & Growth alongside supporting Management & Leadership Change Strategies and their implementation Specialties: Commercially driven, results orientated, focused on KPI's. He has a track record for leading individuals and teams through strategic, operational, and cultural change. A strategic thinker, reflector and creative problem solver. Comfortable working at Board level within both private and public sectors. Enjoys the “shop floor”, and has an ability to motivate people through both his communication style and personal actions. Equally comfortable leading from the front, or working within a team.Up until July 2015, running his own Consultancy Business, Plan B Retail Ltd. Although not exclusively, PBR focused on a Key Client, Telecom Plus plc, Coaching & Mentoring individuals working in Management Roles in a Head Office Customer Focused Environment, and individuals who run their own Multi Level Marketing Business' in the Network. The Key Objective is enabling them to achieve more out of their personal performance, together with that of their teams, therefore improving results for them as individuals, and the corporate Business'. Also fully involved and leading Team Engagement Projects at NHQ.Now employed by Telecom Plus plc on a full-time basis