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Managing Director of Caltona, a strategic advisory practice focussed on enabling and supporting the executive team to address organisational performance issues and to unleash the growth potential of their business. Responsible for identifying client opportunities, building a delivery team and for the successful delivery of client strategic transformation projects.Recent Achievements • Advised and supported the Board of a major Private Equity backed Finnish manufacturing company to develop a strategy to stabilise and grow the business to achieve €500m revenue by 2017. • Managed the transformation of a key set of production lines for a Finnish company through the closure and transfer of production from one factory to another, resulting in a €6m pa reduction in overhead.• Developed an operations improvement strategy to improve quality and on time delivery performance for an international aero structures manufacturer.• Coached the Supply Chain Senior Management Team of a Major Defence Company to define a new target culture and to develop a UK-wide behavioural change programme.

Gb

Head of Corporate Consulting Scotland responsible for identifying client opportunities, building the delivery team and for the successful delivery of large strategic transformation projects. Key Achievements • Formulated strategy for a loss making £300m publishing company and identified options to achieve a 10% operating margin.• Facilitated Singapore based board workshops and resolved board conflicts for a £2bn global industrial products company to define director accountabilities and responsibilities.• Developed a future finance function operating model based on outsourced off shored shared services for a £400m global aviation services client which resulted in a 40% cost saving and improved reporting.• Developed a strategy and business case to outsource the network supply chain for an international electrical utility company with a 6 month payback.

Fr

Directed operations with full P+L responsibility of a leading edge technology university spin out company.Key Achievements • Developed the PSI Electronics market entry strategy and the business plan whichsecured the first phase of a £0.4m funding package from a Scottish angel investorsyndicate.

London, Gb

Full P+L responsibility for £50m Scottish division of Shanks Plc leading 300 staff. Served as a Board Director will full fiduciary duties for 3 Shanks subsidiary companiesKey achievements • Rapidly identified the key cost and market drivers, conceptualising a turnaround strategy and gaining group board approval to implement it.• Returned the business to profit after 18 months through the successful implementation of operational restructuring, cost reduction and margin improvement work streams.Earlier Career History • Accenture – Senior Manager• Pricewaterhouse MCE - Senior Consultant • ICI Plc – Senior Manager

Msc, International Marketing

Certificate And Diploma In Company Direction