An employee owned business (EO)Responsibility for the P&L and opereational management of the business; strategy review, development and implementation; new product development, and business diversification into new products and markets.

The Tullis Russell global group is dedicated to the development of advanced water-based coating, laminating products, and transfer papers and films. Associated with this is a wide range of adhesive, barrier, release, digital and specialist constructions for global markets. Operating with some of the world’s most advanced coating technology allows us to be at the forefront of product innovation.

Chief Operating Officer of a highly successful €700m market leader, supplying technology advanced capital equipment and aftermarket products to more than 18,000 customers from operations in Europe, NA, China, and India, with 2600 employees.Responsibilities include; the management of global business operations, delivering growth, exceeding customer expectations, new product development, continuous business improvement, and managing acquisition integration.Key Achievements• Revenue growth of more than €100m combined with double digit (%) profitability• Successful acquisition and integration of large global business adding critical mass and strategic technologies.• Introduction of new products and services delivering €30m of new revenue.• Transformation of supply chain operations to create a single global organisation delivering more than €15m of benefits.• Led successful implementation of ERP system across 32 legal entities across Europe, NA, and India.CEO Chief Executive Officer | COO Chief Operating Officer | Managing Director |Strategic planning | Profit improvement | Business transformation | Cross Functional Team Leadership | Market analysis | Customer research | Negotiation | Automotive | Aerospace | Leadership | Revenue Growth | Commercial management | Change management | Product development | Performance Optimisation | Turnaround Strategies | Market Penetration | Budgeting and Finance | Operations Management | P&L | Integrity | Ethics | Energy | Passion | International | Risk management | HSE | Collaboration | Inspirational leader | Crisis Management | Private Equity | Public Company | PLC | Compliance | Merger and Acquisitions | ERP implementation | Microsoft Dynamics |

Divisional President with responsibility for a highly profitable, cash generative €260m turnover global business supplying capital equipment, spare parts, and services to more than 15000 customers with major operations in North America, Europe, Eastern Europe India, and China.Key Achievements• 15% sales growth per year in the strategically important Chinese and Indian markets• New products and services introduced more than €30m of new revenue• Established market leadership in the aerospace sector through new products and go to market tactics• Turnaround of two loss making businesses in Germany and Canada • Reorganisation of six European logistics hubs delivering €3m of cost savings per year.• Successful and profitable sale of the business.CEO | COO | MDStrategic planning | Profit improvement | Business transformation | Cross Functional Team Leadership | Market analysis | Customer research | Negotiation | Automotive | Aerospace | Organisation Leadership | Revenue Growth | Commercial management | Change management | Product development | Performance Optimisation | Turnaround Strategies | Market Penetration | Budgeting and Finance | Operations Management | P&L | Integrity | Ethics | Energy | Passion | International | Risk management | HSE | Collaboration | Inspirational leader | Crisis Management | Private Equity | Public Company | PLC | Compliance | Merger and Acquisitions | ERP implementation | Microsoft Dynamics |

Chairman of a high performing Indian public company which supplies advanced technology to meet customers’ parts formation and surface preparation requirements. I work closely with my fellow directors and the local management team to aggressively grow revenue and profits and ensure the company adheres to the stringent compliance and corporate governance requirements.Key Achievements• Market leadership through new new product introductions and sales reorganisation• 300% aftermarket products and services growth• Creation of a large low-cost engineering centre reducing costs by 80% • 500% increase in share price delivering extraordinary shareholder value.CEO Chief Executive Officer | COO Chief Operating Officer | MD Managing Director |Strategic planning | Profit improvement | Business transformation | Cross Functional Team Leadership | Market analysis | Customer research | Negotiation | Automotive | Aerospace | Organisation Leadership | Revenue Growth | Commercial management | Change management | Product development | Performance Optimisation | Turnaround Strategies | Market Penetration | Budgeting and Finance | Operations Management | P&L | Integrity | Ethics | Energy | Passion | International | Risk management | HSE | Collaboration | Inspirational leader | Crisis Management | Private Equity | Public Company | PLC | Compliance | Merger and Acquisitions | ERP implementation | Microsoft Dynamics |

Reporting to the CEO, full responsibility for a global division with a turnover of €130m with operations in NA, Europe, and China.Key Achievement• Successful acquisition and merger of largest competitor to form global market leader whilst increasing revenues and delivering €6m cost synergies• Design and introduction of a new risk assessment system reducing €5m of cost overruns per year• Successful and profitable sale of the business.CEO Chief Executive Officer | COO Chief Operating Officer | MD Managing Director |Strategic planning | Profit improvement | Business transformation | Cross Functional Team Leadership | Market analysis | Customer research | Negotiation | Automotive | Aerospace | Organisation Leadership | Revenue Growth | Commercial management | Change management | Product development | Performance Optimisation | Turnaround Strategies | Market Penetration | Budgeting and Finance | Operations Management | P&L | Integrity | Ethics | Energy | Passion | International | Risk management | HSE | Collaboration | Inspirational leader | Crisis Management | Private Equity | Public Company | PLC | Compliance | Merger and Acquisitions | ERP implementation | Microsoft Dynamics |