Sold to Kallidus Limited. My job involved helping over 1200 customer companies economically meet their elearning needs.Developed the business from startup to exit. Developed strong online marketing knowledge and steered the software development. Created strong brand and asset value through software and content development.In addition I developed a tool set to monitor financial and marketing performance and put in controls and documentation to allow easy due diligence and reduced… Show more Sold to Kallidus Limited. My job involved helping over 1200 customer companies economically meet their elearning needs.Developed the business from startup to exit. Developed strong online marketing knowledge and steered the software development. Created strong brand and asset value through software and content development.In addition I developed a tool set to monitor financial and marketing performance and put in controls and documentation to allow easy due diligence and reduced complexity/barriers in the process of selling the business. It helped to have done this more than once so I knew what to expect in the process.Engage had an excellent team with a strong shared value set. We specialised in eLearning that was based on a publishing platform with a strong feature set allowing real-time tailoring to the needs of individuals and self-editing by companies in-house L&D teams so that the learning was not “generic”. The platform allowed rapid creation of new content within a powerful and flexible framework with an advanced feature set. The software could be updated instantly to add features or occasionally bug fixes across the entire portfolio with a single build without impacting customer edited content. Show less

Providing board level consulting to e-learning organisations to assist with growth, efficiency and to be “exit ready”

Finally took a sabatical and went sailing with my family for just over a year. Skippered 2 Atlantic crossings and did a total of 16,000 nautcal miles in our Lagoon catamaran Hakuna Matata.

MD in charge of overall business and president of US subsidiary. Top development team with international awards and great team culture.

Following acquisition by McGraw-Hill I became president of the acquiring division.

Grew company to be the world leader in interactive learning. Brilliant inovation culture leading to many awards and fantastic customer reputation. Sold to McGraw-Hill.

Games and interactive video disc software development.