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Kingston Upon Hull, England Metropolitan Area

Hull, United Kingdom

Bio-D manufactures and sells Biodegradable cleaning and laundry products that are ethically sound, safe to use and have minimal environmental impact. The company is developing a strong presence in the UK and in selective overseas markets, including China. Winners of the 2016 Business Masters Yorkshire Small Business of the Year award.

Harrington,Uk

Warner Edwards artisan gins are produced using local ingredients in the village of Harrington in Northamptonshire and have won numerous global awards for their quality. The brand is now available in leading bars both in the UK and internationally and has also been recognised for the quality of its distinctive Rhubarb gin.Winners of the HSBC 2016 Elevator pitch for a £150k prize; a national competition for small and medium sized businesses. The company is 6th in the Virgin Fast-track 100 of high growth companies published in the Sunday Times in 2018.

United Kingdom

Independent Consultant to a top 4 global consultancy advising on a major strategic resource allocation and operational optimisation project for a leading global Consumer Healthcare Company.Initiated the launch of a major UK aromatherapy brand into the German Health and Beauty market.Independent consultant to Warner Edwards Ltd. a leading artisan gin company.Non-Executive Chairman of a company nominated as 'Innovator of 2014' in the Technology for Education sector.Non-Executive Chairman of company using technology and innovative supply chain thinking to provide services and products to the Pet care category.

Yorkshire,Uk

The company is a market leader in recruitment for the Life Sciences category and also provides permanent contract and research facility management. The company is also a market leader in pre-employment and background screening services.The company had its most successful year ever in 2019.

Darmstadt Area, Germany

• Based in the Head Office in Germany and led 1200 employees across 15 markets. • Appointed as a member of the Merck Consumer Healthcare Divisional Board. • Spearheaded the €100m increase in turnover via accelerated sales in France, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa. Grew at double the market rate. • Established Bion as the leading OTC brand in France growing sales from 8m€ to 32m€ in 5 years.• Disposed of non-core assets in France and acquired a consumer health business in Belgium establishing the subsidiary as a top 3 category company there.• Sponsored the creation of a brand new dietary concept via teleshopping that established ‘Cape June’ as one of the largest lifestyle brands in Germany with 32m€ sales in 2011.• Developed strategic distribution partnerships with Bracco in Italy and with Nycomed and Dr Reddy’s to significantly increase sales in Russia and the CIS states.

• Introduced innovative new products through excellence in online marketing and the development of new direct to consumer distribution channels overseas. • Doubled T/O to £20m in the tough environment of mail order and health practitioner channels at double the market rate.

Hull, United Kingdom

• Led 400 operational employees in sales,marketing ,operations, refinery and packaging.• Grew sales from £64m to £70m; increased profits by 12% and market share from 23.5% to24.4%.• Drove sales of Multibionta to £9m and into a leading multi-vitamin brand with growth of 15%.• Awarded the best collaborative Healthcare supplier from Boots in 2005.• Developed leadership positions for Seven Seas Consumer Healthcare products in the Caribbean, Middle East and selected Asian markets. Launched Jointcare across Asia.

• Member of the European Management Board which was accountable for £2bn turnover.• Non Executive Director on Executive Board, Victoria Wine Company for 1992-1998. • Led 220 employees in two locations managing a turnover of £200m and Germanys second most profitable spirits company.• Developed brands including: Ballantine's, Laphroag Malt Whisky, Malibu, Tia Maria and Kuemmerling Herbal Bitters into country brand leaders.• Spearheaded the £125m acquisition of Kuemmerling, Germany's 5th largest spirits brand.• Grew sales from £60m to £200m in 3-years.• Increased Ballantines annual sales from £20m to £30m, and profits from £3m to £6m, in three years, to become the whisky brand leader in Germany.• Awarded "The Best Overall European Company for Performance" for the successful integration of Kuemmerling.

My responsibilities included contribution to Regional Divisional strategy formulation,Talent Development and Succession Planning,J-V and Acquisition strategy and achievement of the regions objectives.

• Led six country Directors, and 250 personnel in 12 countries and managed brands including Ballantine’s Whisky, Beefeater Gin and Tia Maria.• Grew sales from £35m to £60m, and profits from £7m to £15m pa in 2 ½ years. • Developed a regional strategy that established the company as a leading international spirits company in Central and Eastern Europe.• Established a leading change management and people development programme which was recognized as a benchmark by leading Management Education experts and featured in the Financial Times and a book by Belbin. • Appointed as Executive Chairman of Finlandia Ballantine Group based in Poland. Instigated and created the partnership with Finlandia of Finland and Brown Forman of USA; establishing a company with a combined turnover of £30m and a market leading position.

Blackford,Scotland

• Grew turnover of loss making start up business owned by Lyons Tetley from £250k to over £1.3m in 3-years and turned around a £750k pa loss to breakeven in two years.• Developed Safeway’s innovative own-label product.• Launched the UK’s first push pull cap product. Gained distribution in leading London restaurants with an award winning designed glass bottle.• Initiated and negotiated the sale of the business for £1.5m.

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Rebranded Harveys sherry in "Bristol Blue" and increased sales by £4m pa. Turned around a £6m pa loss to a £5m profit in three years.