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Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Permanently retired

Manchester, United Kingdom

Leading on a range of business change initiatives, development and oversight of business planning and performance management process, management of funding contracts, development of new business opportunities and development of new processes to systematically review and improve the company's business support services and their integration with other services to enhance the service offer to customers.

Bolton, United Kingdom

Consulting services in business development, change management, business processing, programme and project management. Successfully completed commissions include Manchester Growth Company - to manage a change process to consolidate the economic development functions of various Manchester agencies under a single management and governance structure - and GM Combined Authority - to manage a change programme to review and re-structure the provision of business support services across Greater Manchester.

Warrington, United Kingdom

Responsibility for:~ Programme Office, comprising 15 staff, which developed and maintained all processes, procedures and systems related to the development and delivery of all NWDA funded projects; provided related advice, guidance and training across the Agency; and managed corporate decision making processes on projects.~ Project Management and Delivery, comprising 16 staff, which directly delivered and managed the Agency’s highest profile and highest risk projects (prior to a re-organisation in 2009 the team comprised 50 staff, which directly delivered and managed the Agency’s entire capital programmes and projects, to an annual value of £300 million, through seven sub-teams located across the North West region).

Salford

Managed the design, procurement and budgetary control of the multi £ million fit out of the £100 million Lowry Centre complex: theatres, galleries, foyers, shops, box office and other ticketing points, kitchens, restaurants, bars, offices, technical/maintenance/security areas etc.Negotiated franchises for retail areas.Played a key role in the client team’s management of the overall project (The Lowry Centre building, road infrastructure, car and coach parks, plaza, canal footbridge and associated commercial development) through the supervision of consultants and contractors and overall budget control.Maximised lottery, ERDF, English Partnerships and Local Authority funding for the overall project through close reporting to and negotiations with funders to protect existing grants by ensuring compliance with conditions and secure additional grants.

Trafford, Manchester

Management of regeneration programmeProject planning and design of financial management systemsPlanning and control of Compulsory Purchase Orders and company relocationsManagement of individual civil engineering and building projectsCorporate planning and performance managementCommunity and business liaisonDevelopment and delivery of exit and succession strategies

Bolton

Developed the Council’s first Urban Regeneration strategy and successfully managed £4 million p.a. Urban Programme. Established a local regeneration partnership, embracing public, private and voluntary sectors.Developed local area strategies as a basis for holistic approach to economic and social regeneration and played a key role in defining new economic development, environmental and social projects.