Senior executive level interim management & consultancy projects working with CEO's and MD's of housing associations, commercial businesses, and charities advising on optimum structures and strategic marketing & business development and fundraising models in the Gloucestershire, & West Midlands area now on a semi-retired basis.Trinity College - TESOL Certificated Teacher : specialising in teaching business English as a foreign language in language schools in UK and internationally, and anthropology book editing.

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Recruited by the Governor (in 2008) Field Marshal, Lord Walker (who was head of British armed forces). My role was to manage the commercial companies, and the charity fundraising & the property interests, of the 300 year old British institution which is a Sir Christopher Wren heritage site and home of retired army veterans the Chelsea Pensioners.Responsible for creating and maintaining the multi-million pound cash streams & profits from trading companies, brand development and fundraising in the UK, USA and other countries.During my time at the Royal Hospital I led my department team through commercial activity, fundraising and various marketing initiatives to raise over £ 20M that enabled the Royal Hospital Chelsea to meet the financial needs of the completion of the first stage of the largest refurbishment programme in its history. (The Margaret Thatcher Infirmary)Also responsible for managing a multi-million pound events operation which hired out the grounds and historic buildings of the Royal Hospital, to major clients such as the Chelsea Flower Show, the Masterpiece Antiques Fair, and the Chelsea Auto-legends car show, and many more private events.

B2B Financial credit rating agency, managing a sales team of 15 people, built million pound buisness selling mostly to SME's

Managed global consumer marketing campaigns of £ 20 million, and the global marketing department.Then Managed New Product Development Programme.Worked in USA, India, China, Europe.Developed multi-million pound new textile concept called "Sportwool" and launched it with Manchester United & Australian Olympics team.Developed & launched Sensory Perception micro-capsule technology for textitles, and negotiated the sale to International Flavors & Fragrances (New York) This technology is used today to impart fragrances into domestic washing powders and is today a multi-million pound business.

Reporting to the Moulinex board in Paris managed the UK subsidiary, selling and marketing the Krups, Swan and Moulinex small electrical appliances brands.Turned loss making £ 50m UK subsidiary into a profitable £ 100m business.Responsible for sales marketing (brand development and advertising) and commercial functions including logistics and warehousing and the management of over 150 people in the UK

Held 3 major jobs over 8 years :a) The Regional Director of UK & Europe responsible for the commercial distributor based sales and marketing business for Glenfiddich and Grants whisky.b) The Sales & Marketing Manager for France.- Turned the loss making Grants business into brand leadership, winning the "Queen's award for exports in the process" and several advertising awards for the quirky Grants advertsing campaigns in France.c) Initial role was in New Product development. Developed and Launched Taboo in the UK, (the pre-runner to women's drinks alc pops such as Bacardi Breezers, Taboo achieved over £ 150m worth of sales over the product's life cycle.

As Sales & Marketing Manager, Relaunched Frank Cooper's Marmalade and other products into the UK, Re-established the Frank Cooper shop in Oxford and MuseumResponsible for all sales/ marketing and general management of the business. Line managed a team of 10 peopleOperated as a stand alone company within the CPC portfolio