A values-led and empathic leader of strategy, transformation and ongoing operational delivery with a wide portfolio of experience. A senior executive coach, with extensive experience gained through a multi disciplined background in FTSE 100 plc, private equity/ownership and the public sector. An Exec MBA graduate with significant people-oriented leadership skills and strong commercial acumen. A successful record of maximising value, engagement and customer experience. Chair of Trustees of a large Derbyshire-based £90m annual revenue Multi Academy Schools Trust. Chair of the finance, audit and risk committee and Chair of the People & Remuneration committee for the Trust. Independent member of Derbyshire County Council Audit Committee.I'm looking to become a Non Executive Director, ideally in the healthcare sector.I’m skilled in problem solving at a rapid pace, dealing with difficult people and situations to create change programmes that deliver. Conference speaker. •Providing strategic and operational leadership for a range of business services including: procurement, sourcing, supply chain, fleet management, finance & accounting, facilities management, catering, cleaning, mail management, payroll and others. •Commercially astute with a positive record in delivering transformational change programmes to improve company bottom-line results as well as leading strategic initiatives such as synergies arising from the company mergers.•Extensive outsourcing experience, including off-shoring of ‘finance and accounting’ activity.•Multi-site retail management and pharmacy operations.•Strategic and operational procurement for indirect spend – commercial negotiations, cost reduction, analysis and financial control.•Results oriented – delivered through systems, processes, people and cultural change.•A confident leader with strong interpersonal skills. Influential at all levels of the businessSpecialties: Executive coach, strategic thought leadership, strategic and operational Indirect procurement, Fleet management, category management, outsourcing (and off-shoring), construction and facilities management ('total FM'), business transformation and efficiency programme management, supplier relationship and performance management (design and delivery), commercial contract management, value based management, business process re-engineering, change leadership, healthcare, retail and pharmacy operations, governance and compliance, HR and organisational design and management consultancy,