Having spent the last two years helping transform the Marshall Group, developing 5 Year business plans, introducing best practice Project Management reporting, leading Finance, IT and achieving record performance levels, I am delighted to move to a part time role on The Marshall Group Board to continue the transformation and turnaround of parts of the Group. This will allow me more time for other pursuits.

I am delighted to join the Group Board of Marshall in this transformative year for the business. Marshall is a £3Bn Group covering diverse industries including Aerospace and Defence, Property and Ventures. I look forward to working with the team to deliver a high performing business ready for future growth and International expansion.

After two years of hectic activity putting the 5 businesses together from scratch to make up the 3Si Group, I stepped down from a full time CEO role and became an independent consultant working on M&A, start ups, and special projects One of these roles was with 3Si where I oversaw the successful USA business expansion and other key International growth areas of the group.I have had extensive experience in buying and selling businesses as well as running businesses with the over 30 of these operating at Board level.

Safety and Survival Systems International Ltd (3Si) is a new Group backed by August Equity and the owner of Ocean Safety Ltd, International Safety Products and Typhoon International in the UK and Revere Survival in USA. The group has a large portfolio of marine safety products and services covering commercial, leisure and military markets. It specialises in high quality customer service and will continue to develop the business on a global basis.

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Global leader in Survival technology serving the Marine, Aerospace, Defence and Oil and Gas industry.Products include, Liferafts, Marine Evacuation Systems, Pilot Flight Equipment, Survival Suits, Submarine Escape Suits, Inflatable Tents and LifejacketsGrew the business from £109M to £260M turnover. Sold the business from Montagu Private Equity to Warburg Pincus PE for £280M (as reported).

Turnover £250M, 1,700 employeesFollowing the reorganisation of the company and the merging of the UK Board, the Italian board and a Holding company board into a single entity, promoted to take responsibility of this new group with total responsibility for the activities covering 12 sites in the UK and Italy. Global customer base with a wide range of activities and a very aggressive growth rate in the business plan.

Turnover £320M, 1,100 employees Total responsibility for the activities of this growing business covering 2 sites, delivering electronic warfare and countermeasure systems to the global Aerospace and defence markets, including responsibility for the £2.5Bn Eurofighter Defensive Aids programme. Major achievements included turning around a business struggling with major development programmes and customer deliveries, to a very successful and growing business, doubling turnover and quadrupling profit. Personally secured £850M contract for Tranche 2 Eurofighter Defensive Aids suite.

Turnover £160M, 2,000 employees Total responsibility for the activities of this growing business covering 3 sites, delivering electronic and electro – mechanical systems to the global aerospace, defence, commercial and automotive markets, including responsibility for a Japanese joint venture company and US partnerships. Led successful acquisition of US company to form a Global Inertial Systems BusinessAmongst other achievements, developed inertial stabilisation system for Segway personal carrier.

Turnover £1000M, 10,000 employeesResponsible for Planning, Business Process Re-engineering, IT / IS development and Cost Reduction across the group through rationalisation process improvement and shared services. Developed Operations plan, which generated £20M savings per annum through multi site rationalisation programme.

Turnover £20M, 300 employeesTotal responsibility for the activities of the Group wide Research and Advanced Technology Centres, developing and bringing new technologies to the market place. Refocused the organisation to more fully support the product businesses

Turnover £450M, 5000 employees Responsible for Finance & IT/IS at GEC Marconi and E2V facilitiesMain duties: strategic planning, setting operating plans, performance reviewing, financial and management reporting, investment evaluation, acquisition evaluation and the implementation of company wide Integrated Business Systems (ERP, Project Management etc.). Represent the Group and Chaired the Marconi IT Council and Business Excellence (Change) Programme.

1995 - 1997 GEC Marconi Sensors Ltd - Financial Director Turnover £120M, 2000 employees Responsible for Finance and IT/IS and deputised for MD 1995 - 1995 GEC Marconi Defence Systems - Financial Director Turnover £220M 4000 employeesResponsible for Finance Function and deputised for MD

1990 - 1995 ABF -Westmill Foods Ltd - Financial and Administration Director Turnover £70M, 250 employeesCreated Plan and Project Managed New Venture transforming Division from £20M trading entity to a £70M profitable manufacturing group with investment paid back in 2.5 years. Deputised for Managing Director over last two years. Specific responsibility for driving down Manufacturing costs, overheads and setting up E Commerce with customers.Responsible for the implementation of a major new group commercial and financial computer system generating significant savings due to a shared services approach.1988 - 1990 ABF - Cereal Industries Ltd - Group Financial Accountant Turnover £1000M, 1200 employees“Trouble-shooter” role with Cereal Industries - 7 month assignment as General Manager running new acquisition, rationalising the company and implementing Business systems. (£25M t/over business).1985 - 1988 ABF - Allied Mills Ltd - (CML) - Divisional Accountant Turnover £50M, 120 employees1983 - 1985 ABF - Allied Mills Ltd - (CML) - Assistant Divisional Accountant Turnover £50M, 120 employees

1981 - 1983 Timex Corporation - Cost Accountant Turnover £80M, 4000 employees