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Business development and improvement specialist with over 20 years blue chip experience from food to luxury fashion. Just delivered the consumer environment of Abu Dhabi’s amazing Terminal A.Enjoyed international experience as European Managing Director of a fashion retail brand leading projects in Europe and US. Founded an online food business gaining important digital knowledge and spent recent years tackling client’s commercial challenges from leadership coaching and category management through to successfully delivering significant investment projects and business plans. Worked in the aviation industry leading projects delivering innovative retail and service solutions to meet the fast-changing needs of airlines and their passengers around the world for gategroup. Now leading non-aero commercial at Abu Dhabi Airport & delivering the commercial environment at the new Terminal A, among the largest airport terminals in the world. It covers 742,000 sqm of built-up area, accommodates up to 45 million passengers per year with 163 retail, duty free, food and beverage & hospitality outlets.https://www.adairports.ae/english/who-we-are/who-we-are/gategroup is the leading global airline retail, catering and equipment solutions provider with the largest global network in the aviation industry. With turnover of £4bn, serving more than 300 airline customers and more than 700 million passengers every year. Neoteric Consulting specialises in business improvement, retail and travel retail and clients include Gatwick Airport, Shell, Booz & Co, PwC, Malaysia Airports Holdings and various UK and Asian property companies / retail brands.Specialties: Managing Director, CEO, Retail, Travel Retail, Food, Airports, Airlines, Retail Strategy, Retail Development, Aviation, Concession Management, General Management, Category Management, Brand and Space Planning, Operational Improvement, Retail Operations, Commercial Improvement, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Consumer Behaviour, Customer Insight, Key Account Planning, CRM, Relationship Management, Negotiation, Leadership, International.
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Commercial DirectorDaa International Jul 2024 - PresentSwords, County Dublin, Ie
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Senior Vice President Retail / Commercial Non-Aero’Abu Dhabi Airports Aug 2021 - Jul 2024Abu Dhabi, AeI lead the retail non-aero commercial function for Abu Dhabi airports, circa 50% of total turnover. Responsible for the development of a strategy to recover, build & optimise the retail environment. Including; Post Covid recovery of existing commercial business in three legacy terminals. Building the future business through the retail design & implementation of the new Midfield Terminal, a state of the art commercial environment of 163 units covering retail, duty free, services, food & beverage, hospitality, ground transportation & the logistics & retail operations infrastructure to support. Plus putting in place the capacity for commercial optimisation to ensure the offer is developed to keep pace with the rapidly changing consumer and offers the best future commercials and experience. -
Global Head Of Retail Concepts / Retail Business DevelopmentGateretail Jul 2016 - Aug 2021Luton, England, GbBrought onboard by Retail MD to bring my consumer and project delivery skills to bear on a business undergoing a restructure for growth, new ownership and rapidly adapting to a changing airline business model and fast changing passenger needs. Delivered:-• gateretail's first consumer insight capability, a key pillar of the new retail strategy helping the business deliver and innovate for changing passenger and airline needs. • A global retail concept capability, delivering innovation to improve passenger experiences and the retail products and services they enjoy on our client’s airlines. Retail Concepts have been delivered in markets such as South America, Nordics and Northern Europe that are supporting significant revenue growth, new business acquisition and our client’s perception of the gateretail brand - by winning Frontier’s Best In-flight Product 2017 at Cannes - a first for Gate and more recently being both a joint Winner & Highly Commended at the Onboard Hospitality Awards 2018 & 2019. • Innovations included everything from preorder duty free / onboard F&B offers, award winning cocktail and wine solutions, barista quality coffee, F&B cooling solutions, 3D immersive movies, security and packaging solutions. All improving the ancillary commercials & passenger experience. -
Associate Director | DirectorEgremont Group | Neoteric Consulting Ltd Nov 2009 - Dec 2016London, England, GbI started consulting with my business Neoteric Consulting in 2009 and partnered with Egremont Group from 2011 to 2015. I focus on developing retail assets and commercial improvement . Projects include:• Malaysian Property Co’ – Strategy and planning project for a luxury outlet mall near Kuala Lumpur.• Strategy& / Booz – regularly sub contracted to be their lead retail specialist for retail development projects in Asia e.g. retail planning project for Malaysian Airports looking at everything from space and layout to brand acquisition and implementation to ensure they can meet the needs of the increasingly affluent Asian traveller. • Gatwick Airport Ltd – in a demanding high paced, post-acquisition environment, I lead the retail and F&B redevelopment of Gatwick South. Complex and extensive project over 13 months, I brought together the operational, commercial, design / engineering teams to plan the retail transformation of the terminal. Offer is now operationally optimised e.g. design, capacity, space, flow and adjacencies deliver an exceptional environment and an offer reflecting its consumer profile Development exceeded ROI and in its first year service delivery KPI jumped from 12th to 6th in Europe.• Shell Convenience Retail – led, designed and delivered a year long leadership, commercial and operational improvement program for the area & district field teams culminating in the delivery of their 2013/14 business plan. • Gatwick / WHSmiths - led a consumer / operational diagnostic project to re-design the travel retail offer so that it focused on category leading customer service. This led to the creation and rollout of a unique new concept called The London News Company – operational enhancements now being rolled out to rest of WHS chain. -
Consultant - RetailGatwick Airport Nov 2009 - Dec 2010Horley, Gbsee above -
Managing DirectorReal Food Community Ltd Jun 2008 - Oct 2009Innovative online national retail concept delivering local and regional real food. Developed the concept and business plan, recruited investors and development team to launch the business in 2009. Business utilised social media and new business thinking to positively engage the customer in the provenance and sourcing of the food they and their families ate, to deliver great tasting, good value traditionally produced local food to their homes, schools and offices. Concept development put on hold October 2009 due to resource challenges & idea ahead of its time.
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European Managing DirectorSunglass Hut Feb 2006 - Apr 2008Milan, Italy, ItReported to Luxottica worldwide CEO in Milan and was responsible for the P&L, restructure, reorganisation and brand re-launch of Sunglass Hut Europe (100 shop business, turning over circa £40M of fashion and luxury branded sunglasses from Ray-Ban / Oakley to Chanel / Bulgari). I was the registered director for UK and Ireland and for France, Spain and Portugal.Responsibilities included : lead role in Sunglass Hut worldwide brand re-launch - delivered first worldwide concept store and restructured portfolio of mainland European and travel retail stores, opened 20 new sites and closed 30 creating the strong base of the business you see today. Advised on brand / store design development of Ilori (US based luxury sunglass boutique) and disseminated European operational best practice to Sunglass Hut US and Australia (1,500 stores).• Retail turnaround including rationalisation of store base and product ranges and relocation and restructure of all central functions to form a strong foundation for the brand relaunch and fast paced new store roll-out and move into online.• Targeted margin, pricing, costs and average transaction values to ensure business delivered EBIT target of 10%. • Innovation through customer insight led to development of emotional and service led shopping experience and culture to drive +11% YOY sales growth. New best in class customer centric practices disseminated to rest of worldwide business. • Secured and grew £15M travel retail contract that was critical to the success of the European business• Lead roles in design and delivery of worldwide concept store, a bespoke retail concept for Heathrow T5 and luxury US concept Ilori. Hands on involvement in everything from fixturing and lighting design to managing shop fitters e.g. worked with Chanel and Bulgari to ensure Sunglass Hut worldwide store and fixturing designs met their brand guidelines. -
Senior Account Manager Luxury BrandsBaa May 2004 - Jan 2006Hounslow, England, GbHeaded up all luxury brand relationships for 27 brands, typically at CEO and FD level but also with store management and contractors. Brand relationships included Chanel, Gucci, Bulgari, Christian Dior, Hermes, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Prada, Smythson, Mulberry, Nuance, Sunglass Hut, Vertu, Rolex, Links of London etc Responsibilities: Customer Relationship Management, leading all contract negotiations, delivery of brands’ sales targets and operational effectiveness on airport, project co-ordination for new store fit outs and identification of new retail opportunities for brands e.g. Terminal 5, staff training and motivation and business process improvement. -
Group Category Development ManagerBaa May 2003 - May 2004Hounslow, England, GbGroup strategy role exploring retail and service concepts for future development on airport in locations such as Terminal 5. Scope of role covered BAA categories that generated turnover in excess of £1B p.a and covered areas of financial services, foreign exchange, tax refunds, casino and betting industry, leisure, spa, hospitality and medical sectors.
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Senior Product Manager & Head Of Group Specialist ShopsBaa Nov 2000 - May 2003Hounslow, England, GbResponsible for Group Specialist Shops team (managed a portfolio of over 300 concessions, across 7 UK airports, operated by over 90 business partners and generating over £300M TO). Relationships included Dixons Store Group, Thomas Pink, Tie Rack Group, Hackett, Carphone Warehouse, Hugo Boss and Nuance etc
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Head Of Trade Sales & Marketing / Director Bhs Services LtdBhs (Storehouse) Feb 1997 - Nov 2000London, GbResponsible for all Bhs B2B marketing and bulk sales activity e.g. volume schoolwear contracts. Storehouse Group responsibilities were held for Storehouse Gift Voucher Service and management of supplier relationships with organisations providing multi-outlet retail vouchers. Total departmental turnover was £32M. Additional responsibilities included in-store promotion of Bhs retail gift vouchers run by Bhs Services Ltd for which I was appointed Director during Philip Green’s reign. -
Sales Promotions ManagerBhs (Storehouse) Nov 1995 - Jan 1997London, GbResponsible for strategic development and execution of all promotional activities for Food Service division (£50M TO) and Home and Lighting Division (£175M TO), additional responsibilities included local marketing for Central Region and management of all departmental budgets.
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Assistant ManagerMarks And Spencer Jul 1992 - Oct 1995London, London, GbCommercial Trainee Stores and in Food Sales and Development Head Office appointed Store Assistant Manager - when responsibilities included, the commercial management of a Foodhall with a £15m p.a. turnover, and the management of a salesfloor combining the Menswear, Childrenswear and Home Furnishing Departments that generated a turnover of over £11m p.a. Took sole relief management responsibility for a £17M TO high street store. -
Executive OfficerIbap Jul 1986 - Sep 1990At age 20 was recognised as the organisation’s youngest line manager.
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Sheffield Hallam UniversityBusiness Studies
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