Trutex Ltd Aug 2015 – PresentSuccessfully progressed within this key organisation that specialises in garment manufacturing and supply including school uniform, playing a pivotal role in enhancing business growth through collaborative client and retailer partnering, regional leadership and management control, resulting in experience across all levelsNorth Business Manager Oct 2018 – PresentA pivotal north business management position involving the highly successful identification and penetration of retailer partnerships, business development through product promotion that significantly increases growth and profitability, account management control that maximises retention and loyalty as well as employee management and mentoring to effectively cover North East England and Lake District. Successes are plentiful and include increasing current year sales by 217% against the previous year and achieving a significant improvement in client retention and loyalty following a previous period of dissatisfaction. National Sales Manager Direct Jan 2018 – Oct 2018Promoted into this key national sales management direct position involving collaboration with Business Development Manager, extensive prospecting and securing of contracts into schools for Trutex Direct, recruitment, training and leadership of talented employees, performance management and comprehensive business partnering encompassing direct business growth through marketing and strategic leadership. Akoa Brand Manager Aug 2015 – Jan 2018Played a key brand management role during this time, driving significant development and promotion on a national basis, creating and presenting comprehensive sales training to employees to enable the ongoing development of talent and increased profitability as well as successfully identifying and penetrating new markets such as direct sales to schools. Doubled the company turnover in 2 years.

Emblazon Jul 2006 – Aug 2015A pivotal managing director level role within a business that managed the production and printing of embroidered garments including school uniform, maintaining complete leadership control and continually delivering significant growthManaging DirectorAchieved significant success during this time, transforming, leading and growing a pivotal business through robust business development, sales and management techniques, resulting in outstanding results such as launching 2 additional branches in Harrogate and York, improved sales through key strategy implementation, greater financial positioning and full management control through to business sale following 9 years.

Skipton Financial Services May 2002 – Jul 2007Thrived in this pivotal financial wealth management role in a highly regulated environment, gaining extensive recognition for successes.A key role that encompassed full sales control from an adviser and management perspective, driving and producing successful sales and company growth which resulted in winning awards.

Aviva and Skipton Financial Services May 1994 – Jul 2006Thrived in this pivotal financial wealth management role in a highly regulated environment, gaining extensive recognition for successes, resulting in promotion into the Regional Sales Manager position Regional Sales Manager/ Financial AdviserA key role that encompassed full sales control from an adviser and management perspective, driving and producing successful mortgage and financial adviser sales and company growth which resulted in winning awards and recognition as number 1 nationally, leading and overseeing 12 Sales Managers and delivering robust business planning and forecasting.