Holly Ashford Email & Phone Number

Knutsford, Gb

Knutsford, Gb

Knutsford, Cheshire

As a Fractional COO / Operations Director, I share my 20+ years' experience developing operational capability within global corporates and SMEs - implementing the right people, process and performance frameworks to enable business growth.

Knutsford, Cheshire

As an expert Careers Coach and Personal Branding Specialist, I support busy professionals to land their dream roles through high quality CV and LinkedIn profile writing, advanced interview skills and bespoke one-to-one career coaching.

WeQual partners with global organisations to build a better business world by driving gender equality in the world’s largest companies, developing gender talent pipelines through global, scalable programs from mid-management to executive leadership positions. As an Executive CV writer, I regularly write for Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 WeQual Global members, as well as other senior executives across diverse industries.

The CV & Interview Advisors are a leading personal branding/career enhancement business with an international team and an international client base. The company provides a range of personal branding services such as advanced CV writing, LinkedIn profiles and interview coaching. As a member of the CVIA team, I provide these services to Executives, NEDs, Contractors, Interim Managers and Permanent Job Seekers at all levels.

Altrincham, England, United Kingdom

Baba+Boo, based near Manchester, is a is a planet-friendly baby store specialising in reusable nappies and also designing and selling other waste saving products.Key Contributions:- Managed Operations throughout Covid pandemic and during period of intense business growth, with revenues doubling vs previous year.- Identified key skill requirements, recruiting, onboarding and managing team of talented individuals.- Drove governance, introducing the first robust risk management culture and frameworks, including operational risk identification / mitigation, health and safety, insurance, business continuity and IP.- Created and embedded capacity planning tools, improving resource management through peak trading.- Designed / implemented diverse policies and procedures to ensure compliance, including recruitment, performance management, disciplinary, grievance, remuneration, diversity, GDPR, absence and health and safety.- Conducted detailed process mapping, identifying bottlenecks, highlighting waste and improving flow of key operational tasks to reduce cost and improve customer experience.

GE Capital Working Capital Solutions is part of General Electric, a Fortune 500 American multinational company founded in 1892 with 2021 revenue of $74bn and 168,000 employees.Key Contributions:- Built performance management strategy, engaging with global teams to ensure all conflicting, complex cultural and regulatory requirements were represented, achieving 100% in-country compliance.- Implemented global employee incentive scheme, improving employee engagement by 34% and contributing to a stronger culture of compliance.- Led company-wide governance programme, ensuring all business risks identified, resolved, and tracked, minimising business exposure and reducing compliance red flags from 67 to 0 within 6 months.

Key Contributions:- Drove large-scale transformation project to change structure, roles, and performance metrics of the operations team, resulting in SLA adherence shifting from 62% to 100% within 3 months.- Consulted with 100+ employees as part of a cost-out redundancy initiative, resulting in 10% headcount saving with no impact on performance and 100% client retention.- Implemented productivity initiatives, achieving 20% cost savings vs budget, and exceeding all departmental targets.

GE Capital is part of General Electric, a Fortune 500 American multinational company founded in 1892 with 2021 revenue of $74bn and 168,000 employees.

Uk, Sweden, Norway, Japan

International Business Studies & French

Diploma In Psychology