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Founded business focussed on insolvency practitioners, banks and business owners requiring expertise to release cash into their businesses through the disposal of excess stock, improved supplier terms and improved expenditure control. XPD has grown steadily into one of the leading European stock clearance specialists with a growing base of retained retail, wholesale and manufacturing clients.In tandem with running XPD I have operated at board level on selected interim assignments focussed on marketing, e-commerce, business turnaround and commercial performance improvement.

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Completed a 14 month contract leading the UK offline marketing team in my second assignment at Thomas Cook. Focused on proposition development, campaign design development and delivery and team development. Some market leading and industry first campaigns coming through from Thomas Cook. Now on the lookout for my next assignment so please feel free to contact me if you hear of a suitable interim opportunity.

Interim commercial director for a successful social enterprise which launched a of rent-to-own retailer in June 201, providing affordable credit to sub-prime customers on a not for profit basis, reducing exposure to predatory lenders. Initial stores up and trading with further store openings nationwide planned.

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Interim commercial and marketing director, lead the commercial and marketing teams through the integration of the Thomas Cook and Co-operative travel retail chains. Negotiated market leading trading terms with tour operator suppliers and increased the participation of in-house tour operator sales. Developed and delivered clear and distinctive customer propositions for both brands. Share price stood at 12p in March 2012 and now stands at c.130p (July 2015).

Main board director in the retail business purchased by Merchant Equity Partners in October 2006. Purpose: to turnaround the 200 strong retail chain following years of significant revenue and EBIT erosion. In worsening market conditions, the MFI retail business was placed in administration and an MBO put in place.

Leavesden Park, Watford, Gb

Member of a newly formed 4 man executive board put in place by Terra Firma. Purpose was turnaround the underperforming 140 store BrightHouse electrical/furniture chain, and exit within eighteen months. EBIT increased from £11m in 2005/6 to £17m in 2006/7. Enterprise Value of the business increased from £90m to £170m. The sale of Brighthouse to Vision Capital completed in August 2007.

Dover, Kent, Gb

Member of the Executive Board, charged with delivering the transformation of the under-performing ferries division, specifically integrating three formerly disparate divisions into one new commercial division. The new business achieved a +£30m EBIT turnaround versus the previous year, leading to the sale of the division to Dubai Ports World.

Hannover, Lower Saxony, De

Integral member of the leadership team that transformed the business from second player to dominant market leader in the UK travel market. Grew Thomson and Lunn Poly market shares and improved profit/yield performance, leading to the sale of the business to TUI AG. Contribution to group (TUI AG) profits from TUI UK increased from £45m in 2000 to £130m in 2003

Mclean, Virginia, Us

First, Marketing

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