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Gaydon, England, United Kingdom

Furthering my development in JLR and building on my commercial experience in a more product focussed role that builds on my diverse career experience. Taking market insight and intelligence from across JLR to develop compelling product concepts in the strategy phase.

Initially working within the product marketing team in SVO and latterly within the JLR Customer Strategy team, I am applying my background in luxury and high performance automotive to help steer the future direction of Defender and Halo products across the JLR portfolio.

Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom

Following the acquisition of Coventry Business Managers by the Inneva Group in November 2017, I was best placed to move across to the business in my role as general manager.In this role, I applied skills learned from multiple disciplines, including sales and marketing, finance, innovation and design and supply chain management. I was responsible for the day to day running and more notably, delivering the long term strategy of the business, reporting to the board of the Inneva Group.I led the integration of the business into the Inneva Group, delivering the objective of diversifying Inneva's revenue streams and extending the group's capabilities. In creating value opportunities within Inneva, I focussed on growing the business' e-Commerce and service offerings, having optimised the product range and operational infrastructure for future growth.

Castle Donington

In a transition from self employed to full time employment, my role at Inneva expanded to take on higher levels of responsibility across a broader range of disciplines. Whilst managing a team of four, I oversaw all manufacturing activities of the business, from procurement of parts to final delivery in to our customer. I was trusted to self manage my time and projects, ensuring that the business was responsive to short lead times, whilst maintaining an exceptional quality of work.

After a work experience placement in the Summer of 2007, I was offered part time work with Inneva Ltd, a design consultancy based in Caste Donington. In this role, I was responsible for the build of prototype parts for the automotive industry, with our primary customer being Bentley Motors. I managed the manufacturing division of the company and oversaw the production, stock control and delivery of parts to the customer. I also developed my skills in Computer Aided Design and electronics programming of Siemens processors, working within a team on the design and prototype of numerous projects. In both cases, I was self taught in these disciplines. Finally, I worked closely with the company’s apprenticeship programme, training new members of staff in safe and effective working practices.

Having competed in motorsport since the age of the 10, it was a very natural step for me to begin working within the motorsport industry. Initially, I offered my services as an instructor to The Racing School, working on experience days and corporate experience events. I then progressed onto private driver coaching, using the skills gained from racing myself to improve the performance of others. This led to direct work with multiple car and tyre manufacturers, as well as race teams. In this role, I regularly organised and ran activities for corporate driving events, working closely with the client to deliver the experience and training they require.

I created the clothing brand, 24 Lemon, with the objective of bringing the motorsport lifestyle into people’s wardrobes. 24 Lemon supplied unique and quirky designs, delivering good value and high levels of quality. In the development of this company, I was self taught in both graphic and web design, skills I have used in all aspects of my work since. The clothing was sold internationally, with my designs receiving praise from various motoring publications and the Gumball 3000.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Outside of the MBA curriculum, I attended the EMBA consortium at Bologna Business School for a week of learning.

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