I combine blue-chip business experience, deep analytical knowledge and the ability to bring people together to make a difference to real life problems in my community. I make connections between organisations and people to provide new perspectives and energy to solving some of the most challenging problems around.Highlights• Strategic, commercial and business planning experience, including responsibility for achieving revenue targets and cost / expense controls management and reporting.• Business development skills – identifying and researching the “need”, creating the business plan, securing commitment and resources for project development, managing development through to successful launch and early life before handing over to business as usual operations.• Business improvement skills, driving process innovation and standardisation to remove growth constraints. Proven capability to engage across traditional functional boundaries to build the future vision, develop strategic partnerships and focus on delivery of mutual business objectives.• Strong leadership and “virtual” team management skills coupled with negotiation, presentation and communication skills, developing trust rapidly to inspire team members towards shared objectives.• Marketing and Communication skills – Press/Analyst relations, publications, websites, social Media, recruitment campaigns, sponsorship generation, rebranding exercises.• Active Charity Trustee and Director of not-for-profit company. Volunteer management and recruitment experience gained through Cricket administration, Community Music and Local Campaigning Groups.