• Property, Projects and senior Board Director with over 35 years experience as a Director of private & public companies (from start-up's to SME's & larger companies), in both the UK & USA (having worked in the USA 14 years & lived there 7 years) with experience across most sectors incl logistics, industrial, offices, retail & residential. Key attributes;• Strong & balanced decision-making skills, highly commercial & entrepreneurial, proven negotiator driving due diligence & the legal process to completion.• A self-motivator, excellent communicator with absolute integrity & attention to detail.• A team builder, leader & motivator, as well as a team player with an hands-on, energetic, inclusive, pro-active & positive approach. • Extensive experience appointing, directing/managing internal & external teams, establishing & managing joint ventures, funding, stakeholder, customer & operational relationships.Key achievements;• At Uniserve - (i) Obtained planning & developed 740k sq ft high bay warehouse incl 100k sq ft cold-store (ii) acquired site, obtained planning & developed site for container & haulage operation (iii) acquired buildings/sites, developed (in JV & directly) 120 residential units in 4 schemes & (iv) leased 12 buildings & 5 sites for various operations.• At DP World / London Gateway - (i) acquired required landholdings (1050 acres) (ii) secured power for both the port & park through lease/development/supply agreements & (iii) obtained letters of intent from three major customers for 3m sq ft of buildings to support the commercial viability of the project.• At Stonemartin plc - (i) established the company from a start-up thro' AIM listing (ii) negotiated agreements & managed relationships with the IoD, investors & operational partners & (iii) acquired, developed & operated major city centre office buildings.• At GSP/AB Ports - (i) converted investment & development portfolios from losses to profit including converting 95% vacancy to 5% vacancy in 3 years (ii) changed the company philosophy & management focus towards the occupier & (iii) delivered the confidence for the holding company (AB Ports PLC) to re-commence its property activities.Specialties: Senior Company Director (Exec, NED & Charity Trustee).Establishing & managing businesses. Commercial transactions, negotiations & the legal process.Property development (acquisition thru design, construction, leasing & sale or occupation & operation).Property investment.Programme & Project management.Asset, facility & operational management.Civil commercial mediation.
Listed skills include Project Management, Management, Strategy, Business Development, and 24 others.