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United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Appointed to oversee the full, sustainable delivery of regulatory compliance at OPA sites, and to support the evaluation and implementation of opportunities to deliver further services to the Ministry of Defence, to allied forces and to commercial customers.

London, United Kingdom

Created a team of over 60 commercial professionals to oversee all procurement, contract management and revenue generation activities associated with the safe and efficient clean-up of the UK’s nuclear legacy. ► Assuring third party spend of almost £2 billion p.a. and maximising revenue generation (historically ~£1 billion p.a.) from the NDA’s capability and assets including Intellectual Property.► Building mutually beneficial commercial relationships between public sector and private sector operators.

Richmond, Uk

Appointed to support business transformation when Arts’ Council grant worth 25% of revenue was withdrawn. Commercial strategy and performance were transformed, delivering financial sustainability alongside the reinvigoration of the theatre’s artistic reputation.

Carlisle, United Kingdom

DRS is the UK Government’s nuclear rail company (annual turnover ~£80 million). As Chair I supported a corporate strategy refresh to optimise net revenue while prioritising safety and ensuring alignment with Government policy. I oversaw the integration with International Nuclear Services to create a single, world-leading logistics company serving Governments and highly regulated private sector customers worldwide.

Warrington, United Kingdom

INS is the UK Government’s nuclear shipping company (annual turnover ~£70 million). As Chair I supported a review of corporate structure and of outsourcing strategy to optimise net revenue while assuring operational integrity. I oversaw the integration with Direct Rail Services to create a single, world-leading logistics company serving Governments and highly regulated private sector customers worldwide.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

The Advisory Board supports the senior Faculty of Birmingham Business School in setting the School's strategic objectives, nurturing its diverse stakeholder relationships and managing the risks facing the institution.

London, United Kingdom

The RPLC supports charities and individuals in the Borough of Richmond, with the objective of improving the economic, social and physical well being of disadvantaged groups. The Charity has assets of £65 million and an annual income of approximately £2 million. As Chair of the Grants Committee I oversaw annual grant giving of over £1 million.

London, United Kingdom

HMPPS carries out the sentences of the courts in custody and in the community and rehabilitates the offenders in its care. ► Led a team of 65 responsible for the procurement and commercial management of outsourced services, including prisons and prisoner transportation, probation services and electronic monitoring. This portfolio of contracts was worth £18.4 billion and had an annual expenditure of £1.3 billion. ► Provided commercial advice on all aspects of my portfolio at all levels up to Permanent Secretary, Ministers and the Secretary of State.

London, United Kingdom

► Led a global team responsible for commercial shipping activities from trading tankers and managing freight exposure, to managing voyages and optimising their commercial outcomes.► Trebled commercial value added whilst assuring safety, operational integrity and legal compliance.► Championed a culture of commercial innovation, resulting in industry-leading initiatives which would transform commercial and environmental performance.

London, United Kingdom

► Built a team which developed a new fleet strategy and a planning process to drive delivery.► Created a rigorous framework for quantifying marine risk, which is now used to support operational and commercial decision making on marine matters across the BP Group.

London, United Kingdom

► Tasked with creating a plan to turn a $3.5 bn turnover, heavily loss-making business into a profitable enterprise within two years.► Drew up a turnaround strategy and worked in the team which developed divestment/IPO options for the wider petrochemicals business.

London, United Kingdom

► Full leadership accountability for this $334 million turnover business, from feedstock procurement to marketing, sales and logistics.► Restructured the business model to maximise full value chain profitability; divested two non-strategic product lines and created a new trading business around our principal feedstock.

London, United Kingdom

► The Global Brand Team developed the new Helios brand identity for the BP Group.► Personal responsibility was to engage all parts of BP around the new brand and coordinate its launch.

London, United Kingdom

► Managed the interface between the oil traders and the Exploration and Production business, ensuring that BP's UK oil was traded optimally into the market.

London, United Kingdom

► Provided executive support to senior Group Directors, including during the merger negotiations between BP and Amoco.

London, United Kingdom

► I(UK)Ltd was a company formed by 9 international energy groups to design, build and operate a gas pipeline between the UK and continental Europe.► Personal accountability was to secure Shareholder and Shipper support for I(UK)'s commercial strategy and negotiations, to negotiate interface agreements with the national gas grid operators in the UK and Belgium and to support the negotiation of financing in the form of loans and a finance lease.

London, United Kingdom

► Analyst roles in BP Oil (Refining and Supply) and in BP Exploration (Global Gas)

Coventry, United Kingdom

► Assured Jaguar's design and quality requirements at all suppliers within 12 product groups.► Evaluated operational expertise of suppliers throughout Europe against industry standards.

Coventry, United Kingdom

► Developed and implemented processes for Jaguar's XJS sports car assembly line.► Managed interface between Manufacturing Operations and Design/Development teams.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Mba

Scholarship winner

Bachelor'S Degree, Bsc (Production Engineering) And Bcom (Economics)

Graduated top of all BSc & BCom students

Education record