A highly driven Executive Director with successful experience in aviation (internationally), possessing solid leadership skills with extensive experience managing complex projects within the Aviation industry. Consistently achieves sustainable growth by utilising exceptional interpersonal and networking skills with clients, team, vendors and suppliers leading to maximum efficiencies, problem rectifications and bottom line profit. Demonstrates proven board level expertise in strategic planning and execution, team performance optimisation and implementing initiatives to enhance performances. Extensive experience of addressing business critical success factors from change management to the introduction of new products and brands. Adheres to strict rules and regulations in the public and private sectors and presents, supports and implements complex business cases at board level. Supports and motivates teams; controls development, efficiency, productivity, quality and budgets (up to £1.2 billion & full P&L responsibility for circa £30m). Energetic and dynamic, relishes challenges and is stimulated by pioneering and developing new opportunities; successfully prioritises workloads and over achieves targets within stringent deadlines.Specialties: • Strategy, business planning, budgeting and cost management, • Competitive analysis, start up, restructuring, turnaround, merger and acquisitions • Government liaison, change management, contract & trade union negotiation • Multiple site customer contact & service centres in (sub-continent, middle east, far east and south america)• Branding, brand management, corporate identity and franchising• Aviation, airlines, airports, operations, customer service, engineering and finance