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London, GB

Acting Second Permanent Secretary, Home Office. Key advisor to the Home Secretary and Ministerial team in setting the overall strategy and policy for immigration to develop and deliver the Government’s priorities. Acted as deputy for the Permanent Secretary, with direct responsibility for leading the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship (BICS) system.

London, United Kingdom

Director General UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) UKVI is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer excellence for people who come here legally. This includes considering applications for British citizenship from.

Non Executive Director on behalf of HM Government at SSCL, a JV between the Cabinet Office and Sopra Steria to transform and modernise back office systems and provide a range of other corporate services to the public sector.

London, United Kingdom

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is the leading accountancy body for public services and operates on a global stage. i

London, United Kingdom

HMPO is responsible for issuing UK passports. The Director General also acts as the Registrar General overseeing the system of civil registration of births, deaths and marriages in England and Wales. The Director General is responsible for leading this nationwide operation, with a team of over 4000 people, building a culture of excellent customer service.

London, United Kingdom

A strategically important business unit given its significant profitability and worldwide dimension, I developed a new strategy to restructure the import/export operation and tackle a lack of commercial development. This included expanding our partnerships abroad to improve service, lower costs and introduce a broader product range for customers. I led a.

London, United Kingdom

Sustaining service during the Olympics was a huge reputational risk for RM and the Post Office. It also presented significant commercial opportunities. I led this highly successful programme, orchestrating the operational, commercial, communication and HR aspects as a special role for the CEO. This covered our licensing agreements with LOCOG, consultation.

Running RM's media ownership, direct mail, transactional mail, product management, channels and sales specialists. Position on Royal Mail Letters Executive Committee.

RM had recently lost its monopoly position and was faced with lots of new competitors. The focus, performance and efficiency of the sales force and our contact centres needed a total overhaul. This was a huge step up for me, successfully running a team of 2900 with a revenue accountability of £4.4bn and operating budget of £100m.

non-exec director

Commercial Lead for Post Office & Royal Mail separation in preparation for privatisation. Led negotiation of arms-length commercial contracts for both a 10 year Mails Distribution Agreement (covering POL’s retail role for RM’s customers) and 5 year Master Services Agreement for provision of finance, IT, property and operations services to POL. These were.

London

non-executive director

London, United Kingdom

"alternate" shareholder representative on Camelot Board

Midlands

non executive director. Optecon is a hybrid mail business.

London

Managing Director Digital Innovation - I took over a business in trouble. Overspending and with no clarity of purpose. Leading development of a strategy to exploit and embrace the digital world, I overcame major internal politics and brand conflict to establish a corporate e-strategy and web portal. This included closing and selling off loss-making.

London And Edinburgh

Managing Director Stamps & Collectibles - This was a newly formed business unit and my first MD role. I needed to set a vision and strategy to grow new revenue streams, attract new customers whilst maintaining the existing ageing customer base. Through some highly innovative new product development and exploitation of Intellectual Property assets, I.

Ba Hons Business Studies, Marketing, Business Finance&Investment Appraisal, Personnel, Law, Economics., Upper Second

Activities and Societies: Captain of Wallisdown Wanderers university football team.

Marketing Diploma

Coaching Diploma