A CEO with broad commercial, supply chain and operations leadership experience in larger multi-national PLC’s and smaller AIM listed companies. Expertise in business strategy development, innovation, manufacturing and delivering profitable growth. Successes implementing lean transformation of complex global operations in Beauty, Household & Horticultural FMCG product and packaging sectors. Seeking non-executive roles for companies looking to strengthen and broaden their Board governance and leadership capabilities.Early career with Unilever developing skills in diverse new product innovation and business development roles, based in Brazil, Japan, Sweden and the Netherlands, and later with other international FMCG companies and start-up ventures in UK. With Avon Products, led initiatives over ten years to raise product launch success rates, execute major manufacturing investment, increase supply chain responsiveness, optimize supply planning, procurement and operational processes, and raise customer service levels. Subsequently, worked as an independent consultant, supporting business development for Resolve Gets Results and advising Pharmaceutical, CPG and Logistics sector clients of McKinsey & Company, sharing learning from Supply Chain best practices and implementing scaleable performance improvement programmes. In 2016, joined McBride as COO, secured long term investment for growth, increased manufacturing efficiencies, established improved logistics capabilities and realigned Supply Chain operations with the new business structure. Recently retired as CEO of Robinson PLC, manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging, based in UK and Poland.
Listed skills include Cross Functional Team Leadership, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Strategy, and 30 others.