Offering a proven passion and commitment to successfully growing people with a sound and robust ability to identify underlying issues efficiently, and the skills and capability to develop opportunities and solutions for organisational challenges. I offer the management, education and business background, the relationship skills and commitment to both lead and deliver sustainable growth focused on systems improvement and on world-class performance. I deliver the following competencies and experience * Leadership/General Management – Multiple General Manager roles over 25 years * Sales and Marketing – A key component of my previous GM roles and latterly with Social Media Marketing* Staff Management – GM and Operations for staff since 1978, Mentoring, Development and HR* Lean Manufacturing – Primarily from Automotive Manufacturing background, Kaizen, JIT, Lean (Muda, Muri, Mura), Waste reduction, Six Sigma* Financial Management – Job Management Software and other software incl Quick Books, ACE Payroll, GST and Account Management and MYOB* Board Liaison – Multiple Governance roles and Board reporting* Company Reporting – CEO and Board reports whilst GM for multiple companies* Quality Management – Facilitated ISO 9001/9002, Evaluator National Business Quality Awards (Baldridge), Diploma in Quality Assurance* Health and Safety – H&S Programmes, Hazard Analysis and Prevention* Governance roles with NZIM including Southern, YMCA Nationally, OSEA, Chamber of CommerceSpecialties: Leadership, Governance, Relationship Management, Operational Management, Customer Service, Business Development, Social Media.