Paul Mitchell Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

• An international franchise consultant with a wealth of experience gained from various leadership roles across the EMEA region. Key attributes:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels and cultures
• Versatile, Analytical and energetic senior manager, commercially astute & results driven
• Self-confident, motivated, with a background of defining strategy, developing initiatives and delivering on them
• Experienced negotiator at all levels and with all political and ethnic backgrounds & working cultures
• Well versed in change management, with expertise in all key business areas

Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

• Reporting to Global VP of Licensees, and member of the Global Leadership Group
• Responsible for the development and performance of entire group brand portfolio in the Middle East & Levant region
• Responsibility for all strategic operational IT initiatives for the Global Licensee Community in Avis Budget Group
• Initiated and responsible for EMEA Licensee consultative collaboration group
• Specialised in optimising shareholder returns for both licensee and licensor shareholders

Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

• Reporting to Executive VP Group Licensees EMEA
• Responsible for the development of the Budget International franchised operations in EMEA
• Managing a small & effective team to optimise the royalty fee income and development of the 66Budget Franchised businesses within EMEA.
• Network generating €549m p.a. and more than €11m royalty income and €10m EBITDA.
• Royalty income increased 50% in 5 years.
• Identified corporate & other acquisitions and negotiated integration.

Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

• Reporting to Director of Franchise Development
• Responsible for the regional development of the Budget franchised operations in Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe
• Refranchised and opened 5 virgin territories throughout the region & refranchised many more.
• Increased royalty income over 100% over 5 years to 2008 & improved quality of representationthroughout.
• Instrumental in a number of business sales and turnarounds
• Initiated and implemented a number of commercial programmes in the region with centralinterdepartmental collaboration both online & offline

Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

• Report direct into VP of franchise operations & CEO of Executive Management Group
• Within small team responsible for development and maintenance of franchised operations in 62Countries throughout Europe Middle East and Africa
• Reviewed Corporate Operations, negotiated and completed business sales / re- franchising of most locations within UK, France and Spain
• Developed & executed restructuring plan for transition from Corporate to Franchisee Model in France & other markets in line with International strategy
• Reviewed and re-aligned European and non-European franchise agreements to comply with legislation and enhance brand protection
• Managed and coordinate all litigation, contractual development and restructuring projects with European and Global Chief Council

• Reporting to UK Managing Director
• Managed 16 Corporate Offices and 18 franchisee locations annual revenues in excess £17m
• Instrumental in the planning, acquisition and integration of three competitor companies to the business
• Turned around Staff moral, retention and focus
• Prepared two year comprehensive financial plan and strategy with emphasis on control, profitability and sustainability

Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

• Managing Director - 1999
• Reporting to founder and Chairman lead a small Executive Management Team and 120 employees at 12 locations nationwide and 5 franchised operations
• Reviewed and re-engineered entire business process to provide a composite business solution toclient’s needs and adopting multi departmental buy-in and compliance.Deputy Managing Director – 1997
• Introduced innovative Fleet Procurement and fleet funding solutions
• Implemented de-centralized budgetary and profit accountability to all departments of the business
• Pioneered and implemented new IT solutions to front counter and fleet management departmentsFinance Director – December 1994 – September 1995

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

Owner & Managing Director - family business engaged in car rental and London taxi dealership