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Ryton, Gb

Consultancy specialising in advising organisations through significant periods of growth and change. Investing in, and part of, a group of companies based in the UK and USA. Providing due diligence, investment and fund raising advice. Experienced startup, AIM and SME researcher. Introductions to sector and opportunity relevant Private Equity. Start Ups seeking their first NED, SMEs looking for investment strategy guidance and scale organisations making strategic change. 100% of Profit is donated to animal or domestic-abuse charities and the independent arts.

Bristol, Gb

Bristol, Gb

Bristol, Gb

Commercial NED appointment to advise on operations, structural growth, Cyber Security, recruitment, sales strategy and marketing.

London, England, Gb

London, Gb

Guiding the Founders of a technology start up through Business Strategy planning, Product Development, Sales introductions, Marketing and People development. Creating and delivering a 5 year financial model, introducing and onboarding significant PE investment. Achieving 35% plus CAGR growth.

Bristol, England, Gb

Bristol, Gb

Lichfield, Staffordshire, Gb

Bath, Somerset, Gb

Independent Non Exec Director role converted to Executive Director and assignment as COO for the AIM listed data analytics company. Structuring, developing and leading Operations, Business Change, 24/7, Cyber & Physical security and Data Centre teams. Embedding business controls, processes and formal forecasting. Establishing functional scale governance. Developed successor and managed handover of responsibilities.

London, Gb

NED and Advisor on the Board of the Qatar Holdings owned Harrods Bank. Specialist focus on Operations, Cyber Security and Technology, supporting the transformation of the Bank through delivery of the new Business Plan and strategy. Technical architecture, Vendor-sourcing approach and programme delivery advisor throughout the upgrade of the Bank systems and processes.

Birmingham, Gb

Delivered £150m PBT, 34.7 EPS and organically increased market cap by £900m to £1.9bn prior to assignment end. Promotion to lead the 40,000 people and £2bn sales P&L for the Mitchells and Butlers 1700 Business Operations. Recruited as a change-agent to restructure and rebuild legacy central-control model. Responsibility for the business P&L, IT, Cyber Security, Food Trading, Electronic Leisure. Brands include Browns, All-Bar-One, Harvester, O'Neills, Nicholsons, Castle, Toby, PCDG, Vintage Inns, Sizzling Pubs and Crown.

Birmingham, Gb

Leadership of the £1bn Purchasing , Technology, Cyber Security, Food Trading P&L, Electronic Gaming, Logistics and Facilities Team. Exec Director and CEO reporting line.

London, Gb

Operations, Services, Procurement, Locations, Arrears and Collections management for the nationalised, Government owned Mortgage Bank.

Technology and Infrastructure development for VC startup. IP and technology part of a successful sale.

New York, New York, Us

Exec Director and leadership of IT, Information & Cyber Security, Change, Procurement and Locations across Citi and Egg in the UK. Managing the systems and people integration programme.Succesful relocation and rebuild of the data-centre and COB environments following 4 historical aborted attempts.Cost reengineering resulting in a 25% reduction in Development day-rate to approximately $300.Chairing the $100mm Change Programme.Shortlisted for 3 national awards, Best Private sector project, Best Team and Best Place to Work in IT.

Leadership of the Technology Teams for Banking, Savings, Mortgages, Loans, Cards, Intelligent Finance and Birmingham Midshires. Programme delivery through the use of Offshoring and Near-shoring, establishment of UK Technology Academy. Other Halifax assignments;Group Director of Procurement - Integrating and leading the 4 legacy Teams, improved saving performance by 625%.Director of IT and Operations Birmingham Midshires - leading the Technology, E-Commerce, Change and Mortgage Contact Centre Teams.Reason for leaving - headhunted into Citi.

Fixed term Assignment to integrate, restructure and lead the four legacy purchasing teams across HBOS.

Leading Operations, IT, Procurement and Facilities for the specialist lending division of Halifax. Rebuilding the legacy branch-based model and evolving into an online/digital business. Complete customer through back end mortgage and savings platform rebuild and integration into the wider Halifax Group. Managing a team of 500 FTE.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Executive level strategic planning for Consumer Healthcare division. Global advertising agency relationship, merger and acquisition planning, sector 3 and 10 year financial plans.Other Glaxo assigments;Business Director HOPE - 6 months secondment working for the charity across Bosnia, UK, Russia and Africa.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Management of global spend categories in Travel, IT, HR, Consultancy, Marketing, Freight, Construction and Fleet.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Graduate scheme entry into the Ford programme. Assignments in Manufacturing, Operations, Logistics, Marketing and specialising in Purchasing.