Ron Smith Email & Phone Number

Stockport District, GB

UK

After a highly successful, hugely varied, UK and International career with Siemens, I launched Advantage UK Ltd as the vehicle to share my substantial business knowledge and leadership experiences with entrepreneurial MDOs of Tech SMEs who wish to significantly increase their enterprise value. I support MD entrepreneurs involved with innovative.

UK

Manchester, United Kingdom

• In 2010, I decided to retire early from the role of Executive Management Board (EMB) member of Siemens UK, a £5 billion Construction and Electrical Engineering conglomerate with 18,000 employees. I was concurrently the.
• Chair and Coach of the North West European Strategic Resourcing programme to develop and secure professional people covering all key disciplines
• Chair and Coach of the Energy Leadership Development and Emerging Talent Management programme to develop the future Siemens leadership potential which included launching apprenticeships and undergraduate schemes
• Chair and Coach of all the North West European Country MDs in relation to the North West European Business Excellence and Innovation programmes (e.g. covered all NW EU Countries’ Energy Groups and ensured the regular.
• Siemens UK Executive Coach on the IET Power Academy Executive Committee which comprised UK Energy companies’ main board directors and leaders from 6 major UK Universities and where we drove annual engineering.
• Siemens UK North West and North East Site and Regional Directorships to ensure effective Corporate Citizenship by networking and collaborating with local Government, Businesses, Science, Education and Arts institutions.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• ST&D Limited was launched by merging the carved-out core Siemens Transmission & Distribution group with the hostile acquisition of a £120m competitor (VA-Tech). After significant restructuring and cultural and.
• Orders up 7 fold to £450m representing a strong 25% Market Share leadership (up 4 fold)
• Sales up 5 fold, PbT up 15 fold to ca. £30m and with a 1.6 FCF/Profits ratio up 2 fold
• UK Value Add content increased to over 80% leading to over 1100 local employees
• The North West EFQM Winner’s Award for 2010 with a World Class score of 750 points (i.e. doubled)Success was based on market and target driven strategic plans. Typically, STDL was the first to launch a completely new.
• NED Chair and Executive MD Coach - Siemens Protection Devices Ltd - A £30m mechanical and digital relay manufacturing company, which exported 80% to the M.E and F.E

Manchester, United Kingdom

• 2003-2006: CEO/MD - Siemens Transmission & Distribution Group plusChair of the Siemens UK plc Energy Sector Board (2003-2006):I then returned to an operational CEO/MD role to prepare a core Siemens group for a major.
• improved and streamlined the services of a Facilities Management company (over 100 sites)
• integrated and acquired, 2 market-leading £80m Building Industry companies (Building Automation and Fire Systems)
• integrated an acquired a £30m Postal Automation Solutions company and subsequently won and executed a £120m Royal Mail contract for highly-automated Integrated Mail Processing machines (i.e. the largest single Siemens.

Manchester

I was promoted to launch and develop the following diverse, £10m to £20m business departments: - Airport Solutions – launched the business and provided complete baggage handling systems for BA/BAA at numerous UK Airports (e,g Heathrow T4 and Gatwick T2)- Marine– provided complete electro-mechanical systems to UK and overseas shipbuilders (e.g. HMS Ocean).

London

1986–1990: Manager - Rotating Machines Dept.1981-1985: Product Manager - Motors and Switchgear1979-1980: Sales Engineer - Industrial Plant Division1977-1978: Transferred to HQ Germany for management development (useful to be fluent in German)July 1975-1976: Sales and Commissioning Engineer - Oil and Gas Division (based mainly in Oslo and Stavanger in.