I am responsible for delivering a coherent Employer Engagement programme of support in line with Ministry of Defence aims, across the Highland region. I work with employers to raise awareness of the value of employing Reservists, Service Leavers and Spouses, and encourage adult volunteer support for the cadets.

A Managing Director with considerable board level experience in both public and private sectors with a consistent track record of growing, restructuring and making very significant business improvements both in the UK and globally.Experienced mentor across disparate sectors. Non Executive Director in a local business.Currently Owner/Managing Director with full P&L accountability, responsible for all business functions and business strategy.

A US $6Billion Mail Services technology company employing 36,000 people globally. Director International Business Development Appointed by Pitney Bowes to utilise my expertise and industry knowledge thereby enabling them to fulfill their strategy of acquiring cross border mail related businesses and entering into partnerships with major postal operators in the UK, Europe and Asia.

A MANAGING DIRECTOR with a consistent track record of growing, restructuring and making very significant business improvements both in the UK and globally across disparate sectors

WORLD WIDE MAIL An £11m t/o independent mail operator on 3 sites and with 80 staff Managing Director Engaged to modernise operations and optimise performance.Devised, planned and implemented company restructure, invested in new technologies restoring competitiveness and engaged new management team now delivering outstanding results.Directed, with full P&L responsibility, all aspects of the company encompassing new sales and marketing strategy, reflecting enhanced company capabilities Established and developed key business relationships on a global basis to establish distribution networks and supply chains to meet demanding customer requirements in a highly competitive market Won £3 million three year tender with major client against twenty seven competitorsLed high level contract negotiations with multi national postal administrations and international agents worldwide to achieve world class mailing rates to give substantial competitive advantage

A pan European Media Distribution organisation with offices in London, Paris, Milan and Malaga, t/o £35m with some 60 staff trading on a global basis.; Directly recruited to this specialist media and print distribution group, turning around a loss to a profit in under twelve months by reorganising company and introducing new business processes which reduced cost base by 18% and improved gross margins by 5%.

A logistics management service for global fresh produce importers e.g. Capespan, Fyffes, Jaffa, servicing the UK wholesale and supermarket sector. Managing Director Appointed to establish and develop the operation from scratch Instigated and negotiated a £30M joint venture to completion with Mersey Harbour & docksManaged a complex logistics operation handling 21m cartons fresh produce annually, servicing 75 customers with 8 stock holding locations serviced daily by a fleet of 150-200 vehiclesProvided the strategic leadership of the company, with full P&L accountability heading a Board of five covering Operations, Finance, IT, Commercial and TechnicalDevised and implemented the business development strategy, targeting producers worldwide, personally undertaking negotiations and presentations at board level, winning new clients giving additional revenues of some £15Million.Drove the development of a fully integrated logistical management system incorporating stock control, warehouse management, sales order processing and financial accounting which enabled us to achieve 99.8% efficiency in order processing to satisfy major UK multiples.Achieved growth from £2m to over £13.5m in under two years

Following a number of promotions, appointed with responsibility for postal deliveries of 12m items daily, an operating budget of £80m, 1400+ staff, a 5000 vehicle fleet, 31 aircraft and 8 processing depotsDirected all management activities of the division, overcoming cultural issues, within a heavily unionised environment, to drive through performance and efficiency improvements resulting in a £1m budget deficit being turned into a £1.7m surplus within one year.Led the implementation of a radical business re-organisation and restructuring programme resulting improved efficiency and improvement of cost base by £1.2m