Seán Kerr is the founder and Managing Director of Kerr Business Consulting and an experienced independent director / chairman / investor with private equity backed businesses.An experienced and successful senior executive and board member, he has spent most of his career to-date in the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector serving a wide range of international end markets such as Oil & Gas, Aerospace, General Engineering, Automotive, Food, Environmental, Pharmaceuticals, Calibration, Fire Safety, Utilities and Construction.A qualified metallurgist and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Seán has completed the renowned Executive Development Programme at the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.Seán Kerr has gained significant experience in a wide range of technical, operational, commercial and managerial roles, as well as international exposure throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.In his most recent executive role, he was responsible for a diverse and complex business that provided thousands of service types from up to 59 sites to customers in multiple market sectors in 13 countries. In this role, he was responsible for up to £120m sales and 1800 people. He has created, shaped and led successful teams that have delivered sustained superior business performance through combined organic and acquisitive growth of up to 100%+ per annum.Seán Kerr has a balanced exposure to both private equity and plc businesses and has led several successful acquisitions / integrations, start-ups and outsourcing deals.Consistently selected for roles of increased responsibility and criticality, he has served on / chaired management and legal boards in many different countries and has a frank, open and communicative style, a firm customer focus and demonstrable record of change management, leadership and performance delivery.Please see below for Seán Kerr’s recommendations from a wide range of business colleagues and associates.