Managing Director
My leadership style is to create space for those reporting to me to take as much responsibility as their skills allow. I believe that people generally have the appetite to grow into aspects of the job they are unfamiliar with through carefully targeted but limited direction. This approach works well in an SME environment where there are always more job roles than people available. A qualified accountant, a degree in engineering and early career computer science skills learned allow me to be comfortable with all Finance and IT requirements and complex problem solving.ACHIEVEMENTS- Two restructuring exercises were necessary to reduce headcount to allow the business to continue. 2010 saw a reduction of 22% of the workforce and then in 2012, another 33% to bring the remaining staff headcount to 26. A further 5% reduction in wage rates was also negotiated. There were very small wages rises between 2008 and 2020 but the remaining staff stayed loyal to the company.- Transitioning the company towards a more digital future was started in 2013 with the hire of a Computer Science graduate with coding skills and was followed up with a successful Grant Application from _Connect UK of £115,000 in 2015 to research and develop an idea with Keele University of using data to help our existing clients target their customers more effectively. This included the hire of a mathematics PhD graduate from Spain.- Further transitioning was pursued with an idea worked on with Kodak and an NDA was signed with Eastman Kodak Company in 2016 for a global print solution using their worldwide base of installed NexPress Digital presses.
