A proven business leader having had a very successful career in FMCG previously as CEO of the Real Good Food Plc, a £234 m turnover food manufacturing group.His skills and experience span a number of core disciplines from operational and commercial management to strategic planning. During his 27 years in industry his specialist areas have focused around business development, rationalization and turnaround scenarios.Having originally trained as an engineer, Stephen progressed to General Management at the age of 30, becoming General Manager of a large manufacturing facility within the RHM group. He held a number of Operational and Commercial Director roles before becoming Managing Director of his first business in 1995 within the Hazlewood Group. During his career he has also worked for Dalgety building a new factory in the North West; and was MD of Golden West Foods managing the entire McDonald's UK supply chain.Stephen has a Diploma in Management Studies with Strategic Marketing. He is also a graduate of Warwick Business School Executive programme and attended Templeton College Oxford studying corporate finance. In 2010 Stephen became a Master of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to further develop his own coaching and facilitation skills.He has a passion for delivering superior results for both businesses and individuals. His focus is on achieving complete alignment within a business to ensure the business is capable of delivering its strategic plans. A key element of Stephen’s focus is the development of customer strategies, satisfying market demand and differentiating from the competition.Specialties: Company rationalization,commercial development,customer retention strategies,strategic planning,operational efficiency,personal and team development.