Stuart Mcquaker Email & Phone Number

Suffolk

On behalf of the owner set up a new UK company, team and brand to develop and sell voyages onboard the worlds largest traditional sailing ship - the Golden Horizon - able to host 272 passengers. Having created a vision and philosophy of using the winds and currents to follow the sun, set up business processes and recruited a team of 18 fabulous people that developed two year’s of Global itineraries, built a network of over 180 trade partners, designed sales and marketing mechanisms and created the onboard product proposition. In 4 months of 2021, generated £6m of cruise sales despite global pandemic.

CARES is an international engineering, environmental and maritime consultancy with a focus on Africa. Personal deliverables in 2019: Formal Safety Assessments; development of a 'Port Training Institute'; modernisation of port management across Nigeria; simulator management and training; support to a major channel expansion project in Lagos.

Southampton, United Kingdom

Supporting Saga, following the Ops Team relocation to Southampton, to establish the Operations Transition Project that will ensure the successful introduction into service of Saga's two new-build cruise ships: Spirit of Discovery (Jul 19) & Spirit of Adventure (Aug 20).

Folkestone

Accountable for ship operations including: Hotel, Entertainment, Deck and Technical with operating budget of circa £60M. Accountable executive for delivery of Dockings and Refits. Lead on transition from existing to new tonnage - first new build vessel to be delivered Jul 19. Work alongside CEO to deliver P&L: targets achieved each year.

Risk integration, strategy, planning and integrating business processes across high brand value shipping business. Lead Director for all-encompassing transformation programme known as 'Beyond Compliance'.

New Delhi

UK representative on prestigious Indian Strategy and International Relations course. Recognised as the highest seat of strategic learning for Indian Defence and Civil Service Officers and selected participants from friendly foreign countries. Indian equivalent of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

Accountable for MOD Port Operations, Port Marine Safety Policies and prioritisation of Naval Base Estate programme. Identified and implemented programme to modernise Port Operations and streamline Estate processes; creating and implementing policies and structures and delivering significant efficiencies. MoD representative on the Serco / MoD Marine Services contract Partnering Board during the introduction into service of a new fleet of vessels.

Advised senior Civil Servants and Military Officers, guiding on the construction of a balanced, coherent and affordable 10-year Equipment Programme (£6Bn annually) in support of a major Defence Equipment Review

Staff created to embark in Strike Group Flag-ship in order to plan and execute Strike Group operations to meet the strategic aim. Established the first UK CSG staff and designed / led initial training package. Planned and executed multi-ship deployments to US and Mediterranean.

Representative of the First Sea Lord, charged with enhancing levels of understanding of the Royal Navy and Defence amongst senior UK leaders and Opinion-formers.

Responsible for delivering the highest level of Operational Capability and Material State of the Fleet Flag ship.

Oversaw delivery of the final stages of a £116M refit in partnership with Babcock plc, using novel partnering arrangements. Built nascent team from an initial 50 to 600 and managed move onboard and handover of ownership in seem-less fashion.

Responsible, within the small joint Civil/Military Directorate, for providing specialist Naval advice and to develop packages of Options for Ministers for the prioritisation and construction of the 5-year Defence Operating Budget (£30Bn). Specialist Naval contribution to development of the Defence White Paper – ‘The New Chapter’. Held MOD Finance Licence.

Overall responsibility for delivering the Operational Capability of HMS NORTHUMBERLAND. Led and managed the Ship’s Company of 190 people. Executed 2 major deployments including 4 months Embargo operations off Iraq. Defence Diplomacy: Exercised with 17 Nations world-wide and conducted 37 representational visits.

A variety of Navigation, Warfare and Training appointments. Command of HMS REDPOLE (Patrol Vessel) from 1990-92. Numerous operational deployments. RN Specialist Navigator and Above Water Warfare Officer.

Professional Chef Diploma

M.Phil, 1St With Distinction

Master Of Science (M.Sc.)

2013 Graduate of the National Defence College of India 2013 M.Phil (Defence and Strategic Studies), Madras University 2008 Graduate.

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