ESPORG is the European Secure Parking Organisation; a not-for-profit industry body whose mission is to promote the development and operation of secure truck parking facilities on the major traffic corridors throughout Europe in order to enhance the security of drivers, vehicles and their cargo. ESPORG's members are companies operating such secure truck parking areas. These secure truck parking areas are audited and classified using a strict set of criteria that covers both security and services.

Provision of advice and support on strategy, turnarounds, restructuring, business development, operations, acquisitions, business process re-engineering, continuous improvement, cost curtailment and market environments to companies operating in the downstream petroleum sector, commercial road transport sector and international payment / fuel card industry.

PHC's team of energy, transport and mobility specialists offers unrivalled expertise in market and corporate development - encompassing cleaner fuels technology, digitisation, payments integration and M&A - and unique access to networks in fuel, fleet and mobility sectors.

As Board Director jointly responsible for the P&L of the C4T Group and as COO responsible for:- the operation of C4T's truck fuelling and parking facility in Calais, France and for the planning, construction and operation of future truck fuelling / parking facilities throughout Europe;- the provision of consultancy services in the European downstream petroleum and commercial road transport sectors;- the expansion of the European network of Valcarce, a Spanish service station operator and fuel card issuer, with whom C4T is in partnership.

International Diesel Service, a downstream division of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, is a major supplier of fuel and non-fuel services to the European transport, logistics, distribution and haulage sectors though its pan-European network of automat sites operated using highly secure fuel cards Appointed with P&L responsibility to provide strategic and managerial leadership to transform under-performing, autonomous business units into a single, operationally efficient and profitable division comprising of 150+ staff • Increased unit operating profit despite European recession, through a combination of volume growth, effective price management and tight cost control• Grew the business by expanding the geographical footprint of IDS into Central and Eastern Europe; recruiting sales teams, constructing networks, implementing supply & logistics arrangements and establishing requisite legal structures• Rationalized customer portfolio, restructured and retrained sales management and their teams, enhanced customer service and introduced a new strategic partnership model enabling the business to access previously inaccessible higher risk SME customers• Led the specification and implementation of a multi-million dollar (hardware & software) investment in state of the art card and security technology to retain the company’s leading position in fuel card security• Developed and implemented a pan-European marketing plan encompassing brand refresh and coordinated digital and print advertising campaigns across Europe• Restructured the business improving efficiency, streamlining key processes and implementing a more tax efficient Principal/Agent model• Introduced Lean Six Sigma methodology and achieved ISO9001 & ISO14001 Certification

Appointed Commercial Director for Europe in order to implement an organisational restructuring and turnaround plan aimed at substantially boosting both top and bottom line growth• Substantially enhanced cashflow position and restored European division to profit • implementation of a revised sales strategy based on added value selling requiring a re-education of the sales force and stricter pricing policies• Instituted aggressive cost cutting initiatives; including closure of regional offices, reductions in sales personnel and rationalization of the product portfolio• Improved Working Capital position by tighter credit control, minimisation of inventory levels, introduction of smaller batch processing and negotiation of longer lead times with customers• Implemented tighter controls on new product development

Appointed Lubricants Manager in order to turnaround the under-performing North West Europe division (Benelux, France and Germany) of "Q8 Oils", which was responsible for sales, customer service and technical support to B2B customers of highly specialized industrial lubricants within the automotive, logistics, manufacturing and process industries.• Delivered increase in sales volume through the reseller network by improving the quality of reseller partners• Achieved substantial increase in margin and profit by revising sales strategy, implementing clear pricing policies, renegotiating commercial terms and changing out poor performers• Repositioned Technical Service team as customer-centric providers of proactive and reactive product service and support throughout the life cycle of the highly specialized products• Enhanced management reporting to focus on product and customer profitability analysis

Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants produces, manufacturers and markets processed base oils and finished lubricant products throughout the world under the "Q8 Oils" brand.Appointed Manager of Finance, HR and IT support services and successfully:- implemented standard policies, processes and procedures within the newly restructured division covering all support services- developed and implemented, as part of the executive management team, a strategy for the worldwide expansion and growth of the business- prepared annual corporate 5 year plans and budgets as well as monthly management reports for the management team, executive board and shareholders