To obtain a consulting or corporate advisor role, full time
executive position, or non-executive directorships, where I may use my in-depth,
international, experience in directing most aspects of company growth
management, and corporate organization & development.
Personal
Born and educated in the UK. Became a resident of the US in
1983. Hold dual US and British citizenships. Maintained regular business
activities between USA, UK and Ireland. Authorized
to work in the USA and all EU countries.
Experience Overview
Jan 1981 – Present
Growth Management Consultant
Over twenty years of growth management consultancy
experience. Directed projects in the USA, UK Ireland, and Costa Rica, for over
forty companies, across industries, as both a consultant and on full time
assignments, which have included:
·
Expansion
feasibility studies, and strategic and marketing planning. Sourcing of marketing
and distribution channels. Use of intelligence/database marketing resources.
·
Manpower resource
planning. Recruitment, structuring and training of management teams, to CEO
level.
·
Review and
investigation of investment opportunities and strategies.
·
Coordination of
acquisition activities, including due diligence.
·
Joint venture
sourcing and coordination.
·
Establishment of
subsidiaries, including overseeing facilities acquisition and build-out, and,
recruiting, training and installation of management teams at those locations.
·
Sat on Advisory
Committees. Took key leadership roles in transition periods.
·
Chaired and
facilitated CEO/President groups over a seven-year period. (Twelve permanent
members per group. Facilitated the professional and personal development of
Presidents and CEOs, in peer-group workshop, and personal one-to-one
situations.)
As an integral part of consulting business, undertook
the following full time assignments:
Bay4 Capital Partners, Tampa, Florida
(15 months)
Director – Corporate Development
Joined Bay4 after a consulting period with the CEO.
Responsible for: evaluating executive management teams; reviewing business plans
and investment proposals and recommending investment strategies; reviewing
potential investment candidate companies; reviewing and tracking performance of
current portfolio companies; assisted with new business development for new
portfolio companies.
Island One Resorts
Inc., Orlando Florida (18 month term)
Vice President of
Corporate Development
Responsible for the implementation
and direction of management development programs, and company training programs
for this major, Orlando based, resort owner and development corporation. Brought
in by the CEO to undertake this assignment, after having worked with her on
several consulting projects over a period of years.
Sawtek Inc.
Orlando, Florida (3year term)
Director of
Corporate Development
Employed on a full time contract by Sawtek Inc., after a
six-month initial consulting period. (Sawtek, a NASDAQ traded company, is a
leading designer and manufacturer of frequency filtering devices for the
wireless communications industry worldwide).
Working closely with the CEO and executive management team,
specific responsibilities included; manpower resource planning and the
restructuring of management teams; integration of all new key executive and
management positions; directed the establishment of Sawtek’s offshore high
tech manufacturing subsidiary, in a free trade zone in Costa Rica, which
included all activities from negotiations with Costa Rican government
departments, to the opening of the facility and installation of the management
team; coordinated the due diligence activities for acquisitions; assisted the
CFO in coordinating portions of public offering activities for a NASDAQ, IPO.
During this 3 yr. period company revenues grew twelve fold.
Prior Relevant
Employment
Milton Bradley,
Ealing, London, UK Jan. 1978 – Dec. 1980
Senior Manager (US
VP Equivalent) – National Accounts Sales & Marketing Division
Responsible for the management of Milton Bradley’s National
Accounts Division. This division was responsible for over 70% of the company’s
business in the UK.
H.J.Heinz Company,
Hayes Park, London, UK Feb. 1972 – Dec 1977.
Held three positions of increasing responsibility with H.J.
Heinz. Sales force in Southern England.
Prior – British Military Service
British Army -
Royal Military Police
Education
High School education completed in the UK, at Petersfield,
Hampshire.
Attained British Army Certificates of Education (ACE) Classes
1 & 2
Continuing Education:
Completed in excess of 60 courses and workshops covering all aspects of
business management.
Hold
Business Fundamentals (USA) Certification
Florida
Real Estate School - Attained State of Florida Real Estate License.
US Degree Equivalency:
US equivalency assessed as, “BBA”, by WES New York.
(Attained
for immigration purposes in 1986).
Other Information
Free to travel, with location not an issue.
Personally very fit and active, work out regularly.
Excellent references
are available on request, many from Company CEO’s.