• Consultant to luxury fashion/accessories brand, providing strategic relaunch plan for domestic markets in Europe, Asia, Middle East and North America, together with new launch into duty free markets worldwide.
• Develop business plans and financial projections for key markets, including marketing and public relations requirements, timing and detailed implementation plans. Review and advise on expanding licensed operations worldwide.
• Commence actively marketing the brand across all territories and market segments; new store openings in process.

Chief Financial Officer of New York based Consulting Group specializing in luxury retail & global brand expansion.
• Major client Polo Ralph Lauren: reviewed Asia Operations, providing comprehensive analysis of current business, a
strategic plan for the future, together with detailed operating plans including merchandising, marketing, store
development/real estate strategies, management/legal structures, logistics, timetable/critical paths and financial projections.
• Substantial financial modeling, built up by location/country, for sales, operating profit, capital expenditure and cash flow,
plus potential acquisition valuations.
• Additional clients included Bear Stearns and Stuart Weitzman.

Senior Vice President Finance Pacific Group, reporting to the President, Pacific Group (2001 - 2003).
• Led major effort to restructure the Holding company and accelerated repositioning of the business immediately after the September 11th terrorist attack.
• Planned, implemented, and drove the US Divisions strategy for recovery of sales and profitability.
• Pacific Group led the company recovery in 2002, beating budget and improving cash flow by US $120+ million.
• Key role in negotiating with the State of Hawaii for concession relief after 9/11, culminating in a withdrawal and successful re-bid of the major Duty Free concession.
• Concluded negotiations with the State of Guam on a new 10-year concession term at the airport, with fees reduced by 65%, and a funding loan provided by the State.
• Successfully opened new country airport concession on Okinawa in April 2002.

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the DFS Group (1999 - 2001), reporting to the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
• Finance and Logistics responsibility for worldwide operations with the key focus on the recovery in sales and profit post-Asian crisis. Sales returned to more than US $1.8 billion in 2000, producing healthy operating profits. Recovered from material losses in 1998.
• Lead role in the evaluation and purchase by LVMH of the Miami Cruiseline Company in January 2000, the world leader in on-board retailing to the cruise industry, covering over 70% of the shipping fleet, with sales of US $400 million. Converted to operating company under DFS.
• Reviewed and evaluated new business opportunities in Brazil, Argentina, Europe, Middle East, and North America.
• Successfully bid new concessions in Asia, North America, and Hawaii, and authorized capital programs of over US $150 million for new retail facilities in Hawaii, New York, California, Singapore, and Australia.
• Provided leadership on key collaboration with merchandising department to improve efficiencies in inventory levels, reduced SKU counts, focus on key brands and key assortments.
• Worked with ownership on key off-shore tax arrangements, favorable tax treatments, and maximizing corporate return on assets employed. Maintained strong relationships with Board members.
• Finance lead on team that developed and initiated business plan for entry into Okinawa.

Senior Vice President Finance, Business Planning and Analysis (1999) based in San Francisco, reporting to the CFO.
• Responsible for company strategic planning, forecasting, performance, and investment evaluation.
• Successfully implemented new SAP accounting software; prepared divisions and corporate for real time financial reporting.

Vice President Finance, DFS Asia Group (1997 - 1998) based in Hong Kong, reporting to the President Asia Group.
• Responsible for finance functions within Asia covering Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines. Sales US $1 billion.
• Restructured and rationalized the separate country operations into one Asia Group due to the Asian economic crisis. Successfully completed restructuring initiative by mid-1988, resulting in significantly reduced overhead, a new group merchandise structure in HK, introduction of a full accounting shared services facility in Singapore, and common marketing and IT support functions.
• Fully integrated new business venture in Korea and evaluated potential joint ventures in Malaysia and the Philippines, including negotiation of banking lines for US $250 million.
Acting Singapore Region President for 4th quarter 1997.

Vice President Finance, Singapore Region (1991 - 1997), reporting to the Region President.
• Achieved continual profit growth through 1996, with net income double 1990 and ROCE over 100%.
• Won all major concession bids at airport, with commitments of US $300+ million; dramatically increased concession portfolio, and advised Government /Airport Authorities on all retail expansion at their airport facilities.
• Key input into strategic development of the downtown business, including the construction of two new Galleria's. Negotiated Group funding of US $250 million.

Vice President Finance, DFS (UK) Region (1989 - 1991), reporting to Region President.
• New Region set up early 1988, with operations at Gatwick airport and central London. .
• Rectified material accounting and IT issues within six months, and successfully renegotiated concession fees with the BAA by end 1990 to achieve profitability.

Reporting to Chief Executives

Reporting to the Chairman/Group Managing Director.

(1983 - 1984), reporting to the Vice-President and Managing Director

Reporting to the Controller at Glasgow plant (3,700 personnel).