Looking to now build a portfolio of NED appointments

Interim Management and Consultancy Projects completed

1. Interim Management

▪ Currently hold NED appointment (the client’s bank requested that I personally be appointed as part of their loan covenant) from August 2007 for 5 years. Supyk Plastering Systems Ltd
▪ Appointed February 2008 as Governor of SportsAid, the national organisation providing funding for emerging athletes
▪ June 2007 to December 31st 2007, appointed by a Venture Capitalist as Interim Business Development Director of The Development Capital Exchange, devised their sales & marketing strategy and overhauled their customer base
▪ 2001-2003 assignment as Interim CEO of Independent Paper plc, losing £100,000 per month when I took over. Turned it round, it is now profitable.
▪ 2000-2001 Interim appointment to the board of Hays plc Strategic Consulting as Sales Director. Set up sales & marketing strategy and devised and implemented successful marketing plan , resulting in winning numerous multi £M contracts
▪ 1999 a 6 months assignment as Interim Marketing Director of agricultural machinery manufacturer Sturdiluxe Ltd, resulted in successful sale of business
▪ 1998-1999, RTBM Engineering Ltd , 12 months as Interim National Sales Manager for metal fabrication group, regaining major lost clients and increasing new client orders
▪ 1995-1996, Interim Marketing Director JLA Inc, USA based management consultancy


2. Management Consultancy

These projects varied in length from 3 weeks to 6 months and the projects were undertaken to fill in the gaps in Interim Chronology listed above.

▪ Researched, developed and installed a business plan for Albanian mineral mine, and secured funding of $80M for the client
▪ Developed strategy and business plan for steel plant in Czech Republic to take business out of state ownership
▪ Conducted strategic review of subsidiary of £64M group and achieved successful sale of business
▪ Re-organised the structure in a building company and clarified roles & responsibilities enabling sales and profit increases
▪ Designed and delivered training programme for construction business thus giving the management team the skills to secure a successful MBO
▪ Established a succession plan and a business development programme for an advertising agency
▪ Restructured a data management company and developed a sales and marketing plan
▪ Restructured International engineering firm in a 3-month period, taking 33% out of the cost base
▪ Completed major recruitment programme for UK Government contract
▪ Provided coaching and team building for the staff of a Financial services Company, enabling the 2 directors to leave the management to run the business while they concentrated on their other business interests
▪ Increased £6M revenue by 20% in a construction company by designing and implementing a business plan and personally developing the 3 Directors plus their senior management
▪ Cut operating costs in a cable company and restructured the business to enable them to grow sales and profits by 10% on a £2M turnover
▪ Developed a strategic shift for a building maintenance company to enable them to take in increased Local Authority business worth over £1M per annum
▪ Designed & delivered personal development programme for senior management at furniture manufacturer
▪ Analysed customer service issues in a major oil company and implemented changes to focus on improvement, thus stopping the annual 25% client losses
▪ Conducted strategic marketing review for world-class manufacturer of auto components
▪ Designed and implemented development programme for internal and external sales personnel of a Plc in the construction industry

3. Salaried Roles

1989-1991 Brooks International Inc

International Management Consultancy, West Palm Beach

Sales Director

▪ Totally responsible for business development in the UK
▪ Produced new projects from £500,000 upwards with new clients
▪ Developed a system of presentations and proposal formats that ensured the success of the business development process
▪ Personally delivered strong account management to develop new , extension sales through existing clients
▪ Developed and coached sales team, internal and external, on how to win projects
▪ Responsible for developing client base and range of services in UK
▪ Grew UK annual revenues from zero to £4M in 2 years
▪ Launched range of products to facilitate clients achieving ISO 9000


1986-1989 Execurange Ltd

Suppliers of catering equipment, tea & coffee merchants.

Managing Director

1985-1986 Mercuri International

International Management Consultancy and Personal Development Company from Stockholm.

Senior Consultant


1983-1985 GKN Plc

Engineering group

Division General Manager


1981-1983 Lincoln City Football Club

Professional soccer club

Commercial Manager




1980-1981 British Hardware & Tools Ltd

Builders Merchants


1978-1980 Electronic Scorers Ltd

Suppliers of sports score boards.

Sales & Marketing Director

1972-1978 Tenneco Inc

International Oil Company.

Division Manager
^ Merchandise Manager
^ Regional Sales Manager
^ Area Sales Manager
^ Sales Supervisor

1963-1972 Shell UK Oil Ltd

International Oil Company.

Sales Development representative
(won award as UK’s top salesman)
^ Market development representative
^ Marketing Assistant
^ General Sales Clerk

▪ Totally responsible for business development in the UK
▪ Produced new projects from £500,000 upwards with new clients
▪ Developed a system of presentations and proposal formats that ensured the success of the business development process
▪ Personally delivered strong account management to develop new , extension sales through existing clients
▪ Developed and coached sales team, internal and external, on how to win projects
▪ Responsible for developing client base and range of services in UK
▪ Grew UK annual revenues from zero to £4M in 2 years
▪ Launched range of products to facilitate clients achieving ISO 9000

Suppliers of catering equipment, tea & coffee merchants.


Was recruited by a client to run the business and achieve its sale, which I did at the end of 3 years

International Management Consultancy and Personal Development Company from Stockholm.

▪ Totally responsible for maintaining a target data base
▪ Accountable for client procurement and development
▪ Part of internal team responsible for developing business winning strategies

Engineering group

Division General Manager
^ Business Development Manager

Responsible for over direct management of over 200 staff, including production, logistics, 8 warehouses and 2 national sales forces.

Professional soccer club

Builders Merchants

Deputy Managing Director (head hunted into this role)
Left due to bank withdrawing support and serious cutbacks became necessary

Suppliers of sports score boards.

International Oil Company.

Division Manager
^ Merchandise Manager
^ Regional Sales Manager
^ Area Sales Manager
^ Sales Supervisor

1963-1972

International Oil Company.

Sales Development representative
(won award as UK’s top salesman)
^ Market development representative
^ Marketing Assistant
^ General Sales Clerk