Adrian Lewis
Horsham,West Sussex
Summary
Highly experienced Director / Board Member with over 30 years' experience of service, continuous improvement, strategic planning & business development. Change management & exceptional customer relationship and customer service focused skills. Exceptional in prioritizing conflicting commercial and operational needs in pressurized fast paced environments. Award winning, I am a results-driven, ambitious and competitive business leader focused on transformative leadership and continuous improvement to drive growth and maximise profits. Tenacious executive ready to take on challenging role, meet goals and surpass expectations.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work history
Director of Operations & Human Resources
Otto Car Ltd
London
04.2021 - Current
- Otto Car Ltd is an SME Business with an annual turnover of £50m that lease / hire vehicles into the Rider/Hail PCO market. Working closely with market leaders such as Uber & Bolt across London, Paris, New York and other international metropolitan cities. Reporting directly to the Business owners, my key responsibilities are profitability and efficiency but also to use my experience to shape the company into a more corporate entity and continue to scale-up into new territories. Maintain agile, responsible organization with sustained revenue growth by monitoring industry forecasts, honing budgets and adjusting marketing strategies.
European Operations Director
Gilbarco Veeder-Root Inc
04.2018 - 04.2021
- GV-R is a US based Petrochemical Business with a UK turnover of £238m, working in the sales, manufacture, installation and aftermarket service of forecourt equipment including; petrol pumps and EV charging stations. With manufacturing bases in the UK, US, Germany and Italy and a UK, as European Operations Director I was directly responsible for 1230 employees including 1120 Field Service Engineers & 110 Back Office support personnel across 6 Europe.
Deputy Managing Director / Operations Director / Commercial Director
Cova Security Gates Ltd
04.2012 - 09.2018
- Cova Security Gates Ltd is a UK based manufacturing company who design, manufacture, install and maintain bespoke high-end perimeter security and counter-terror solutions to both commercial and public sector organizations throughout the world. With a turnover of £4.5m my role focused on all aspects of the business including Managing Director responsibilities including; all aspects of the Field Service, Operational, Commercial, R&D, Factory and Warehousing.
International Service Manager
Frontier Pitts Ltd
10.2009 - 03.2012
- Frontier Pitts Ltd is a UK based SME manufacturing company who design, manufacture, install and maintain bespoke perimeter security gates and barriers for both UK and export markets The Company has an annual turnover of £7m with £2.5m generated from their Service operation with this post reporting directly to the Managing Director.
National Service Manager
Barloworld Handling Ltd
06.1998 - 09.2009
- Barloworld Handling Ltd was a South African based supplier of Materials Handling Equipment with a UK annual turnover of circa £134M. My role within the Business was to oversee all engineering and field service operations across the UK including 6 satellite support depots and 750 Field Service Engineers and support staff.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Management & Administration
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Manchester 1990 - 1993
Higher National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
City & Guilds
City of London 1993 - 1996
NVQ Level 5 - Mechanical Engineering
City of London College
London 1987 - 1990
A-Levels - Math | English | Physics | Geography
Weald School, The
Billingshurst 1981 - 1987
Skills
- Experience Director Board Member
- Experienced Resource & People Manager
- IOSH Managing Health & Safety
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- CIPD Level 7 Human Resource Management
- Exceptional Customer Service Champion
- Commercially Astute
- Strategic Thinker
- Effective Communicator
- Problem Solver
- Risk Manager
- Mentor
- IT Literate
Hobbies
Health & wellbeing, live music, personal development, reading, I am also a Samaritans volunteer.
Accomplishments
UK Manufacture of the Year Award winner 2017 | 2018 | 2019
Forecourt Service Provider of the Year Award winner 2019 | 2021
Timeline
Director of Operations & Human Resources
Otto Car Ltd
04.2021 - Current
European Operations Director
Gilbarco Veeder-Root Inc
04.2018 - 04.2021
Deputy Managing Director / Operations Director / Commercial Director
Cova Security Gates Ltd
04.2012 - 09.2018
International Service Manager
Frontier Pitts Ltd
10.2009 - 03.2012
National Service Manager
Barloworld Handling Ltd
06.1998 - 09.2009
Master of Business Administration - Business Management & Administration
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
1990 - 1993
Higher National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
City & Guilds
1993 - 1996
NVQ Level 5 - Mechanical Engineering
City of London College
1987 - 1990
A-Levels - Math | English | Physics | Geography
Weald School, The
1981 - 1987
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