Accomplished, BD-minded CEO with over 40 years, commercial experience, including 17 years pan-European SME and Divisional Board level roles.
Bringing together over 40 years of commercial and business management experience to provide expert services aimed at two industry groups, and focussing on two key growth themes:
Enjoy watching most sports, especially football, cricket and golf. Walking, cycling and golf when grand-child and house renovation permit. Listening to music.
Sales Growth - From high-achiever in early career to executive roles in later years, always focussing on promotion and delivery of commercial professionalism, customer focus and margin enhancement
New Product/Services Development - Inspired and delivered several new (engineered) products used within Pharma and Medical sectors, along with product/technology market re-entry within municipal water & industrial sectors. Originator of the VWT "inside the fence" digital strategy and inspiration for new digital offers. Executive responsible for strategy and growth phase of pan-European mobile water services, later divested for a 20 fold multiple.
Progressive Revenue, Cash and EBITDA performance - delivering both turnarounds and start-up growth strategies.
Safety culture - Led VWT UK in a safety first culture, recognised by ROSPA order of distinction for 18 years of Gold Standard performance - one of only 126 companies in the UK to have achieved this accolade.
Leadership & Trust - Proud to have led the VWT UK organisation during a time when our employee ratings exceeded 80% for recommending Veolia as an employer; collaborative work environment; trust (autonomy) and caring.