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Managing Director / Operations Director / Company Doctor

Work Experience

A SENIOR EXECUTIVE & DIRECTOR now working in Interim Management with a successful record of output and profit achievement in hi-tech, medical, engineering, electronics, printing, retail, dot.coms and warehousing & distribution companies Skilled in company doctor, rescue and turnarounds situations, operational recovery and production management, materials management and purchasing, cost control, improving operating results using MRP II, OPT, and Simulation in companies operating to ISO 9000 quality standards

ACHIEVEMENTS
1988-2001 MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE - INTERIM MANAGEMENT with Albemarle, Ashton Penny, Board Level Interim Management, EIM, impact, etc Specialising in company and operations management, company turnarounds trouble shooting and assisting companies in often difficult situations. Company doctor/mentor.

MANAGING DIRECTOR
£25m International distributor in the specialist ventilation industry 130 employees
Engaged by the plc parent to initially protect sales and profitability during a potential company sale and then to return the company to the required levels of profitability and sales turnover. Implemented new supply agreements. Standardised reporting from the 19 operating branches. Regained morale. Initiated the move towards increased sales and improved profits

COMPANY DOCTOR
£30m loss making aerospace subsidiary of a UK group 450 employees
Confirm a close, sale or or what? situation as the parent became a merged multi-national. Undertook a strategic review of the loss making operations, confirming the real cost of closure and recommended an approach to keep the business open. Assignment extended to prepare an action plan for the future

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DIRECTOR
£50m specialist medical internet.com company 25 employees
Engaged to bring commercial reality to a specialist medical internet ‘dot.com’ company as it prepared to go ‘public’. In addition, to significantly increase the B2B commercial activity to bring revenue into the company

NON EXECUTIVE COMPANY MENTOR & DOCTOR
£2.5m traffic sensor management company 30 employees
Acted as company mentor to a profitable and successful traffic sensor company as it planned to significantly increase sales over a 4/5 year period, change its IT systems and acquire new premises for new production facilities. Reviewed their operational approach and asked those unasked questions!

MANAGING DIRECTOR
£4m vehicle graphics subsidiary company based in Scotland 80 employees
Appointed to recently acquired loss making subsidiary to restore profitability Reduced manning levels and O/H costs Restructured reporting links Regained site camaraderie Successfully managed the ‘Parcel Force re-livery’ project Introduced new estimating system reflecting market/price needs Recruited new General Manager

OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE
£20m specialist car parts distribution company 180 employees
With the company failing to meet the venture capital investors criteria and the appointment of a turnaround executive chairman, first to review ‘operations’ and then invited to remain to oversee operations functions. Operations management and the setting & achievement of hard purchasing cost reduction targets, warehouse efficiency improvements/labour planning. Engineering & Manufacturing review. Initiation of process procedures to formalise and control departmental functions.

EXECUTIVE HEAD OF SUPPLY CHANGE MANAGEMENT
£2000M+ international mobile communications company 3300 employees
Engaged during the prolonged search for a permanent employee to manage the £750+ supply chain and warehousing function by bringing together all the operating areas, strengthen the supply approach, initiate costs awareness and introduce new methods of operation, Purchase Cards, Internet Buying etc


GENERAL MANAGER
£50m car accident repair centre subsidiary of a UK major insurance company 190 employees
Engaged to replace the existing General Manager and to return the UK’s largest accident repair centre to operational and financial plan Repair output increased from 100 to 160+ cars per week Implemented 7 day/week 12 hour shift working Introduced new operating and control systems Initiated major recruitment campaign Regained site morale

GENERAL MANAGER
£1200+m electrical utility 3700 employees
 Engaged to centralise the £170m Purchasing, Stores & Logistics functions of an electrical utility following its take over by a US corporation. Consolidation of supply, contract management, re-structuring of purchasing practices. Manpower review followed by recruitment campaign. Introduction of a purchase cost savings initiative. Review of Stores functions, closure of satellite stores.
 Second assignment to assist with the major re-structuring of the IT department to review operating procedures, methods mainly within the PC Systems division to take out costs, improve functionality & improve service levels

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
£85m UK operation of a world wide semiconductor manufacturer600 employees
Engaged to re-vitalise the materials, purchasing, planning & stores functions following the location’s return to profitability Negotiated major supply agreements & instituted supplier management Restructured areas of responsibility Instigated £100m capital purchasing program Participated in European Purchasing committees

GENERAL MANAGER – Distribution & Customer Service
£100m multiple site building products manufacturer 600 employees
Engaged to strengthen the Operations team at a time of re-structuring the distribution function

DIRECTOR of OPERATIONS
£18m US retail mail order company building a UK bridgehead into Europe 130 employees
Engaged to replace a US national to take ‘operations’ through a 200% expansion Increased output Introduced new plant to new layout printing facility Negotiated & opened a 45000 sq ft warehouse transferred stock & updated technology Initiated budgetary controls Introduced costing models to verify product pricing policies Introduced ISO9000 working & quality practices Implemented UK/European carriage contract

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Venture capital funded hi-tech medical product company 45 employees
Engaged to take an R & D organisation into full manufacture Established GMP/clean room operations Initiated an output led culture Initiated recruitment and training and the planned transfer to a new manufacturing site Closed manufacturing operations following funding collapse

DISTRIBUTION EXECUTIVE
£140m book retail warehousing/distribution company 400 employees
Engaged to work closely with the Interim Chairman following the failure of a new computer/handling system With deliveries falling heavily into arrears, costs escalating and out of control, a return to normal service, meet end of year targets and bring a new sense of direction and commitment was required

LOGISTICS EXECUTIVE
£12m specialist microwave electronics company 155 employees
Engaged to introduce a Logistics role, cut lead times, reduce costs, at a time of increased sales demand in a company now facing the reality of the commercial world after the comfort of MOD ‘cost plus’ conditions. Selected and managed the introduction of a MIS/MRP system requiring a complete change of company culture

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
£12m third party computer servicing company 200 employees
Engaged during hospitalisation of MD to manage operations - Workshops, Stores, Logistics and Buying Recommended more effective repair & stocking policy/stock variants. Introduced KPI measurement

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
£2.8m specialist armour product company 33 employees
Asked by Hill Samuel to report on the company\'s capability of meeting it’s 2 year order book during a liquidity & confidence crisis and to comment on its future operations Subsequently to monitor the banks extra funding

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
£27m two location specialist instrumentation manufacturer 750 employees
Appointed to recently acquired low margin £13m site with 350 employees Rationalised & reduced manning Improved operational performance & reduced overheads Reviewed clean room operations & facilities before new investment Reduced a £1m overdue order book, improved customer confidence Reduced stock by £700k

MANUFACTURING DIRECTOR
£16m aerospace/control equipment 350 employees
Appointed during recruitment to reduce arrears, increase output & maintain sales during period of over commitment Maintained delivery performance Reviewed MRP II usage recommending changes to direction & strategy Introduced new Repair & Servicing concept Sustained employee morale & customer confidence

MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVE
£6M multi site office furniture company 250 employees
Implemented full Bill of Materials/product rationalisation and managed the implementation of an MRP system Introduced part numbering Undertook reviews of operating areas recommending cost & profit opportunities to the Group Board of Directors Specific investigations & reviews for the MD

1984-1988 OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Craftwise Limited - £6.4m Hi-Fi & electronics equipment manufacturer 120 employees
Recruited as General Manager to initiate a successful restructuring of operations. Appointed to the Board Secured substantial business from Sony, KEF, Philips, Mission & Hitachi by achieving constantly high quality, good delivery record & customer service Improved productivity by 30% using group assembly methods Halved labour turnover Established full operations on a new site within 4 weeks of a major fire and caught the arsonist!

1979-1984 OPERATIONS MANAGER
ML Aviation Limited - £15m aerospace/weapons systems manufacturer 1100 employees
Recruited to strengthen the operations team at a time of over commitment and multiple product launches Implemented MRP II on over 70 product variations with minimal part commonality Seconded to establish and then manage a new defence factory Liaison with agents, architects, local authority etc Specification & recruitment of staff Evaluation/selection of CNC m/c tools for a major defence project

1978-1979 PRODUCTION CONTROL MANAGER
LeeTech Limited - £5m communications manufacturer 180 employees
Management of Production Control, Buying and Stores Improved delivery performance Initiated closer relationships with suppliers to improve material availability Implemented costing procedures
1973-1978 CAPSEALS LINERS LIMITED
£5m packaging and packaging engineering company 300 employees
Planning Manager - Production control, estimating & costing, budgetary & marketing management
Works Administration Manager - Works and facilities management Personnel & IR Special projects

1972-1973 PRODUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
Crosfield Electronics Limited - £10m Electronics manufacturer 350 employees
Computerised production control, product & component rationalisation Launch of new products

1970-1972 CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY - M Sc in Industrial Management

1965-1970 LUCAS-CAV LIMITED - Automotive products - Student Apprentice & Assistant Foreman

Education

MSc Industrial Management Cranfield University

Skills

Interim Management
Company turnarounds
Company Doctor

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