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Key Skills & Services: |
John is a
seasoned operations executive offering substantial
experience in designing and implementing strategy;
project management, including cultural and
organisational change and systems implementation;
strong HR capability at strategic and operational
levels, including restructuring, redundancy and
reorganisation; marketing and branding strategies;
governance and compliance management, including to
FSA and ISO: 9002 standards.
Using real
experience gained from managing a business through a
fire causing the loss of an office for five months,
John provides Business Continuity Management support
to BS25999 standard, using online risk and business
continuity management software.
Also offers
coaching services to senior and aspiring managers
and leaders. |
Career Background: |
John has
twenty-five years management experience, including
over fifteen years in Executive and Board director
positions for professional and financial services
businesses. He has held profit and loss
responsibility in three firms, including leading a
turnround of £1M for one professional services
business.
His background
includes senior positions in Barclays and Citibank,
including marketing and business development
successes in earlier recessions; general management
roles with Denton Hall, a top ten law firm; Director
of Operations with Bain and Coy, a leading global
strategy management consultancy; and a Board role
with Perkins Slade Ltd, a leading independent
insurance intermediary. |
Industry sectors: |
Professional and
financial services, including retail corporate and
commercial banking; legal services; management
consultancy; and insurance broking. |
Qualifications: |
MBA (Master of
Business Administration); CMCE (Management
Consultancy); DipFS and ACIB (Banking
qualifications). PRINCE2® Foundation Holder;
Currently working towards CBCI status with the
Business Continuity Institute. |
Comments: |
John believes his
wide Executive and Board level background in the
service, partnership and owner-managed business
sectors, gives him a comprehensive understanding of
the needs of SMEs – and his experience of managing
and growing businesses through downturns will be
particularly valuable today.
His emphasis on
managing performance is especially useful in this
economic climate, particularly when combined with
his capability in risk and business continuity
management, working closely with an online software
provider to support businesses in identifying and
controlling their risk strategy.
Based in the
northern Home Counties, John can work with
businesses throughout the South-East and Midlands |
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