General Management Interim Profiles
Geoff has extensive experience at a senior management
level, with a proven work record in the service and manufacturing industries.
He has recently undertaken the role as Chief Executive for a bathroom
products distribution & manufacturing company. Geoff designed a cohesive
5 year plan for the holding company to include the expansion of the business
into the USA and development of other brands for specific markets. The 5 year
plan was adopted by the holding company, to grow the business from £26m to £86m
over 5 years into 3 niche markets.
Geoff has previously worked as Group Managing Director.
For one company he was seconded to South East Asia to form a new business
unit while at the same time amalgamating other business units based in
Australia. He also has experience in mergers and acquisitions both in the
manufacturing and service sectors.
Geoff adopts a pro-active approach to management, which
has enabled him to successfully implement new business ideas whilst improving
existing business profitability. He is able to inspire teams to embrace
change and new ideas positively and to ensure that managers own the concept
to continually improve themselves and the business they work in
Having lived and worked in Australia, France, Germany
and Spain and undertaken senior management positions in the Philippines,
Singapore & Bangkok Geoff has an excellent understanding and good working
knowledge of multi-cultural environments.
Richard - The Executive Support Interim
Having worked in the IT sector for 28 years Richard has
acquired a very wide range of business experience, without losing touch with
his technical IT roots. He is an
excellent communicator, especially in writing; and is known for his close
attention to detail. He is
dependable and straightforward, and works particularly well in a role
supporting senior management.
In
parallel with his employed activities, Richard was for 14 years the honorary
company secretary and a director and trustee of a national charitable museum.
In his last role
Richard reported directly to the Managing Director. His title was
“Manager, Planning and Procedures”. A wide range of tasks were
undertaken, many of which were passed over to full-time personnel as the
company grew.
The
role increasingly specialised in the area of legal scrutiny, including
intellectual property.
This
involved obtaining advice from commercial lawyers (and from a patent agent)
and providing a vital link between them and the personnel pursuing the
company’s business.
Richard
also provided advice to the company’s directors on the rare occasions when
difficulty arose with staff. His role
was mainly to advise the directors of the company’s position under the law,
and how best practice should be applied. These situations involved taking and
expressing an impartial and prudent view, as well as demanding discretion and
confidentiality. Richard designed a formal quality management system for the
company, including authoring of procedures and audit arrangements. He also
designed and created a personnel system for supporting management in pay
review and bonus allocation, and for routine monthly overtime payments. He
has supported and advised senior management, including at company director
level, on company and director responsibilities that impinge upon the
company’s activities, including providing awareness on prospective new
developments in this regard.
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