Experience as Numbers

  • Size of biggest International business run = £46 million (1981)

  • Size of biggest UK business run = £30 million pa

  • Value of Billings at largest data centre run = £900 million pa for Europe, Middle East & Africa.

  • Value of biggest International IT Project run = £24 million

  • Biggest International saving made = £12 million pa

  • Biggest UK saving made = £8 million

  • Most outsourced Desktops responsible for = 15,000 in 3 organisations, plus a dealing room in the city running on Sun Servers.

  • Ran a remote disaster recovery operation for a City Broker.

  • Biggest FX system responsible for traded $0.5 million a second. Responsible for trouble shooting, stabilising and then expanding the operation from 4 to 14 countries in Europe

  • Company Rescue – Loss of £8 million per annum. One year later participated in a Management Buy Out and a year after that, sold the company for £8.5 million.

  • Largest Utility Sector Project = £7.5 million (Electricity)

  • Promotional Sales, Marketing & Training Videos made = 60 (All Industries)

  • Largest Hotel operation = 21 bedrooms

  • Spanish Operations in Real Estate, Guide2Valencia on-line guide and Britchat Magazine

  • Chinese Consultancy for a family's on-line export businesses in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, plus the largest Fibre Optic Cable & Equipment maker in China at Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province and their Chairman in Hong Kong.

  • Internal Auditor for the North of England region of a UK Retail & Rental Group of 400 shops

  • Many of the above roles involved trouble shooting, stabilising the department or company, training and handing over to a new manager and team.

Memberships

  • Member of IoD = Institute of Directors (Since 1996)

  • Associate member of NXD (Non-Executive Directors)

  • Professional Grade Member of Manchester Professionals

Countries Lived In

  • England (Here now)

  • Spain (8 years)

  • China (2 years)

Countries Lived In & Done Business/Projects In

  • UK

  • Spain

  • China

  • Portugal

  • Switzerland

  • Italy

  • Holland

  • Germany

  • Poland

  • Belgium

  • Austria

  • France

  • Turkey

  • Bahrain

  • Syria

  • Lebanon

  • Israel

  • UAE

  • Oman

  • Jordan

  • Northern Cyprus

  • Malta

  • Gibraltar

  • USA

Looking for Part-time Positions

  • Non-Executive Director Position

  • Mentor to Executives