Flexmanager - managing director

managing director

Work Experience

Career history includes general management of medium to large engineering companies, castings and forgings,plastics
and large scale manufacture of glass to the lighting and pharmaceutical industry
also the manufacture of glass making plant
in the previous five years i have been involved with the purchase and sale of companies and in strategic planning and company turnround

Education

Diploma of Technology in Materials Science
Diploma in industrial Management
HNC Chemistry
6 Sigma qualified

Skills

A Managing Director with Main Board experience,specialising in organisational and cultural change, with a focus on improved bottom line perfomance.
I have experience of different industries and markets and operating at the highest levels with the worlds leading blue chip companies on an international basis

Languages

English
Holiday French

Other

Led a number of programmes to world class manufacturing standards
Quality systems and radical cost reduction achieved through 6 Sigma programme
Led large projects eg, setting up of greenfield factory and consolidation of three factories onto one site
Inovative use of JIT automation and training of employees
Strategic planning confronting paradigm shift with positive and lateral thinking
Strong negotiator of multimillion pound contracts with GE Philips and Osram and sales to medium sized companies throughout the world
Financial experience includes company sale and purchase, refinancing and leading a management buy-out team, supported by the financial institutiond
Leadership style is one of empowerment and team work at every level