Biography:

An Experienced Board Level HR Director, Non Executive Director and HR Consultant/Interim with a heavy customer service ethos and key strengths in  Strategy; HR Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions; Business Change; Relocations; Companies in growth; rationalisation and reorganisation; Executive

 

Selection and Performance Coaching spanning a portfolio of Leading International and UK Organisations and Brands including listed and smaller family owned and entrepreneurial businesses & start-ups within Retail, Fashion, Food, Franchise, Joint Ventures, Wholesale, E Commerce, Travel and Financial Services

 

Career History

Assignments to date have included:

 Shoe Studio Group

Assistance to the Mosaic Group Executive Board in the Recruitment and Selection of Managing Director for Shoe Studio Group. The largest multi-branded fashion footwear retailer on the UK high street

 

Trilogy Logistics

Rapid Response Advice, Legal Consultation, Retention and training Support to Imminent Business Relocation

 

Odille Lingerie

Facilitation of Global Sales Development Plan for Odille and Karen Millen Intimates. 

 

Mosaic Fashions Ltd

Creation of Leadership Succession Planning Model for application at Group Level supporting internal and external succession potential for major retail group

 

CV UK Recruitment

• § Non Executive Director
• § Design and Facilitation of Assessment Development Centre for high potential employees for Recruitment Group
• § Business Tender support to Recruitment Consultancy to provide on site Recruitment Services to client - potential revenue of £half million
• § Creation of Learning and Development Strategy
• § Recruitment Support to new leadership tier being introduced to the business
• § International Strategy

 

Executive Coaching Various

• § Head of Sales within Wholesale/Retail,
• § HR Partner Retail,
• § Director of Recruitment Consultancy
• § Managing Director, Logistics

 

Other Notable Activities

• § Chairman and Keynote Speaker for Retail Week Magazine's Annual HR forum in March 2008
• Featured as a major case study in People Management's September 07 Interim Management Supplement
• Guest External Business Lecturer to Roffey Park's HR Business Partner programme