SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Substantive board level experience for over 25 years
• Detailed and widespread knowledge of the broadcast market and latest technology
• Fully independent
• Extensive global network of senior contacts in the broadcast industry, both end-clients
and broadcast industry suppliers
• Restructured the business entities listed in this CV at Philips, Thomson, Grass Valley
and TSL and significantly increased turnover (c.£30M+) and net profit within these
entities
• Set up appropriate company governance structures, including those for business and
finance processes
• Created overseas offices in UAE and in Singapore
• Implemented 'Investors in People' and 'ISO 9001 Quality Management System'
(including being a Certification Internal Auditor)
• Responsible for authoring and negotiating of client contracts
• Very broad experience in all aspects of business general management e.g. Company Law,
finance, legal, contractual, recruitment, IT, PR, marketing, HR (team
development/mentoring/diversity/appraisals/policies)
• Expanded recruitment processes from universities and colleges
• Provided detailed regular reporting to local management & international company
headquarters
PERSONAL QUALITIES
• Excellent written and personal communication skills
• Constructively and enthusiastically contributes to problem solving
• Adept at analysis of business risks
• Employs a transparent and collaborative approach
• Experienced mediator, being internationally culturally aware
• Basic conversational Spanish; 'tourist' French
• Active member of local neighbourhood planning and community action groups
• Treasurer of Binfield Village Protection Society (current)