About Me

Qualified as a Production Engineer at Rolls Royce progressing through Financial positions at Ford Motor company and General Motors. Occupied Managing Director Positions at Leyland Cars and ran the diesel engine Forklift Truck business for Lansing Bagnall for 9 years.

Worked as Manufacturing Director / Founder Director of largest 3i start up project at the time – green field site to employing 200 people manufacturing thin film media.

Have done MBIs, MBOs as Key Director.

Involved in turn round management of:

  • Point of Sale company – NED Chair to managed recovery.
  • Hamworthy Hydraulics and Transmissions – managed from loss making to enable Sale from Powell Duffryn to David Brown Plc.
  • Dundee Incinerator – as Interim MD of first PFI in Scotland helped manage turn round of new facility from poor project installation to correct operations (250K tonnes of municipal and clinical waste facility).
  • Competition Commission – held Hold Safe MD position during CC investigation of Stericycle acquisition of major UK Wast Incineration Company.
  • Bought and ran own Company for 14 years – CNC Sub Contractor and own range of mostly high pressure Hydraulic and Gas pressure regulators, valves, filters. Specialised in Oxygen and Hydrogen control – obtained a Patent for Hydrogen Regulator and sold Company.

Now self employed working to support previous Clients in procurement of high tech components. Also assisting Companies set up systems from ground zero and holding NED positions for turn round, vacation cover and project control.