Experience

The British Mountaineering Council

• United Kingdom
• Sports and Recreation Instruction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Independent Director appointed to the Board of The British Mountaineering Council (BMC). Independent Director appointed to the Board of The British Mountaineering Council (BMC).



Willmott Consulting Services Limited

• United Kingdom

• Owner

  • 2010 - Present

  Strategy & Improvement consulting services to Venture Capital backed businesses. • Due diligence & analysis to support acquisitions from short listing to deal completion. • Identification & quantification of strategic business improvement opportunities. • Programme & project management to accelerate implementation of strategic initiatives. Strategy & Improvement consulting services to Venture Capital backed businesses. • Due diligence & analysis to support acquisitions from short listing to deal completion. • Identification & quantification of strategic business improvement opportunities. • Programme & project management to accelerate implementation of strategic initiatives.



Close Brothers

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2020 - Oct 2021

  Chief Operating Officer accountable for delivering the Operations agenda for the Banking Division across multiple federated entrepreneurial businesses, with accountability for teams which lead the following disciplines within the Bank; customer insight, experience and design, operational excellence, data science, business architecture, internal communications, sourcing, third party management and property and facilities. Chief Operating Officer accountable for delivering the Operations agenda for the Banking Division across multiple federated entrepreneurial businesses, with accountability for teams which lead the following disciplines within the Bank; customer insight, experience and design, operational excellence, data science, business architecture, internal communications, sourcing, third party management and property and facilities.



Close Brothers

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  Chief Operating Officer accountable for all aspects of operational customer service delivery. Leadership of the Premium Transformation Programme (PTP), the largest programme ever undertaken by Close Brothers. The PTP aims to deliver a market leading platform for growth, by optimising products, processes and systems in order to create a flexible and scalable platform.

• Transformation Director

  • Oct 2015 - Jul 2017

  Leadership of the Premium Transformation Programme (PTP) to transform the people, processes and systems operating with the business.



Proserv

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Vice President

  • 2012 - 2015

  VP responsible for global operations, including sourcing, quality and facilities. VP responsible for global operations, including sourcing, quality and facilities.



Resolution Operations LLP

• London, United Kingdom

• Chief Operating Officer (Interim)

  • 2011 - 2012

  Responsible for the effective implementation of strategy in relation to the integration of acquisitions, the achievement of effective overall operating models and realisation of associated synergies. In particular operational oversight of the Friends Life acquisition and subsequent additions. Responsible for the effective implementation of strategy in relation to the integration of acquisitions, the achievement of effective overall operating models and realisation of associated synergies. In particular operational oversight of the Friends Life acquisition and subsequent additions.



Principle Insurance Holdings Limited

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • 2007 - 2010

  Lead all operational aspects of the launch of the UK's first Sharia insurance company. Lead all operational aspects of the launch of the UK's first Sharia insurance company.



Aviva

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Change

  • 2003 - 2007

  Various roles including Director of Sourcing, Customer Service & Change. Responsibility for 1,600 staff and a budget of £150m. Various roles including Director of Sourcing, Customer Service & Change. Responsibility for 1,600 staff and a budget of £150m.



GE Capital

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• European Sourcing Director

  • 1998 - 2002

  Sourcing for 5 GE Capital business units with a purchase base of $3 billion per annum. Sourcing for 5 GE Capital business units with a purchase base of $3 billion per annum.



ICI

• United Kingdom

• Sales Manager

  • 1988 - 1998

  Various roles including Product Manager, Materials Purchasing & Supply Manager and UK & Eire Sales Manager. Various roles including Product Manager, Materials Purchasing & Supply Manager and UK & Eire Sales Manager.



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Manager

  • 1985 - 1988

  Manager lubricants manufacturing at Shell Stanlow refinery. Manager lubricants manufacturing at Shell Stanlow refinery.